Hey Dad.....!

[Arden]

Do you think it's a light an easy subject he was talking about? Do you think he should have injected some humour into the interview? Maybe a few pedo jokes?

Yeah, that's exactly what I meant, how did you know?

Forgive me if I found Simone Buchanan's interview far more natural. Wasn't having a crack at the bloke, good on him for speaking out. Just found it weird that he kept needing to repeat his answers repeatedly, was like he was trying to convince the audience what he was saying was correct. Did find it odd that he mentioned how Monaghan had been struggling for so long, and how he felt so bad for her, yet he hadn't spoken to her since the day he left the show.

Not having been interviewed by Grimshaw on the subject of paedohilia myself, I will now remove myself from the conversation.

 

[Croat tiger]

Theres quite a few though they are in an small minority.

Same situation with black serial killers. Theres the odd one here & there but they are mostly white.

Well I must confess I was molested by a bloke who was complete stranger when I was 7 so I don't have time for these scumbags who prey on little kids and they can all rot in hell as far as I'm concerned.

 

[XFactor1979]

the question is why now?

anyway if you watch seven two, they are showing ALF - that show is appalling! who thought that up to be mainstream primetime tv?

that person should be hung and shot!

 

[Xtreme]

the question is why now?

Rumour is that she also has a book on the subject waiting to be released - bottom line $$$$$$$$ to be made from it.

It actually is funny a similar discussion is occurring on many other forums - not just about the bombshell, but on how the show if on today... wouldn't have gone on for as long as it has (cultural cringe etc).

Many others are also saying how various shows from yesteryear wouldn't have lasted today / or when viewed today don't have the same appeal.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Yeah, that's exactly what I meant, how did you know?

Forgive me if I found Simone Buchanan's interview far more natural. Wasn't having a crack at the bloke, good on him for speaking out. Just found it weird that he kept needing to repeat his answers repeatedly, was like he was trying to convince the audience what he was saying was correct. Did find it odd that he mentioned how Monaghan had been struggling for so long, and how he felt so bad for her, yet he hadn't spoken to her since the day he left the show.

Not having been interviewed by Grimshaw on the subject of paedohilia myself, I will now remove myself from the conversation.

To be fair to Oxenbould it seems that looking/acting a bit awkward is just his nature.

 

[Handsome.B.Wonderful]

Did anyone else lol when Ben Oxenbould said "This has caused me to lose faith in humanity"?

I lol'd.

Actually I lol'd at his entire mock outrage interview. He just didn't have the adjectives in his vocabulary to show just how angry he thought he should have been.

 

[red+black]

I lol'd.

Actually I lol'd at his entire mock outrage interview. He just didn't have the adjectives in his vocabulary to show just how angry he thought he should have been.

So tell me how you would have felt in his position at the time. How would you have felt 17 years later?

I wonder if some of you have actually experienced real life.

 

[Handsome.B.Wonderful]

So tell me how you would have felt in his position at the time. How would you have felt 17 years later?

I wonder if some of you have actually experienced real life.

What was his position at the time? Being an adult who for the sake of his "career" watched on as an older man inappropriately touched his young co-stars?

He seemed only too happy to reveal that he had walked in on Robert Hughes and another young "guest star" during his stint on Hey Dad!, was he just happy to let the guy keep on molesting kids until someone else blew the whistle?

 

[western wolf]

was he just happy to let the guy keep on molesting kids until someone else blew the whistle?

He complained to management after what he saw and also confronted Hughes. He's not the bad guy here.

 

[Handsome.B.Wonderful]

He complained to management after what he saw and also confronted Hughes. He's not the bad guy here.

Yeah because molesting children is something you would report to management, not the police.

 

[red+black]

What was his position at the time? Being an adult who for the sake of his "career" watched on as an older man inappropriately touched his young co-stars?

He seemed only too happy to reveal that he had walked in on Robert Hughes and another young "guest star" during his stint on Hey Dad!, was he just happy to let the guy keep on molesting kids until someone else blew the whistle?

Yeah because molesting children is something you would report to management, not the police.

Ben Oxenbould, like Simone Buchanan, were young adults at the time trying to establish a career in the Australian television industry. They did what they thought was best at the time, and I believe most people would have done the exact same thing, that is, reported the allegations to the executive producer. Gary Reilly was in a position to do something yet whatever he did or did not do was not very effective. To then threaten these young actors that they would never work in the industry again if they ever mentioned the allegations outside his office is criminal.

You are kidding if you would have done anything different. So when you first caught wind of an allegation, or were Ben and saw something you thought was inappropriate, you would have immediately dialled 000? Rode down to the police station straight away, reported the incidents, signed a stat dec? Or if you had have told the executive producer, you would have taken his threat with a grain of salt and told the police anyway? Give me a break

 

[rick James]

Well I must confess I was molested by a bloke who was complete stranger when I was 7 so I don't have time for these scumbags who prey on little kids and they can all rot in hell as far as I'm concerned.

