His strict bail conditions mean he is unable to go on the internet other than for work, including social media websites. He was suspended by the network after he allegedly had 'sexually explicit conversations' about children and discussed child pornography with another man. McCormack was sensationally charged with sending child pornography using a carriage service on Thursday. Sources said McCormack, 42, was 'very close' to ACA's head cameraman Drew Benjamin, who has been at the network for 30-odd years, and drove McCormack away from Redfern police station on Thursday night. 'He didn't have anyone to go home to and he would hang around work until late,' they said. The colleague said he was assigned to chase down paedophile Robert Hughes in Singapore after Peter Stefanovic landed an interview with one of his victims, Sarah Monahan, who was a child at the time she appeared alongside Hughes in the 1980s sitcom Hey Dad!.Ĭolleagues remembered him as a reporter who would 'get the job done and didn't have a massive private life'.
Even the chicks there are really blokey," the source said. 'His arrest came as a real shock because we thought there were no surprises about Ben - he was open about being gay even though Nine is not exactly the most gay-friendly place to work. One of McCormack's colleagues said staff were left shocked when he was charged on Thursday. Speaking of the accusations made against the Channel Nine veteran reporter, they added: 'The whole thing has shocked me. The source, who said they have not spoken to McCormack for 15 years, said none of the actors or crew were paid for working on the film. 'It was confronting but it wasn't strange because I knew that Ben was gay,' the source said. One of the film's crew told Daily Mail Australia that the film was 'highly successful' and was shown at film festivals around the world. The man who was found at the creek claimed to have been at the Tomorrow World Music Festival days beforehand.Ben McCormack was sensationally charged with using a carriage service for child pornography material on Thursday And at least for a little while, he will be bringing someone with him when he goes. However, Sanders admits, not all hunters are as diligent about that procedure as he is.Īnd while he was too shaken up to continue his hunt that day, he will be back out there again soon. He says, there is little chance he would have shot the man because he would have waited to identify the source of the noise before preparing the fire. His bow was several feet away when the encounter began. Sanders was armed with a knife at the time. I want to assess the situation for my safety and for his because if he would have just started running at me, just needing help, I wouldn’t have known what to do. “I’m not just going to run up and approach, no questions asked. Why wouldn’t you just run up and help him,'” said Sanders. “A lot of people were saying, ‘You’ve got a weapon. In just a few days, it has been viewed more than 1,000,000 times on YouTube. Little did he know, the video would spread like wildfire. “I had told it 10 times in two days and I was just like, ‘I’ll just put it on Facebook, everybody will see it, and it is a cool story,'” said Sanders. It was the end of his strange encounter, but only the beginning of a wild tale. “I got something to eat for you, just don’t do nothing stupid right now,” said Sanders.įor the next hour, Sanders helped the man out of the woods. He then asked the hunter if he had anything to drink.Īt this point in the video, Sanders is somewhat satisfied that the man isn’t going to attack him and does need help. Not sure if the man was alone or if he was a threat, Sanders began recording the encounter with his cell phone.Īfter a couple of minutes questioning the man, trying to determine if his mental state was stable enough to approach, the man told Sanders he had been drinking creek water and eating rotten crab apples. He’s not wearing anything at all,” said Sanders. “I hear, ‘I’m naked,’ and I looked down and he’s standing there in the middle of the creek. Sanders’ shock turned to confusion when he realized where the voice was coming from. “Of course, me being by myself in the woods not thinking anybody else is anywhere around, it startled me, shocked me.” “On the way to the game camera, I hear a, ‘hey’,” said Sanders. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Ĭarrollton, GA ( WGCL) - A Georgia hunter had a bizarre encounter in the woods in south Fulton County and caught it all on camera.Ĭasey Sanders had just arrived at his hunting stand and set down his gear when he heard a sound nearby. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.