Child abuse royal commission puts spotlight on entertainment industry

Royal commission chief executive Philip Reed said anyone who had experienced child sexual abuse in the Australian entertainment industry, or had information about it, should come forward.
"Institutions within the royal commission's scope may include television networks, film and television production companies, theatrical production companies, dance, drama and performing arts schools or colleges, casting agencies or any other company, agency or organisation, public or private," he said in a statement.
"Anyone thinking of coming forward should rest assured that the confidentiality of their information will be protected."
Hughes, 65, is serving a minimum sentence of six years' jail after being convicted last year of 10 sexual and indecent assault charges dating back to the 1980s.
He had pleaded not guilty to 11 charges of sexually or indecently assaulting five girls, aged between seven and 15, between 1985 and 1990.
Harris is serving more than five years in a British prison after being found guilty of indecently assaulting four girls.
He recently generated further controversy by reportedly writing a song mocking his victims and calling them "woodworms".
The royal commission has conducted 28 public hearings across Australia into religious and state-run institutions and schools, sporting bodies and a yoga ashram since the Gillard government announced its creation in November 2012.