Craig McLachlan, who played Henry from Neighbours, accused of inappropriate touching
McLachlan claims that stories of allegations of harassment and inappropriate touching during a 2014 production of The Rocky Horror Show are untrue
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Your support makes all the difference.Craig McLachlan has been accused of sexual misconduct by three women who worked with him on an ABC tv show, including allegations of an unwanted kiss and inappropriate touching.
ABC News in Australia reports that the claims have been included in proposed amended defence documents filed in the New South Wales Supreme Court by the ABC, Fairfax Media, and actress Christie Whelan Browne. Browne is being sued by McLachlan for defamation.
McLachlan claims that stories of allegations of harassment and inappropriate touching by three cast members of a 2014 production of The Rocky Horror Show, as reported by ABC and Fairfax Media, were untrue and have damaged his reputation and mental health.
The new complaints are tied to the production of The Doctor Blake Mysteries, which has filmed three seasons: 2013, 2014, and 2015. Further details of the allegations did not come out in court.
McLachlan's barrister Matthew Richardson has made an application to strike out parts of the defence case, disclosing details of his opponent's case that were added five months ago but had not been made public before. He said the defence documents include the allegation that McLachlan "stuck a stiletto into Molly Meldrum", as recounted in her own memoir.
He told the court he also took issue with an allegation from 1990 made by a British woman which forms part of the defence documents. The allegation claims the incident took place "on live television", but Mr Richardson said he has not seen or been given a copy of the segment.
He also mentioned two more historical allegations made in Australia that are in the defence documents. Mr Richardson told the court he wanted both allegations struck on several grounds, including that the allegations were too general, from too long ago, or unrelated to the original publications at the centre of the defamation case.
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