A recent string of high-profile acquittals will prevent people from coming forward to complain of already under-reported crimes.
Actor Craig McLachlan says he will have"a lot to say"in the new year after he was found not guilty of all charges that he indecently assaulted four women during a Melbourne stage show.
Craig McLachlan sent videos of him on the toilet and simulating a lewd act to one of the women who accuses him of indecent assault,but the actor has told a court the clips were comedic and not him being vulgar.
Four women have alleged Mr McLachlan indecently assaulted them during the Melbourne run of a 2014 stage show.
While the momentum of #MeToo reporting appears to have waned,the issue has returned to the spotlight with a spate of TV shows,films and books about its chief heroes and villains.
Magistrates Court has heard weeks of evidence about the sexualised atmosphere at a Melbourne show where the actor allegedly assaulted four women.
Actor who believes former Neighbours star behaved in a'planned and predacious'way towards women on a Melbourne production refused to work with him again.
Actor Brendan Irving tells court the woman decided to make a complaint about Craig McLachlan after she failed to land a role in a 2017-18 production.
Witness says there was sexualised atmosphere among the cast of a show in which Craig McLaughlan allegedly indecently assaulted four women.
Craig McLachlan allegedly leant into a female actor when he had an erection during the Melbourne run of a theatre production.
Witness was"horrified"when he learned of indecent assault allegations against Craig McLachlan and found them"impossible to reconcile"with memories of his involvement in show's run.