HUGHES THREATENS TO SUE OVER ‘ABUSE’ ALLEGATION
Actor ROBERT HUGHES is considering legal action after an Australian news show linked him to sexual abuse allegations made by a former child star o n the set of 1980s TV show HEY DAD!.
Police in Australia launched an investigation earlier this month (Mar10 ) after Sarah Monahan, now 32, came forward with claims an unnamed man mo lested her during her time on the show, which she joined aged nine.
Another unnamed woman has since claimed she was also abused.
Australian news programme A Current Affair named Hughes - who played Mo nahan’s onscreen father on the show - as the alleged perpetrator on Wedne sday (24Mar10).
He immediately voiced his anger at the claim, admitting he’s "shocked" and "puzzled" by the allegation, and is currently consulting lawyers over the scandal.
Hughes tells the Nine network, "I am absolutely totally shocked at the allegation and I absolutely deny everything.
"I am absolutely puzzled as to why this is being said now. Everything n ow is in the hands of defamation lawyers."
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