AUSTRALIA
News.com.au
July 12, 2018
By Nick Bond
A SEX abuse survivor who shared horrific details of his story on last night’s episode of You Can’t Ask That died before the show made it to air. WARNING: Confronting.
WARNING: Confronting
A CHILD sexual abuse survivor who shared his story on last night’s episode of the ABC program You Can’t Ask That took his own life before the episode made it to the air.
Dr Stuart Kidd featured heavily in this week’s sexual assault-themed episode of the popular interview-based show, which sees members of the public submit themselves to answer difficult questions on taboo topics.
A statement released by the ABC yesterday explained that Kidd’s interview was filmed in November 2017 — and tragically, he then took his own life in May of this year, aged 60.
The ABC statement included correspondence from Kidd, showing he was happy with how the episode had turned out.
“This February, Stuart, a retired assistant orthopaedic surgeon, and his wife Janet viewed the episode before it went to air. Stuart then emailed the producers to thank the ABC for the opportunity to share his story, writing: ‘WOW! Gobsmacked. Speechless. Brilliant. A. MAZING! … Janet and I are both so very impressed and very grateful. WHAT a special ‘ministry’ you guys have of bringing these stories to everyday Aussies … Thank you,’” the statement read.
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