Football icon Barry Cable was on Friday found to have sexually assaulted a woman over five decades ago and has been ordered to pay a total of $818,700 worth of damages.
The woman, who is not able to be named for legal reasons, was referred to as 'ZYX' throughout the course of the WA-based trial.
The numerous attacks committed by Cable occurred between the 1960s and 1970s.
Rightside Legal's Michael Magazanik, who represented the woman said in a statement: "My client is a person of immense courage and integrity who has pursued the truth for decades.
"Cable is a child abuser, a liar and a coward.
"He's a paedophile because that's what the court has found, and that's what five women he molested as children have said under oath at trial.
"He's a liar because he lied about it for years, denying all of it."
Magazanik was also fervent in his opinion that Cable's honours should be revoked.
"He should be expelled from the AFL's Hall of Fame today and his MBE cancelled."
A statement from ZYX was also released on Friday:
"Today's decision clears a giant obstacle from my road to recovery.
"Finally, the truth is confirmed by the Court. And I am recognised for having told the truth for decades.
"The past 50-plus years have taken their toll because so much was taken from me as a child.
"As a child, I was unlucky enough to live next door to a paedophile, Barry Cable.
"As is the case for so many abuse survivors, it took me decades to go to the police. And as is so common, the system failed me.
"But today is also vindication for four brave WA police officers who believed me and fought in vain in the 1990s to see the abuser face justice. Those police officers were Cris Italiano, Jo Connelly, Bill Manners and Mick Miller.
"Today I no longer feel shame for the crimes committed against me.
"It's his turn to feel the burning shame. The world now knows the real person โ the paedophile, not the football star โ but nobody should ever forget that he spent decades enjoying the limelight and spent vast sums of money fighting to hide the truth.
"And to those who knew or suspected that he was a serial paedophile, shame on you.
"And to the brave women who came to trial and gave evidence for me, thank you, thank you, thank you."
