Radio show axed over rape furore 广播节目因强奸事件被停播

An Australian radio show has been pulled off air after a lie detector¹ stunt² saw a 14-year-old girl say she had been raped³.

一家澳大利亚广播电台停播，此前播出过一个14岁的女孩使用测谎仪声称自己被强奸的节目。

Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O host the breakfast radio show

The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Sydney's 2Day FM was put "into recess⁴" pending⁵ a review over the incident last week.

The move follows public outrage⁶ over the segment（部分，段）, which saw the girl quizzed about whether she was sexually active.

Host Kyle Sandilands has also been sacked from his role as a judge on Australian Idol⁷ over the row.

The radio show saw the girl strapped⁸ to a polygraph（测谎器） machine as her mother - who had volunteered to be on air - quizzed her despite apparently⁹ knowing she had been assaulted when she was 12 years old.

Sandilands was accused of further insensitivity when after the revelation（揭露，泄露） he asked: "Right, and is that the only sexual experience you've had?"

Co-host Jackie O'Neil put an end to any further discussions when she realised the conversation had crossed a line.

Controversy¹⁰

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd led the criticism against the radio show, saying: "This is a young girl and I am, as I think most Australians are, really distressed¹¹ at the way in which the young person has been treated."

Child welfare officers and police have now been ordered to investigate the teenager's claims.

The Ten Network, which produces Australian Idol, said Sandilands had been axed as it was concerned about the conflict between his TV and radio persona.

"It has become increasingly clear that as Idol has remained a family focused show, his radio persona（伪装的外表） has taken on a more controversial position," it said in a statement.

"The recent controversy surrounding Kyle's radio programme has highlighted more than ever the conflicting attitude of the two careers."

The Kyle and Jackie O Show is the highest-rating breakfast radio programme in Sydney.

A statement from 2Day FM said Sandilands was "unable to perform his on-air duties at this time", while the station is also reviewing its audience interaction policy.