TV show maker `fondled naked teen`

TV show maker `fondled naked teen`

2.07.2009

Former BTV6 presenter Frederick Fargher told the Victorian County Court in Ballarat that Mr Disney asked him to join him in a Ballarat TV station dressing room for drinks and that he wanted to get into a junior co-worker`s "pants``.

Mr Fargher told the jury that Mr Disney told him: "I`m going to get into (his) pants tonight and I want you to be there so it`ll look less suspicious``.

Mr Disney, the co-creator of the Nine Network`s long-running program Hey Hey It`s Saturday, is accused of assaulting a teenager he worked with while employed at a Ballarat television station almost 30 years ago.

The 60-year-old has pleaded not guilty to 13 counts of indecent assault and two of rape over alleged incidents relating to one victim between 1980 and 1983.

Mr Fargher said that in the dressing room, Mr Disney "mildly encouraged`` the alleged victim to keep drinking alcohol and repeatedly asked him to take off his pants.

He said the boy removed his clothes and Mr Disney fondled his genitals with shaving cream, before the teenager vomited onto the carpet.

Mr Fargher was questioned in 2004 and also charged with sexual offences over the abuse but the charges were later withdrawn.

Under cross examination, he denied making up lies to avoid the charges.

"As God is my witness, I am not,`` he said.

Mr Fargher said Mr Disney had commented on how attractive the alleged victim was and how he fancied him and "would like to get into his pants``.

The jury has heard the abuse began soon after the alleged victim joined the television station in 1980 aged 17.

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A nightmare build-up was bad enough, but nothing compared to the suffering that awaited New South Wales at Suncorp Stadium.

When the dust settled on a spiteful clash, Queensland had staked their claim as Origin`s greatest by sealing a record fifth straight Origin series with a 34-6 victory.

But more pain is expected for fiery NSW backrower Luke O`Donnell.

The Maroons faithful in the 52,452-strong crowd went into party mode as Queensland continued their golden run - a 10-4 win-loss record since their winning streak began in 2006.

Only Queensland`s 13-3 record from 1922-26 is better.

It was going to take something special to take the focus away from the Andrew Johns racial row that had marred NSW`s shocking countdown to Origin II - but it became a subplot after O`Donnell`s brain explosion.

The Cowboys enforcer was considered lucky not to be sent off in the 26th minute when the match erupted following his ugly spear tackle on Maroons winger Darius Boyd.

He was placed on report - but that may be the least of his worries.

After O`Donnell`s shocking tackle sparked an all-in, the fired-up North Queensland forward could be seen headbutting David Taylor as the Queenslander was restrained by NSW`s Joel Monaghan.

While O`Donnell appeared to come off second best in the end after Sam Thaiday had finished with him, the Cowboys backrower looks set to have an even bigger headache when he appears before the judiciary considering his NRL rap sheet.

Not much had gone right for NSW in the countdown to arguably their most important clash in Origin`s 30-year history.

And the trend certainly continued from the kick-off.

Days after Johns` now infamous racial slurs rocked the countdown to Origin II, the question remained: ``How would the Maroons` indigenous stars respond?``

The fired-up Suncorp Stadium crowd didn`t have to wait long for the answer.

In the third minute a pumped Greg Inglis - the focus of Johns` rant that cost him his NSW assistant-coaching gig - had dragged two defenders over to score.

By the 12th, Israel Folau - another reportedly in Johns` sights on last week`s Blues bonding night - had latched onto a floating Willie Tonga pass and crossed with one of his first touches of the game to make it 10-0.

Asked how the Johns saga had affected him, Inglis told Channel Nine: ``It showed in my game tonight.

"I was pretty upset about it, and it`s pretty disappointing."

Cameron Smith gave NSW a sniff when he inexplicably kicked the ball out on the full not once but twice.

Yet by halftime Queensland had crossed again through Darius Boyd (35th minute) to make it 16-0.

It could have been worse. Billy Slater`s 31st minute effort was called back due to a dubious forward pass ruling.

It was more of the same in the second half as Queensland kept scoring, and players kept biffing.

The niggling act between Inglis and NSW centre Beau Scott boiled over in the 57th minute when the pair went toe to toe.

But there was no stopping the Maroons juggernaut as they blew out to a 34-0 lead through Tonga (44th), Folau (48th) and Cooper Cronk (62nd).

After Brett Morris was called back in the 74th minute for off-side, NSW finally got on the board through prop Brett White in the final minute, ensuring Queensland did not seal a record-breaking victory over the Blues.

It was the only solace for a badly beaten Blues outfit on Wednesday night.

In another headache for NSW, Paul Gallen was placed on report for a 23rd minute high shot on Nate Myles.

"I told you I was going to get him back," Gallen could be heard saying on the referee`s microphone.

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