NOT GUILTY - The Craig McLachlan Case

Watch the Unfiltered companion interview in which Craig McLachlan sits down with journalist Michael Cain to go beyond the headlines and unpack the story behind Not Guilty: The Craig McLachlan Case Podcast.https://youtu.be/Ap-wyeksXJo?si=pqPYByBJb7ZN91VXNOT GUILTY – The Craig McLachlan Case is a factual true-crime podcast hosted by Vanessa Scammell, examining the criminal case heard in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court and the events that unfolded around it. Through interviews, a detailed discussion of public court records, and a close examination of evidence, the series explores aspects of the story that were obscured, neglected or misunderstood in much of the original press coverage. With a calm and considered approach, the podcast invites listeners to engage openly with the full complexity of the case, and to reflect on the consequences of “page one guilt” — when public judgement is formed before a matter is tested in court, and when allegations reach the media before the police. Eight years on, the case continues to exact a heavy personal cost, raising difficult questions about justice, truth, rehabilitation and the enduring impact of accusation beyond a verdict of Not Guilty.

In this episode, listeners are taken backstage of the 2014 Rocky Horror Show, examining the culture behind the curtain and the community standards and accepted practices of the time. The episode also explores what criminal charges mean in legal terms, including the threshold police must meet, and the methods and evidence required before charges can be laid. Vanessa invites listeners to consider whether those who go to the press before approaching police should be granted anonymity and court protections, and, as the title suggests, examines the courtroom processes that reduce a person to the court-imposed label of The Accused Man.Watch the Unfiltered companion interview in which Craig McLachlan sits down with journalist Michael Cain to go beyond the headlines and unpack the story behind Not Guilty: The Craig McLachlan Case Podcast.https://youtu.be/jtRd5c_7Ero?si=NGrTNywyFT8PpJ0V

In this episode, Vanessa asks a confronting question: just how much can due process and anacquittal — being found not guilty — be affected by the pressures and trends of social andcultural movements in our society? How far have these movements, and the trending hashtagsassociated with them, infiltrated the bastions of the law?This episode focuses on the complainant known as C2 and the charges laid against Craig McLachlan in relation to her evidence. Vanessa takes listeners through allegations involving a“hug” and an “onstage kiss,” and examines courtroom commentary from the Magistrate thatraises serious and troubling questions about how such matters are assessed.Watch the accompanying Unfiltered interview with Craig McLachlan and Michael Cain: https://youtu.be/kLH12d7p8gE?si=D2EIic7wEP5UVmW8