Greg Stevens (writer)

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Greg Stevens was an Australian writer and script editor.

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He was a writer and script editor on Sons and Daughters and was a story editor and script editor on Home and Away for eight years during its formative years. [1]

In 1996 he went to work on Neighbours as a script producer. In December 1996 he was arrested on charges of having sex with a 14-year-old boy and resigned from his position. [2] [3] He was given a 12-month gaol sentence suspended for two years. [4]

Stevens then moved to Europe and worked on shows there. [5]

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References

  1. "STAYING IN / Long Runners: No 7: Home and Away". Independent.co.uk . 23 October 2011.
  2. Wilkinson, Geoff (18 December 1996). "TV boss admits to child sex" . The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 25 February 2024 via Gale.
  3. "Sex case ruins TV man" The Australian 15 February 1997 p 11
  4. "Judge frees disgraced ex-TV man who admitted child sex" The Australian 20 February 1997 p 7
  5. "Greg Stevens".