A former staff member of 2DayFM has alleged he was raped by a male colleague in 2013.
As news.com.au reports, Blake Phillips, who used to work at the Southern Cross Austereo network as a senior video producer, made the allegations in a blog posted yesterday.
Phillips claimed he reported the incident to police when it allegedly occurred in September that year, and has since met detectives in December last year.
"Just before Christmas I reopened my case with new detectives and will be standing by the truth," the post reads.
"I am exploring all options of the law to set precedence for others who may find themselves somewhere in a similar lonely dark journey that can take years to recover from, if at all."
Phillips also claimed the staff member in question was "stood down" by 2DayFM and was "walked out of the building".
SCA has since responded to the allegations in a statement to news.com.au, saying it "takes incidents of this nature very seriously and any inappropriate behaviour by members of our staff to be completely unacceptable".
"In 2013, on becoming aware of the incident, SCA acted promptly by investigating and terminating the employment of the (staff member)," the statement reads.
"SCA supported Blake including assisting him with his conversations with the police and providing him with extensive counselling. This support was ongoing for the duration of his remaining two and a half year employment, including his request to be relocated to another office within the company."
The Music has contacted SCA for further comment.
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