Boss from billionaire family quits over Scots College rape case messages

A Scots College old boy who sent a series of messages downplaying the seriousness of sexual assault allegations against three current students has resigned from his position as boss of freight giant ACFS Port Logistics, after the comments were published by this masthead on Monday. Arthur Tzaneros resigned as managing director and chief executive after deleting the messages sent in a WhatsApp group of Scots old boys, which called the 14-year-old victim of the alleged assault by three students a “willing participant” in the attack, and labelled the students involved “deadshits”. ACFS Port Logistics is a container logistics giant run by the billionaire Tzaneros family. Arthur Tzaneros was pictured partying in Mykonos as the freight giant went into administration. The messages were sent to more than 100 fellow old boys on Friday before being reported in The Sydney Morning Herald this week, leading to Tzaneros’ resignation less than an hour after this masthead’s story was published. “On Friday, I made comments on a private WhatsApp group about a serious and sensitive situation that’s currently in the news. I deeply regret what I said, and for showing a complete lack of sensitivity to that situation,” Tzaneros said in a statement to
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