Former 2DayFM staffer claims he was raped by manager

Josie Tutty

February 20, 2018 2:06

A former 2DayFM staffer has alleged he was raped by his boss while working at the Southern Cross Austereo station.

In a public blog post, Blake Phillips wrote: “Being raped by your manager is horrific enough… But the real trauma can be in how you recover from that.

“Navigating years of suicide, medicating with self and prescription substances, amongst endless varieties of therapy to combat relentless anxious madness is no longer a worth while battle. No one wins, certainly not me.”

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Josie Tutty

Josie Tutty was Mumbrella's deputy editor. She worked on the publication between 2017 and 2019. She's previously written and edited in the UK for Jungle Creations and Trinity Mirror.

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