Australia:Mel Greig and Michael Christian express remores over the suicide of nurse Jacintha Saldanha

Mel Greig and Michael Christian express remores over the 
suicide of nurse Jacintha Saldanha,following their hoax call to
Duchess of Cambridge's London hospital ward.

Reaction to Mel Greig and Michael Christian's expressions of remorse
over suicide death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha

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Savile investigation: Police investigate 25 celebrities for sex offences

Daily Telegraph
December 10, 2012 7:43AM

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Jimmy Savile Paedophile scandal : Australian Entertainer questioned by Scotland Yard detectives in relation to one of the biggest sex scandals to rock the UK.

BRITISH police are investigating claims of sex offences by 25 celebrities and expect to arrest six of them in coming weeks.

Most of the 25 are television and radio entertainers, London's Sunday Times newspaper reported.

However, the newspaper said some of the alleged victims did not want to be identified or to press charges, which would make a criminal case unlikely.

Police reportedly believe there is enough evidence to detain people in at least a dozen cases.

A source told The Sun newspaper "they all tend to be white men of the Savile generation." They were named in phone calls to the police or to charities.

Five of those questioned have already been named: pop star Gary Glitter, comedian Freddie Starr, DJ Dave Lee Travis, BBC producer Wilfred De'ath and PR guru Max Clifford.

A sixth man, a world-famous entertainer in his 80s, has been questioned under caution but has not been named by the media.

All those questioned have denied any wrongdoing.

About 450 potential victims have come forward since the Operation Yewtree inquiry started two months ago.

Yewtree was set up after late Top of the Pops presenter Jimmy Savile was revealed as a serial abuser.

It has three strands: allegations against Savile, allegations involving Savile and other people, and allegations against people unconnected to Savile.

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Royal Hoax Tragedy, Jacintha Saldanha,Mel Greig and Michael Christian: Latest from Australia

Southern Cross Austereo bosses scramble to radio fallout shelter

AMY HARRIS 
The Daily Telegraph
December 10, 2012 12:00AM

THE fate of under-fire radio hosts Mel Greig and Michael Christian - and their show - hangs in the balance today as radio bosses continue to deal with the fallout from the royal hoax tragedy, regarded as the biggest scandal in Southern Cross Austereo's history.

The DJs, who remained in hiding yesterday, are likely to face the media either today or tomorrow to offer their first public apology in a bid to calm the global outrage following the apparent suicide of nurse Jacintha Saldanha, who put the prank call through to the Duchess of Cambridge's London hospital ward.

 Just 36 hours after news of Ms Saldanha's apparent suicide broke, SCA executives and board members were locked in talks about how best to deal with the crisis - and how to avoid anything like it happening again.


It's understood the discussions - led by SCA chairman Max Moore-Wilton and Austereo CEO Rhys Holleran - addressed all aspects of the "tragedy'' and, in particular, the letter sent to Mr Moore-Wilton by the chairman of King Edward VII's Hospital, Lord Glenarthur, in which he condemned the prank phone call to Kate Middleton's private nurse.

Last night Mr Moore-Wilton wrote an email, which Mr Holleran sent to the hospital, which failed to apologise for the radio network's behaviour.

"It is too early to know the full details leading to this tragic event and we are anxious to review the results of an investigation that may be made available to us or made public,'' Mr Moore-Wilton wrote, adding the broadcaster was "taking immediate action and reviewing the broadcast and processes involved".

While Mr Holleran last night wouldn't talk about SCA's response to the letter, it's understood executives have been deeply shocked by the fallout from the prank and  launched a full investigation into the origin of  the phone call, the producer and staff behind the idea and the decision to subsequently re-air it on  social network platforms.

"There are questions that obviously require some answers and this is not something the network is treating lightly and can't be seen to be treating lightly,'' said a network insider.

Radio sources have also indicated much of the meeting focused on how to preserve relationships with advertisers and sponsors in the wake of the decision by major partners Telstra and Coles to temporarily withdraw their support.  "Crisis consultant" Sandy Kaye said that the network did expect boycotting sponsors to eventually return.

"So far Telstra and Coles have ceased all advertising but I don't expect that will be forever,'' she said.

The Today Network - SCA's radio arm - is Australia's No.1 FM radio network with just over 3.5 million metro listeners  each week and over 1.1 million users online.

Lord Glenarthur wrote to Mr Moore-Wilton, expressing his disgust. "King Edward VII's Hospital cares for sick people, and it was extremely foolish of your presenters even to consider trying to lie their way through to one of our patients, let alone actually make the call,'' he wrote.

"Then to discover that, not only had this happened but that the call had been pre-recorded and the decision to transmit approved by your station's management, was truly appalling.

"The longer term consequence has been reported around the world and is, frankly, tragic beyond words."I appreciate that you cannot undo the damage which has been done but I would urge you to take steps to ensure that such an incident could never be repeated.''

The letter also demanded any similar pranks never be repeated and that the network, as a whole, must be aware of the immediate and long-term consequences.

"The immediate consequence of these premeditated and ill-considered actions was the humiliation of two dedicated and caring nurses who were simply doing their job tending to their patients,'' it continued.

As for the future of announcers Mel Greig and Michael Christian, it's understood the crisis talks addressed the need to maintain support for them and that both should retain a position within SCA in the short term.

A spokeswoman for the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) last night said that a decision to pursue an independent investigation into the incident was still yet to be made.

"ACMA does not propose to make any comments at this stage but ... will be engaging with the licensee, Today FM Sydney,... around the facts and issues surrounding the prank call,'' she said.