No need to answer this as its completely personal and you've got a right not to divulge anything further: But how did your parents leave you alone with a complete stranger when you were 7?

I know it must skew your perception of molestation, but the reality is the vast majority of attacks (like rapes) are perpetrated by a person known to the victim.

 

[Handsome.B.Wonderful]

Your comments are ridiculous.

Ben Oxenbould, like Simone Buchanan, were young adults at the time trying to establish a career in the Australian television industry. They did what they thought was best at the time, and I believe most people would have done the exact same thing, that is, reported the allegations to the executive producer. Gary Reilly was in a position to do something yet whatever he did or did not do was not very effective. To then threaten these young actors that they would never work in the industry again if they ever mentioned the allegations outside his office is criminal.

You are kidding if you would have done anything different. So when you first caught wind of an allegation, or were Ben and saw something you thought was innapropriate, you would have dialled 000? Rode down to the police station straight away, reported the incidents, signed a stat dec? Give me a break

I would like to think that someone at 24 (my current age) would have the stones to report a pedophile to the police or someone who would report it to the police. Sure he reported it to Gary Reilly who did nothing but then why did he stop there?

If he was actually as outraged at the time as he says he is now then why didn't he take further?

If I walked in on a co-worker molesting a 9yo right now my first call wouldn't be to my boss it would be to the police.

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

Well, is Robert Hughes actually going to face criminal charges? If so and if Hughes IS found guilty, by default that kind of makes those who covered up the incidents accessories after the fact, dosen't it?

I know that charge applies to crimes like murder, but does it apply to paedophillia?

 

[rick James]

Ben Oxenbould, like Simone Buchanan, were young adults at the time trying to establish a career in the Australian television industry.

So becasue they had a career to worry about, it was ok not to report a child being molested?

Glad we cleared that up. Amazing that you have the fortitude to criticise others for mocking Oxenbould's bullshit reaction, yet you excuse people who don't report child abuse because they have a career to look out for.

Really consistent opinion you got there champ.

They did what they thought was best at the time, and I believe most people would have done the exact same thing, that is, reported the allegations to the executive producer.

An executive Producer who clearly and demonstrably doesn't take the accusation seriously and allows child abuse to continue.

Gary Reilly was in a position to do something

And so was every member of the cast who saw or knew waht was going on. Once they saw Reilly's reaction, it was up to them to make it right. You can't just pass the buck and pretend it's someone else who needs to take responsiblity.

yet whatever he did or did not do was not very effective. To then threaten these young actors that they would never work in the industry again if they ever mentioned the allegations outside his office is criminal.

No shit. But it doesn't absolve the actors of their part in covering it up.

You are kidding if you would have done anything different.

I highly doubt it. Not everyone is THAT morally ambiguous that they endorse child abuse in favour of protecting their career on a D-Grade sitcom.

So when you first caught wind of an allegation, or were Ben and saw something you thought was inappropriate, you would have immediately dialled 000?

Caught wind of a rumour is one thing. Seeing it first hand is entirely different. Ben could have stopped the abuse right then and there, and he especially SHOULD have done something after seeing Reilly's reaction (at least Reilly can claim he only heard about it, not saw it - what's Ben's excuse?). If Hughes is guilty, and continued to molest well after Bens aw him do it all those years ago - I hope Ben can sleep at night knowing he got a lot of kids r*ped in favour of protecting his shitty career doing Pizza Hut ads.

Rode down to the police station straight away, reported the incidents, signed a stat dec?

You make it sound like these are factors that would stop someone reporting it?

It takes about an hour, maybe a few. I'm sure Hey Dad wasn't that labour intensive that he couldn't fit it into his schedule.

Or if you had have told the executive producer, you would have taken his threat with a grain of salt and told the police anyway?

You don't take a threat with a grain of salt. You take it seriously, but you weigh up the fact that you might be the only person (as the only first hand witness we've heard of so far) capable of stopping it.

Reilly at least only heard about it. He wasn't going to be able to put Hughes away by just saying to the cops "Oh I heard he might have done this"

Oxenbauld could quite plainly say "I witnessed first hand that Hughes molested a child". **** he could have at least told her parents.

Give me a break

Yeah you're really hard done by on this board. You're perfectly moral and excellent, and the rest of us are ravenous scumbags. But at least we don't make excuses for people who blatantly endorse child abuse.

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

^^ What he said

 

[Arden]

**** he could have at least told her parents.

This.

Imagine this young girls parents probably still don't know about what went on to this day. I'm sure they will be stoked if/when it all comes out that he witnessed it, and didn't even have the good grace to tell them.

 

[MacMum]

I think what a lot of people here, particularly the under 30's, fail to understand is, that these young actors were just that, young, and back 20yrs ago, child abuse, pedophilia were just not spoken about, and yes covered up..

It would have been an enormous thing back then to even take these allegations to their boss...think about that for a minute....imagine a situation at work that is awkward, we've all had them, and even those little things we worry about whether we should go to the boss etc..

