Episode 4
‘As an Outsider looking in’
A rural father sexually abused all three of his daughters from age 12, telling each to keep it secret. For years, none knew the others were also victims—until one finally spoke up. By the time the case reached court, the women were adults, still loving yet broken. Their mother sided with their father, who ultimately pleaded guilty to avoid forcing his daughters through a brutal trial. The barrister who defended him reflects on the cruel silence of incest: victims stay quiet because they think it’s normal—or because no one ever taught them it isn’t. His message is clear: If we work to stop stranger rape, why not stop family rape? Prevention starts with breaking the silence.
The story was written by Emily Alexander on behalf of the former federal court judge
Narrator: Ray Martin
Ray Martin (AM)
Ray Martin (AM) is an Australian television journalist and entertainment personality. Having won the Gold Logie five times, he is the most awarded star of Australian television, along with Graham Kennedy
Ray began working for Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in Sydney as a cadet in 1965. He was appointed the ABC's New York City correspondent in 1969. Over the next 10 years his coverage included race riots, anti-Vietnam War protests, Olympic Games and presidential elections for news and current affairs television and radio, from Four Corners and This Day Tonight to science and religion programs.
In 1978, he joined the Nine Network to launch 60 Minutes, along with reporters George Negus and Ian Leslie.
From 1985 to 1993, he presented the daily variety show Midday with Ray Martin and hosted top-rating specials such as Ray Martin Presents, Up Close and Personal and The Ray Martin Show, interviewing entertainment celebrities including Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robin Williams, Elton John, Jim Carrey, Michael Douglas, Billy Crystal, Jodie Foster, Michael Crawford, Paul Hogan, Russell Crowe and Madonna.
He was Chairman of the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF), was Chairman of The Fred Hollows Foundation and has supported children's services at Royal North Shore Hospital. From 1991 to 2000, he was a full-term member of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation. As of November 2020 he is an Ambassador for the AIEF.
For more than 30 years, the children's charity the Humpty Dumpty Foundation founded by Paul Francis has enjoyed support from Ray.