Amber Harrison blogger, Shane Dowling, jailed over contempt of court
The blogger responsible for publishing the names of Seven West Media personalities – who Amber Harrison alleged had engaged in affairs with CEO Tim Worner – has been jailed for contempt of court.
Justice Ian Harrison in the NSW Supreme Court found Shane Dowling guilty of contempt after he breached suppression orders by Seven West Media and ignored court rulings by publishing the names of the women.
Amber Harrison (pictured) initially named the women in a complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission
Good. Get thee to the clink, you pathetic blogger. Hope the two women sue the a*se off you. What a horrible thing to do.
Jailed for how long?
Did the judge say how long the jail sentence is? You don’t mention it in your story.
Hi Julie (and Anon),
Apologies for this omission. The sentence is for four months. We have updated the story to reflect this.
Thanks,
Vivienne – Mumbrella
I hope everyone is sleeping well tonight – with the fact someone is in jail for reporting what was or was not the truth!
What a complete waste of time. Surely a judge’s time would be better spent putting a murder in jail rather than a harmless blogger…
Seriously this circus never ends. Disgraceful performances all round.
I trust Shane more than I trust the Court. Will the CEO of the CBA now get the death penalty as 53,506 instances of alleged money laundering as it is a quantum leap when compared with a blogger who may or may not have written the truth about a person who was taking cocaine and did have an affair with at least one of his subordinates at work? Looks like the Court is again meddling in free speech, a corner stone of democracy.
Is anyone at least capable of correctly spelling the gaol on this website. Oh my. How embarrassing