Then there is of course the good old aussie way of not dobbing, that was even bigger back then than it is now..god don't get me started on that one!

So all in all, these reasons are why this sort of abuse was allowed to happen in lots of walks of life......times were different to now..

Don't be too critical of these people who were just kids....they handled it the best way they knew how at the time...

The people who should be held accountable are obviously Hughes and all the people in the acting fraternity in this country, as apparently it has been an open secret for years!......Thats the real disgrace, THEY are the ones who did nothing!..


sorry, rant over...

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

I agree with many cases of not 'dobbing people in'. If I was on the set and saw Robert Hughes taking drugs I wouldn't dob him in. Kiddy fiddling is REPREHENSIBLE, though. In my mind, there simply IS no other option than to go to the authorities in a case such as this.

I'd risk losing my job to expose a paedophile. For sure.

 

[Arden]

The people who should be held accountable are obviously Hughes and all the people in the acting fraternity in this country, as apparently it has been an open secret for years!......Thats the real disgrace, THEY are the ones who did nothing!..

But how could "the people in the acting fraternity" do anything about, when to the vast majority of them it was nothing more than a nasty rumour.

I am sure that the majority of these people, if personally confronted with it, may have actually done something about it.

Can't blame people for not acting on a rumour and going on what would have been a witch hunt.

But agreed, Hughes is obviously the biggest dog in all of this (alledged), and where the anger should be directed.

 

[Croat tiger]

No need to answer this as its completely personal and you've got a right not to divulge anything further: But how did your parents leave you alone with a complete stranger when you were 7?

I know it must skew your perception of molestation, but the reality is the vast majority of attacks (like rapes) are perpetrated by a person known to the victim.

Well I wasn't alone I was with another kid not far from a playground, he got molested as well.

 

[crownie]

im guessing those heroes who say they would of gone straight to the police have probaly never worked a day in there life and dont realize how big the tv show was back in its day. If he went on his own accord to the police behind the tv shows back and nothing happened then he gets fired and with the politics,powerful and influencial people in the industry he would struggle to get another job again. if the same thing happened to you guys you would go to your boss, you cant fool us into saying you would go straight to the police with no evidence and run the risk.

and to those scum who LOL at him saying he has lost his faith in hummanity well i hope you enjoy and get a lot of amusement out of walking into a room to find your daughter getting touched by a old man one day.

 

[Arden]

and to those scum who LOL at him saying he has lost his faith in hummanity well i hope you enjoy and get a lot of amusement out of walking into a room to find your daughter getting touched by a old man one day.

And I guess the father of the young girl in question, who is possibly finding out now through an ACA interview that his daughter was molested 17 years ago has two reasons to have lost faith in humanity.

 

[Barry Zuckercorn]

So becasue they had a career to worry about, it was ok not to report a child being molested?

Glad we cleared that up. Amazing that you have the fortitude to criticise others for mocking Oxenbould's bullshit reaction, yet you excuse people who don't report child abuse because they have a career to look out for.

Really consistent opinion you got there champ.



An executive Producer who clearly and demonstrably doesn't take the accusation seriously and allows child abuse to continue.



And so was every member of the cast who saw or knew waht was going on. Once they saw Reilly's reaction, it was up to them to make it right. You can't just pass the buck and pretend it's someone else who needs to take responsiblity.



No shit. But it doesn't absolve the actors of their part in covering it up.



I highly doubt it. Not everyone is THAT morally ambiguous that they endorse child abuse in favour of protecting their career on a D-Grade sitcom.



Caught wind of a rumour is one thing. Seeing it first hand is entirely different. Ben could have stopped the abuse right then and there, and he especially SHOULD have done something after seeing Reilly's reaction (at least Reilly can claim he only heard about it, not saw it - what's Ben's excuse?). If Hughes is guilty, and continued to molest well after Bens aw him do it all those years ago - I hope Ben can sleep at night knowing he got a lot of kids r*ped in favour of protecting his shitty career doing Pizza Hut ads.



You make it sound like these are factors that would stop someone reporting it?

It takes about an hour, maybe a few. I'm sure Hey Dad wasn't that labour intensive that he couldn't fit it into his schedule.



You don't take a threat with a grain of salt. You take it seriously, but you weigh up the fact that you might be the only person (as the only first hand witness we've heard of so far) capable of stopping it.

Reilly at least only heard about it. He wasn't going to be able to put Hughes away by just saying to the cops "Oh I heard he might have done this"

Oxenbauld could quite plainly say "I witnessed first hand that Hughes molested a child". **** he could have at least told her parents.



Yeah you're really hard done by on this board. You're perfectly moral and excellent, and the rest of us are ravenous scumbags. But at least we don't make excuses for people who blatantly endorse child abuse.

Perfectly said rJ

 

[western wolf]

And I guess the father of the young girl in question, who is possibly finding out now through an ACA interview that his daughter was molested 17 years ago has two reasons to have lost faith in humanity.

What makes you surmise that he only just found out his daughter was being molested via the ACA interview?