School's scandal link to TV

BIG Brother has been linked to a school sex scandal in which two boys "turkey slapped" and exposed themselves to up to 10 girls. The father of one victim says behaviour on the reality television show may have contributed to the incident. Housemates Michael "Ashley" Cox and Michael "John" Bric were evicted from the show on July 1 for turkey slapping – one rubbed his penis in the face housemate Camilla Halliwell as the other held her. Two central Queensland schoolboys, 15 and 16, mirrored the actions of the celebrities in an out-of-control prank on July 14. "It probably gave him that extra encouragement to go and do it," the father said of the main offender. Child safety campaigner Hetty Johnston, who had raised fears about a potential copycat incident, said yesterday it was "time for Big Brother to go or be moved to a later time slot". "We should not be surprised that young people mimic the behaviour," she said. A father who spoke to The Sunday Mail said his daughter, 12, came home from the school on the day of the incident and told him: "So-and-so was running around turkey slapping all the girls." The same boys are accused of a similar incident a day earlier. Officers from the Child Protection and Investigation Unit called in by the school were to interview witnesses over the weekend.

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