Photo / Getty ImagesTVNZ's scheduled airing of a controversial documentary centred around sexual assault accused actor Craig McLachlan has been slammed as inappropriate and disappointing by leading advocate Louise Nicholas. "For me and for survivors of sexual violence, what really gets me is that he's had his say. Showing the documentary did nothing to encourage alleged victims of sexual violence to have the strength to go to police. A spokeswoman for TVNZ said the Spotlight documentary focused on McLachlan's experience of being accused of sexual assault and eventually acquitted. "This is a personal story – the programme makes no wider claims about sexual assault allegations or victims of sexual assault.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 07, 2021 03:00 UTC