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| Radio show axed over rape furore | Radio show axed over rape furore |
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| An Australian radio show has been pulled off air after a lie detector stunt saw a 14-year-old girl say she had been raped. | An Australian radio show has been pulled off air after a lie detector stunt saw a 14-year-old girl say she had been raped. |
| The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Sydney's 2Day FM was put "into recess" pending a review over the incident last week. | The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Sydney's 2Day FM was put "into recess" pending a review over the incident last week. |
| The move follows public outrage over the segment, which saw the girl quizzed about whether she was sexually active. | The move follows public outrage over the segment, which saw the girl quizzed about whether she was sexually active. |
| Host Kyle Sandilands has also been sacked from his role as a judge on Australian Idol over the row. | Host Kyle Sandilands has also been sacked from his role as a judge on Australian Idol over the row. |
| The radio show saw the girl strapped to a polygraph machine as her mother - who had volunteered to be on air - quizzed her despite apparently knowing she had been assaulted when she was 12 years old. | The radio show saw the girl strapped to a polygraph machine as her mother - who had volunteered to be on air - quizzed her despite apparently knowing she had been assaulted when she was 12 years old. |
| Sandilands was accused of further insensitivity when after the confession he asked: "Right, and is that the only sexual experience you've had?" | Sandilands was accused of further insensitivity when after the confession he asked: "Right, and is that the only sexual experience you've had?" |
| Co-host Jackie O'Neil put an end to any further discussions when she realised the conversation had crossed a line. | Co-host Jackie O'Neil put an end to any further discussions when she realised the conversation had crossed a line. |
| Controversy | Controversy |
| Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd led the criticism against the radio show, saying: "This is a young girl and I am, as I think most Australians are, really distressed at the way in which the young person has been treated." | |
| Child welfare officers and police have now been ordered to investigate the teenager's claims. | Child welfare officers and police have now been ordered to investigate the teenager's claims. |
| The Ten Network, which produces Australian Idol, said Sandilands had been axed as it was concerned about the conflict between his TV and radio persona. | The Ten Network, which produces Australian Idol, said Sandilands had been axed as it was concerned about the conflict between his TV and radio persona. |
| "It has become increasingly clear that as Idol has remained a family focused show, his radio persona has taken on a more controversial position," it said in a statement. | "It has become increasingly clear that as Idol has remained a family focused show, his radio persona has taken on a more controversial position," it said in a statement. |
| "The recent controversy surrounding Kyle's radio programme has highlighted more than ever the conflicting attitude of the two careers." | "The recent controversy surrounding Kyle's radio programme has highlighted more than ever the conflicting attitude of the two careers." |
| The Kyle and Jackie O Show is the highest-rating breakfast radio programme in Sydney. | The Kyle and Jackie O Show is the highest-rating breakfast radio programme in Sydney. |
| A statement from 2Day FM said Sandilands was "unable to perform his on-air duties at this time", while the station is also reviewing its audience interaction policy. | A statement from 2Day FM said Sandilands was "unable to perform his on-air duties at this time", while the station is also reviewing its audience interaction policy. |