Graeme Hobbs was a Footscray Football club fundraiser and room manager who was convicted for child sexual abuse.
Graeme Hobbs’ involvement in grooming children and abusing them came into the limelight went one of the victims, Adam Kneale, spoke about being sexually abused by him.
Adam’s story has made many people shocked, and they are not able to fathom how a 50 years old man Graeme was able to do such things.
Who is AFL Graeme Barry Hobbs Footscray? Wikipedia
Graeme Hobbs was a former Footscray Football club’s chief executive, but he has no Wikipedia page yet.
Footscray Football club is now known as AFL Western Bulldogs Club and he was much involved with the team, doing various roles at the Club. He had worked as the chairman of fundraising and Under-19 team room steward.
Hobbs was working as the chief executive of the club in 1992 and had worked for six months before being exiled from the club as his heinous act of grooming children came into the limelight.
Graeme was also a senior technical officer with the Defence Department in Maribyrnong and was involved in testing ammunition and explosives for the Navy.
Adam Kneale Abuse Story Regarding Graeme Hobbs
Adam Kneale was one of the sexually abused victims of Graeme Hobbs and was traumatized by the event that affected his life to this date.
He was assaulted by Graeme when he was just 11 years old and was unable to forget the horrifying experience. His story of abuse came out when he wrote a 5500-word written statement to police at North Altona on January 28, 1993.
Graeme introduced himself as Chops and revealed that he often gave him as many tickets to the footy as he wanted and money as well.
This was the beginning of the story, and it went worse as Hobbs used to take him through the Footscray offices and social club on game days and do the deed.
Was Convict Graeme Hobbs Arrested?
Graeme Hobbs pleaded guilty to 13 charges of indecent assault, one of buggery, and one of having child pornography. He was 50 years at the time of arrest, and the details about his family and wife had not been disclosed.
He was arrested and sentenced to prison for 39 months in 1994 and died in 2009. He was involved with the other criminals in a pedophile ring.