Craig McLachlan

Actor's case finished on Thursday and defence witnesses were due to begin testifying on allegations of indecent assault and harassment.

I had thought this kind of shaming was a thing of the past, but I was wrong. His barrister spoke of the “camaraderie” on the show and how actors dealt with stress differently than in other workplaces. In his statement on Friday, McLachlan referred to being acquitted in the criminal trial. He was acquitted of seven counts of indecent assault and six of common law assault against four women during a run of the musical in Australia. But in a statement, he later said the strain the case had put on him and his family had been utterly overwhelming. The actor denied the allegations made in the publications.

McLachlan, 56, sued The Sydney Morning Herald, the ABC and actress Christie Whelan Browne in the NSW Supreme Court in 2018 over an investigation which alleged ...

“I cannot continue to place my family under that strain, and my own mental health will not withstand the continuing pressure,” he said. “The ABC stands by its journalism. It stands by Christie Whelan Browne.” “I hope this is a reminder that women will stand up for themselves and each other, even when threatened by those more powerful.” This result today is vindication of both McLachlan’s victims and our public interest journalism.” “I was then singled out and sued for defamation.

The announcement came the same day the defendants were set to begin calling their witnesses.

He was acquitted of seven counts of indecent assault and six of common-law assault against four women during a run of the musical in Australia. But he has denied the allegations in the publications and has accused Whelan Browne and two other women of approaching the media for notoriety or money. The two January 2018 articles that were the subject of the action accused the actor of touching, kissing and groping actresses without permission in The Rocky Horror Show, Neighbours, City Homicide, and The Doctor Blake Mysteries.

Craig McLachlan and Christie Whelan-Browne have both spoken out after the Neighbours star sensationally dropped a defamation case against his former co-star ...

That required me to apply a subjective test to the accused’s belief as to whether a complainant consented to sexual touching,” she wrote in her decision. The law on consent has been replaced with a more objective test: was the accused’s belief reasonable? Were the current law applicable, it is possible that the result may be different.” Mr Hodge explained five of the women were actors in the 2014 production of The Rocky Horror Show and one was a crew member. “I was then singled out and sued for defamation. She said on Friday, shortly after the case was dropped, that her only intention in speaking out was to protect other women who were due to perform in a new run of the Rocky Horror Show.

McLachlan was suing the ABC and Nine newspapers for publishing sexual harassment allegations from his time acting in The Rocky Horror Show musical in 2014. READ ...

"The victims, the media and the public's right to know has been damaged by this case, more than any costs order can ever repay." It's been brought to an end. "The Sydney Morning Herald and the ABC published their investigation on Craig McLachlan during the height of the #MeToo movement," Maguire wrote.

Aussie actor Christie Whelan-Browne has broken her silence after co-star Craig McLachlan dropped a defamation suit against her.

That required me to apply a subjective test to the accused’s belief as to whether a complainant consented to sexual touching,” she wrote in her decision. The law on consent has been replaced with a more objective test: was the accused’s belief reasonable? Were the current law applicable, it is possible that the result may be different.” Mr Hodge explained five of the women were actors in the 2014 production of The Rocky Horror Show and one was a crew member. “I was then singled out and sued for defamation. She said on Friday, shortly after the case was dropped, that her only intention in speaking out was to protect other women who were due to perform in a new run of the Rocky Horror Show.