ABC admission reignites decades-old ABC paedophile interview furore
The ABC has admitted it was a mistake to ever broadcast the interview (ABC)
The ABC is facing mounting pressure and scrutiny over an interview with a panel of paedophiles which was broadcast on the radio back in 1975, after an internet activist released the original audio without permission.
The Lateline interview from 1975 has been in and out of the public consciousness over recent decades, with various politicians and activists over the years demanding an apology, accountability and investigations.
The issue has reared its head again in recent weeks, culminating in activist John Adams releasing the original audio on Youtube on Monday. Mumbrella understands this audio has since been pulled from the platform.
ABC Managing Director Hugh Marks has also recently corrected the record on an earlier denial that the ABC had a copy of the offending interview.
It should be noted that, under NSW child safety laws, it is a serious offence to not report and investigate any allegation of child abuse (even if it was historical). The ABC, by not reporting the tape to NSW police may have committed such an offence. Their attempt to cover it up (ie attempting to enforce a no-release agreement on John Adams) may be illegal under such laws. At the very least, the men in the recording should be investigated for what amounts to an admission of child abuse. The ABC should be investigated for being in breach of the child safety legislation, as well as individual staff members who had any knowledge of the program (whether directly, or indirectly).
So the ABC were complicit in yet another vile coverup. Why are we paying them $1Billion a year to lie to us?