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    Split Enz Co-Founder Phil Judd Sentenced for Stalking Children

    • Posted on Nov 2nd 2009 12:30PM by John D. Luerssen
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    Phil JuddPhil Judd, a founding member of Split Enz and the Swingers has admitted to being sentenced for stalking children. The 56-year-old, who lives in the Melbourne, Australia suburb of Eltham, reportedly pretended to be a 17-year old boy on Facebook and introduced himself to three young school girls.

    Yesterday, Judd admitted to stalking the children -- who are siblings -- since 2004 when the oldest was 12 years old and the youngest was eight. According to statements made by the girls and their mother to police, the former rocker would spy on them as they traveled to and from school.

    Judd, who also supposedly photographed the sisters at their pony club, confessed to the Herald Sun yesterday that he was in fact sentenced at the Heidelberg Magistrates' Court in March of this year, avoiding a prison term by receiving a suspended sentence and paying a $2500 fine.

    "I only had a crush on one of them -- I'm just a silly old man," he told the paper. "This has been blown way out of proportion. The only mistake I made was getting on to Facebook one night after a few too many drinks."

    In that disturbing Facebook exchange provided to police, Judd wrote, "I find all u ... girls beautiful and very special. I am not a pervert ... I am an aesthete ... I was a popstar once."

    Well, that last part is kind of true. Judd formed Split Enz with Tim Finn in 1972 and although he left the band in 1977, he went on to front a short-lived but successful trio known as the Swingers. With that group, Judd released the 1981 New Wave hit 'Counting the Beat.'
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    Marshallat 11-02-2009

    Scary business. Wow...he really looks creepy in
    that make up too.Going after and following school
    kids is not normal, but obviously he pushed his own
    limits.

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    Scott Andersonat 11-05-2009

    Scott Anderson
    at 11-05-2009In short, you absolute morons will believe anything the shameless tabloids tell you regardless of what truly transpired, and you're the real reason our society is an unsound place for our children. So you hate pedophiles? ..congradulations, give yourself a good pat on the back for being so clever enough to work that much out, but all you're smart enough to do is hate, and assume there's fire everywhere there's smoke. If you really cared about children you'd endevour to become drastically more well informed.

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    meat 11-02-2009

    I guess Australia has a different definition of "child predator" than the U.S. Maybe we can just round all of our "silly old men" and send them there!

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    ejayat 11-02-2009

    No, here in Australia we call them paedophiles, too. Moron.

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    shadeyat 11-03-2009

    Oh yes because the US is such a leading light in law enforcement, the most corrupt country in the world, preaching again.

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    Scott Andersonat 11-05-2009

    Scott Anderson
    at 11-05-2009Scott Anderson
    at 11-05-2009I'm truly sad to read some of these presumptuous comments. It's stone cold proof to anyone lucid, with any concept of objective reason, that these self righteous heard animals have been rendered completely oblivious to the reality of themselves and the world around them. The article is a rudimentary piece of sensationalism, accompanied by some very deliberately out of context quotes. However when such a matter of predictable contention is presented to a constituancy gravely lacking any cerebral stamina, the true 'harm' of this matter, a matter that stood up to the full force of the law and the community, and was long ago laid to rest, is gleefully escalated by the apathetic and vicarious.
    Sincerely,
    Scott Anderson

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    billat 11-03-2009

    Could AOL have come with a more obsure and unheard of musician than this? Really. We've heard of no names like the Smiths and Morrissey and ilk and now this utterly anonymous character.

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    blairat 11-05-2009

    Bill,

    The Smiths and Split Enz were VERY famous.

    Maybe not in the U.S., but in England and in NZ.

    Google their names,and you will find pages and pages on them!

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    ariat 11-02-2009

    he seems like a pervert... hes prolly lying about having "too many drinks..." he just seems like a creeper. also why would you say "i'm not a prevert..." thats so weird!!

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    summerat 11-02-2009

    Silly old man, bullsht, he's a pedophile.

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    HottiePatottieat 11-02-2009

    This man is SICK. I can't believe he is trying to justify it by saying he just had a crush on them. They weren't even teens when he started this. This makes me nauseous. I have a word for what he says is being a "silly old man": PEDOPHILE. Lock that nasty old has-been up in prison before he develops another creepy crushe on a pre-teen.

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    Marthaat 11-02-2009

    This is very creepy. Don't these child molesters and killers start out "fixated" on kids and move on from there? I say nip this guy in the bud before he ruins a kid's life or kills one.

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    Paat 11-02-2009

    A 50+ year old man, that would stalk my 12 or 8 year old grand daughter, Would be a dead silly old man.

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    francfistat 11-02-2009

    Justin - no one cares about the feelings of one who has broken the social contract that enables people to live in a society. You have s@#! for brains!

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    mama04at 11-02-2009

    The fact that you are defending him worries me about what kind of "person" you are. These people are predators and don't deserve any respect! He clearley did not respect the fact that these are innocent children. What a piece of garbage!!!

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    Amyat 11-02-2009

    Gosh in Australia you pay $2500 and get a get out of jail card-and he's been stalking them since 2004. He needs to register as a perv and every parent needs to see what his photo is-minus the clown makeup. He also needs to be forbidden from a using a computer.

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    samat 11-05-2009

    His response is what all perverts that prey upon children say. I SAY PUT HIS A-- UNDER THE JAIL AND KEEP HIM THERE. We're losing too many children because of degenerates like this; and they all have an excuse. It is time it stops! PUT HIS@@@@@@ AWAY FOR GOOD!!

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    Annat 11-03-2009

    12 and 8 years old? That's just SICK!

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    Janeat 11-03-2009

    agree with the kid's mom. he should be LOCKED up!!! just that he would not even admit he 'might' have a problem shows that yes, indeed he has a huge problem. should, in fact, have been locked up LONG ago. their laws there need some sort of change...

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    Bilkoat 11-03-2009

    Locked up? No, just shot.

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