NSW: On-air lie detector stunt backfires on radio station
Thu Jul 30 01:52:43 EST 2009
There's been angry criticism of the Kyle and Jackie O radio show in Sydney after a lie detector stunt backfired when a 14-year-old girl reluctantly revealed she had been raped.
The girl was subjected to a live polygraph test on 2Day FM's Kyle & Jackie O Show this morning .. after apparently being forced into participating by her mother.
When her mother asked the teen if she was sexually active .. the girl admitted she was raped when she was 12.
But SANDILANDS responded by asking if it was the only sexual experience she had had .. before the segment was brought to an end.
KAREN WILLIS of the NSW Rape Crisis Centre says she's disgusted by the entire segment .. calling it unethical and saying the girl was abused again.
2Day FM says it's offering the girl support and counselling .. and SANDILANDS and JACKIE O have expressed their regret .. but haven't apologised.
The Department of Community Services is reportedly looking into the girl's welfare.
