A VICTORIA’S Secret mannequin has revealed a former music trainer requested her for footage and despatched her inappropriate messages.
Bridget Malcolm spoke out after Bobby Gallo, the previous head of music on the all-girls college she attended, was banned from educating for his behaviour.
In a video she mentioned that it had change into “public information” that Gallo had misplaced his licence “for critical misconduct in opposition to a pupil while he was educating them”.
“I’m that pupil,” mentioned the Australian mannequin, within the Instagram submit.
“I’ve gone backwards and forwards on whether or not or to not waive my proper to anonymity as a result of I used to be a minor when all of it occurred.
“I’m nonetheless in shock, I’m nonetheless processing and I’ve undoubtedly had a variety of emotions at the moment.
“I simply wish to say to my fellow survivors on the market you’re not alone, you’re stronger than you presumably know and your future is ready for you.”
Malcolm was a Victoria’s Secret mannequin between 2015 and 2016 however final yr spoke out concerning the stress she felt over her weight which she mentioned left her “malnourished”.
A court docket doc reveals Lecturers Registration Board of Western Australia obtained an e mail from Malcolm in March 2021, the Brisbane Instances experiences.
She detailed the grooming behaviour from the 53-year-old trainer throughout his time on the Methodist Girls’ School in Perth, Western Australia.
Between 2007 and 2008 he despatched private emails, telephone calls and texts to Malcolm however she was unable to flee him after she graduated.
He then made “personalised and inappropriate feedback” and “made requests for pictures of the coed”.
Gallo additionally requested to see her when she returned to Perth after a vacation.
He despatched an image of himself and mentioned: “Thought you could like a photograph to recollect me by. Hope you prefer it!! I do.”
The subsequent day he advised her he thought he would ship an image first as she nonetheless hadn’t despatched one in every of herself.
He went on to say: “I could also be fortunate sufficient to see you and even higher DINNER. However I need to not get my hopes up.”
The Lecturers Board discovered Gallo unfit to be registered as a trainer and he’s been banned educating for 3 years.
Gallo was appointed director of music at MLC in 2001 and held the identical place at Mercy School from 1998 till 2001.
He left the college in 2012 and was appointed director of the College for Performing Arts at John Paul School in Queensland.
In keeping with his biography: “Bobby has established himself as one in every of Australia’s main music educators, distinguishing himself with a formidable report of feat in quite a lot of musical settings.
“His musical range has allowed him to provide excellent choirs, orchestras, jazz bands and live performance bands.”
MLC principal Dr Marie Perry mentioned the college was advised about Gallo’s grooming in March final yr and the complaints had been “deeply upsetting”.
Dr Perry mentioned MLC had been in “common contact” with Malcolm since she made the preliminary grievance, and had offered her “help and help.”
“This can be a deeply upsetting state of affairs and the School sincerely regrets that one in every of its college students was subjected to such behaviour by a then member of the School employees,” she mentioned.
“The School continues to supply her help.”
She added that no additional allegations have been obtained about Gallo.