Australian Story The Lost Boy (1996– ) Online

Australian Story The Lost Boy (1996– ) Online

Ian Roberts is best known for being the first footballer in Australia to 'come out' as a gay man. He was warmed by levels of public acceptance last year when he and his partner emerged as the runners up on the hugely popular 'Dancing With the Stars" TV program. It was an unlikely incarnation for a man who had been the highest paid footballer in the world with a reputation as one of the toughest men in sport. In 1995, there were banner headlines when he took the big risk of publicly revealing his sexual orientation and weathering the resulting backlash on and off the field. On tonight's Australian Story, he reveals another bombshell - his previously undisclosed involvement with a homeless teenager who became the victim of a major paedophile ring. For a while Ian Roberts himself came under suspicion and was placed under police surveillance. But NSW Police say they quickly cleared Roberts of any wrongdoing and enlisted his support in the investigation. But when the pressures became too ...