Overview
- The Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions said on Wednesday it will not pursue contempt proceedings over three referred incidents tied to Patterson’s trial.
- Officials concluded the required elements of sub judice contempt could not be proven beyond reasonable doubt and the comments lacked a clear tendency to prejudice a fair trial.
- The referrals covered a KIIS FM segment by Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O, a Mamamia Out Loud episode that was later taken down, and a Hamer Hall talk by forensic psychologist Dr Rachel Toles.
- Supreme Court Justice Christopher Beale had issued warnings during the trial and referred the radio segment after on-air remarks about Patterson’s guilt and case evidence.
- Separately, ACMA issued The Kyle and Jackie O Show a notice of intention to impose licence conditions over unrelated decency breaches involving vulgar and sexually explicit content.