Australian TV journalist arrested on alleged child porn charges
Xinhua, April 6, 2017 Adjust font size:
A veteran television reporter was arrested on Thursday for allegedly being in possession of child pornography.
Ben McCormack, a reporter for the popular Channel Nine nightly primetime program "A Current Affair," was apprehended by police on early Thursday, while police subsequently raided the studio offices of the station later in the day.
McCormack was taken to Redfern police station for questioning and is expected to be charged.
Darren Wick, news and current affairs director at Channel Nine, spoke to staff on Thursday afternoon, saying that police have been investigating matters related to a staff member at the network.
"However, we are not in a position to comment any further as this is an ongoing investigation," Wick said. Endit