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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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nathan

yknow... im a very close friend of phils.. those girls used to go past the house when we'd be making breakfast after recording the night before and point and laugh at us... this was months after the court case... mimi is correct in saying this was just a ploy by the mother to cash in on this...

the truth will be heard one day soon.. if any one has any questions reply to this post with your email..

February 17 2011 at 1:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Amman

Funny how you except Jackson, but damn the others! Know the court details of all cases do you? Or is it that you just like Micheal Jacksons' music, and not the others? Some BRILLIANT impartial commentary either way... It all goes to prove that imperfect though it is, the legal system will always be better at dealing with the law better than tabloid swallowing pinheads. You and other notables on this forum are the same people that daubed hate messages on a paedeatrician's door in the UK, because they were too thick to distinguish between practitioners of that profession and padoPHILES! Yes, it really happened, and all thanks to a marvellous campaign run by a red-top 'newspaper' owned by a rather large media group known very well in Antipodean regions ;) And for once said organisation were publicly forced to eat humble pie over that one let me tell you! Just because you want to display your anti-paedophile credentials publicly, it won't stop you looking like an idiot. As Scott below points out, merely exuding hate does not qualify dimwitted tabloid drones to comment on what is clearly a sensitive legal issue. So shut up.

November 14 2010 at 5:12 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Scott Anderson

Scott 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

November 05 2009 at 7:37 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Scott Anderson

In 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.

November 05 2009 at 7:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Scott Anderson

I'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

November 05 2009 at 10:09 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Bruce

I have been in contact numerous times with Phil Judd within the last couple of years over the internet. (Before I found out this tidbit!) Phil has many issues he's dealing with. He is bi-polar, which is why his relationship with the Enz dissolved. He has a heart condition and also battles alcoholism. I am NOT making any excuses for what he did, just trying to paint a more complete picture. He has a son of his own who I believe is about 7 or 8 now, from his 3rd marriage. Phil is battling multiple demons. He never actually had physical contact with the girls which is why the punishment wasn't more severe than it was. Obviously, I am so disappointed in this man. I have been following his music since 1976 and he is a brilliant songwriter. This is all sad, horrible and unacceptable.

November 03 2009 at 3:53 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
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Mimi

Don't 'YOU' be so quick to judge either!! the 'TRUTH' will soon be revealed!!! Don't be disappointed yet!!

cheers for now
Mimi

March 09 2010 at 1:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Fiona

Chop his bloody balls off, dirty s**t bag!

November 03 2009 at 12:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Miguel

I feel this silly old man should be in forced hospitalization maybe then he wont be so "silly" God what is wrong with the world today. I wish it was back to the old ways were killers and clonvicts were actually punished not given second chances. God this guy deserves to go to jail but not just anyjail and a dark, gloomy, damn, disease ridden jail. wait those dont exist anymore what a shame. Cause it would be nice to get ride of a few of these f@#k tards.

November 03 2009 at 8:21 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Richard

It doesn't matter which way you look at this case, Phil Judd is a paedophile. A $2500 fine is totally inappropriate as a punishment, as is a suspended sentence. Anyone convicted of offences against children, no matter what level of severity, should serve a minimum of 10 years in prison. The law should be keeping children safe and not letting paedophiles back on the street with a slapped wrist!

November 03 2009 at 5:58 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
paul simin

i feel sorry for the guy he is human not like the rest of you "gods" out there.its recognised as an cemical imbalence of the brain !ps .i once met a person who opened his big mouth about paedophiles whenever he could dont see him anymore as he's in prison for child molestation !so whenever i hear people like you low lifes giveing it the big i am,i think to myself, i wonder who is he trying kid !!!

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