AFL superstar Dustin Martin is reportedly dating the wife of disgraced footy player Brett Finch after the pair split following his child molestation conviction
Dustin Martin is reportedly off the dating market with the AFL superstar and has been linked by the media to the wife of disgraced former NRL player Brett Finch.
The 31-year-old has previously been linked to a number of models, including Jessica Gomes, Chontelle Berryman and Elissa Burns, and is now the Announce sun claims he’s seeing Elli Johnston.
Johnston recently split from her husband of five years, Finch, after he was convicted of sharing child abuse material online.
However, sources close to the family quickly shot down the rumor, saying that Finch and his wife are still together despite the speculation in the Herald Sun.
Johnston married 41-year-old Finch in 2018 and the couple share a three-year-old daughter. Johnston, the daughter of Australian Football Hall of Famer and Carlton AFL great Wayne Johnston, met Finch in 2013.
In December — a month after Finch narrowly avoided jail time for sending “depraved” voice messages about sex to young boys on a gay chat service in an attempt to score drugs because he had a crippling cocaine addiction — Johnston said their family needed time to heal.
Wife of disgraced former footy star Brett Finch is rumored to be dating an AFL star
Dustin Martin, 31, has been associated with a long list of models over the years
Martin did not confirm or deny the rumor when asked by the Herald Sun.
Finch, who played 270 NRL matches in a 14-year career, is reportedly now living off Centrelink payments after being knocked back on an estimated 300 job applications.
It is clear that he rarely leaves his home in southern Sydney.
The former halfback was arrested in December 2021 and charged with using a carriage service to publicize or promote child abuse after officers intercepted his conversations in a web chat room called FastMeet.
Finch was ensnared in a wider investigation conducted under the banner of Strike Force Hank by officers from the NSW Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad.
Judge Phillip Mahony sentenced Finch to a two-year, $1,000 good conduct bond in Sydney’s Downing Center District Court on November 23.
Finch was under the influence of drugs when he left a series of “twisted” messages on a gay chat line describing a desire to perform sexual acts on boys as young as 12.
The Herald Sun claims he’s seeing Elli Johnston after she reportedly split from Brett Finch following his conviction for despicable child crimes
In court, Finch admitted that he was disgusted with himself for making the calls and said his only intention had been to get his hands on cocaine as his drug problem was “growing out of control.”
He believed the messages would put him in touch with people who could supply him with cocaine.
Judge Mahony described Finch’s actions as “deeply depraved” and “absurd,” but accepted that it had more to do with his chronic cocaine addiction than any genuine sexual interest in children.
He said Finch had no criminal record, helped with youth football coaching and charity work, and had little chance of recidivism.
“I accept that he is genuinely sorry for his abusive behavior,” said Judge Mahony, noting that the ex-footballer acted alone while on a drug binge.