The woman at the centre of the group sex scandal that ruined Matthew Johns's TV career has had her version of events challenged by a former workmate.
Tania Boyd worked with the then-19-year-old at the Racecourse Hotel in Christchurch and last night told Nine News she did not appear at all distressed after the incident.
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"She was absolutely excited about the fact: she was bragging about it to the staff and quite willing, openly saying how she had sex with several players," Ms Boyd said.
"We were quite disgusted about it ... there was no trauma whatsoever.
"I'm disgusted that a woman can all of a sudden change her story from having a great time to then turning it into a terrible crime.
Ms Boyd said the woman "did not know names" and that identity only became an issue after a few days.
"We all just thought it was hilarious until five days later the police came to work and were horrified she had now changed her story to say she was now a victim of crime," she said.
"She is saying she is still traumatised etcetera, well she wasn't for five days, or four days at least, after that affair.
"I can't work out what's happened: does it take five days for it to sink in?"
Johns also enjoys support from the citizens of Christchurch, with talkback opinion firmly behind the former footballer.
"I feel for the poor guy … it's ruining his life," one woman told Nine News during a series of street interviews.
The claim is the latest in a dizzying series of revelations related to the incident, which occurred during a Cronulla Sharks pre-season tour of New Zealand in 2002.
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(Read more: Johns refuses to name others)
Former sex discrimination commissioner Pru Goward also appealed for more information while speaking on TODAY, suggesting rape convictions could result despite a New Zealand police decision not to lay charges at the time. (Read more: 'No new investigation')
Yesterday morning's appeals followed Johns's emotional appearance on A Current Affair on Wednesday night.
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In the exclusive interview, Johns apologised, but told host Tracy Grimshaw the woman was a "willing participant" who never objected to the advances of other players. (Read more: Johns disputes sex details)
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