Agent peddles $250,000 interview over Wilds’ rape case

THE family of three men accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in a suburban Geelong park appear to be trying to profit from their story.

Kevin, Brodie and Allan Wild.

THE family of three men accused of raping a 14-year-old girl appear to be trying to profit from their story.

A man claiming to represent the family of Kevin, Allan and Brodie Wild — who were set to face a jury over the alleged 2015 rape of the girl in St Albans Park — approached the Geelong Advertiseroffering to sell their story for $250,000.

Charges against the trio were dropped last week, with the family of the alleged victim telling the Addy they had pulled out of the case as the teen was too traumatised to face trial.

Gary Brown, a partner with Melbourne-based accounting firm Inca Partners, yesterday claimed to represent Allan and Kevin, as well as brother Rowan and mother Megan.

Mr Brown, who claimed to be the family’s accountant, offered a paid written interview with the family for $250,000.

“If the Advertiser would be interested in having the actual facts, my clients would be interested in selling the story,” an email from Mr Brown read.

“I’ve got the whole Wild family as clients,” he said on Monday. “They want a sizeable amount — it depends on what information you guys want.

“(Their story) would sell a sizeable amount of papers.”

Mr Brown also asked the Addy for suggestions on how to “get around” current court-imposed suppression orders — of which he had a copy, despite accountants not typically having access to such documents.

The Advertiser was unable to confirm details of the proposed deal with Wild family members, with Mr Brown unwilling to provide hard evidence he represented the family. But Mr Brown was knowledgeable of the family and the court proceedings.

Victorian Centres Against Sexual Assault Forum spokeswoman Carolyn Worth slammed the apparent attempt to sell the story.

“I actually think that’s really quite reprehensible,” Ms Worth said.

“They’re trying to profit from somebody’s suffering — and I think that’s quite unethical and immoral.”

Prosecutors told the Supreme Court last Thursday they were discontinuing the case against Allan, Kevin and Brodie Wild.

A sister of the teenage girl last week said: “The prosecution dropped the case at the request of my sister. My sister is traumatised by what happened and would have had to relive it again on the stand, knowing every word would be scrutinised and held against her. She was 14 at the time and this has scarred her deeply.”

The three men were committed to stand trial last year, pleading not guilty to rape and related charges.

At the time, seasoned detectives labelled the alleged incident one of the worst sexual assault cases that they had ever seen.