Brett Finch's wife Elli Johnston speaks out over the NRL star's child abuse ... trends now
The wife of Brett Finch, the disgraced ex-NRL star convicted of sharing 'depraved' child sex abuse material online amid a crippling cocaine addiction, has sensationally broken her silence.
Elli Johnston in a statement after he narrowly escaped jail last month said she would stand by her fallen husband, but on Thursday she revealed the couple who have a three-year-old daughter, are now taking some 'time out' to 'heal after the 'worst 12-months of their lives'.
'It's been an extremely traumatic situation for myself, Mackenzie and Brett. And now (we) need time to heal individually and as a family,' Mr Johnston told the Daily Telegraph.
Elli Johnston revealed the couple who have a three-year-old daughter, are now taking some 'time out' to 'heal after the 'worst 12-months of their lives'
Finch, 41, was handed a two year good behaviour bond and must obey strict probation conditions and see a psychologist for a year. He is pictured arriving at the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney in October
Ms Johnston, the daughter of Australian Football Hall of Famer and Carlton AFL great Wayne Johnston, met Finch in 2013 and married him in 2018.
While she has posted tributes to her daughter's resilience since Finch was charged, she hasn't posted a single picture or video of her husband on social media since his arrest.
Finch, who played 270 NRL games in a 14 year career, is understood to now live off Centrelink payments after being knocked back on an estimated 300 job applications.
It is understood he rarely leaves his southern Sydney home.
Ms Johnston (pictured with Fitch) released a statement describing her husband's situation as 'traumatic' for them both and their young daughter
Finch and Ms Johnston married in 2018 after being together for five years before that
The former halfback was arrested in December 2021
