Child Sex Abuse Scandal
See also: Child sexual abuseIn March 1999, Zig and Zag stood down from the Moomba festival after they had been announced as Moomba Monarchs. It was disclosed that, in 1994, at Heidelberg Magistrates' Court, Perry had "pleaded guilty to seven counts of unlawful indecent assault against his granddaughter", Debra Clark, which had occurred "from the age of 12, between 1979 and 1981, while she lived with her grandparents". In 1999, other allegations of indecent assault of children also surfaced. Clark revealed that she had been indecently assaulted, by Perry, during an interview on television current affairs show, Today Tonight just before Perry (as Zig) with McKenzie (as Zag), were due to be crowned. The Moomba committee was devastated, and announced that there would be no replacement for the duo. Subsequent festivals had no monarch until 2010 when Kate Ceberano and Molly Meldrum were announced as Queen and King of Moomba.
In 2011, paedophile allegations against Roy Lyons dating back to the 1960s were revealed by Derryn Hinch.
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