Nixon dishonest and unprofessional: reportMike Hedge
March 17, 2011 - 7:29PMEmbattled AFL player manager Ricky Nixon has been found to be dishonest, unprofessional and lacking in integrity.
An investigation by a prominent Melbourne lawyer into Nixon's dealings with a 17-year-old girl who claims he had been involved in a sexual relationship with her also found Nixon had a prima facie case to answer.
The AFL agent's accreditation board formally suspended Nixon in the wake of the report, but is yet to determine what action it will take against him.
Nixon, 47, last week admitted himself to a rehabilitation clinic, acknowledged he had a substance abuse problem and stepped down indefinitely from player management.
The AFL agent's accreditation board's chairman Ian Prendergast said Nixon would be given seven days to respond to the report by David Galbally, QC.
Galbally found Nixon had failed to act with honesty and integrity towards players he represents and had failed to give those players a complete and truthful account of his dealings with the girl.
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THE "St Kilda schoolgirl" was not allowed into the room to hear of Ricky Nixon's fate this afternoon, but she made plenty of noise outside.
The 17-year-old - who alleges she was involved in a drug-fuelled affair with Nixon and whom the Herald Sun has decided not to name - turned up at AFLPA HQ for the decision, but was stopped at the door.
In the end, the AFLPA backed away from a decision, with Nixon given more time to explain himself.
Earlier in a dramatic afternoon, the teenage girl spoke to journalists outside the AFLPA offices, claiming she received "death threats" from Nixon and saying she would open "a can of whoop-ass" by releasing details of another alleged AFL scandal.
She claimed Nixon had threatened her after their alleged relationship had been made public and the girl had refused to retract her claims against the disgraced player agent, Fox Sports reported.
Nixon has denied allegations of a drug-fuelled affair but has admitted "mistakes" and "inappropriate dealings" with the teenager.
"I wasn’t originally angry with him. I sort of felt sorry for him and regretted what I had done," she said of Nixon, who is currently in rehab for drug use.
"Now I feel no remorse at all. I mean, he’s gone about this pathetically. Sending death threats, text messages, calling off of private numbers – it’s stupid.
"Our house phone keeps ringing and he keeps hanging up. It’s gone beyond."
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