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  • Weekend jail for Seven News chief Peter Meakin

    May 31 2007 10:47am (UTC+8)  -  Article by Pun

    Seven Network news and current affairs boss Peter Meakin has been found guilty of dangerous driving and sentenced to at least 14 months weekend detention after he fled from a police breath testing unit on Sydney's Northern Beaches, nearly hitting a police officer.

    Meakin has also been found guilty of drink driving and has had his license suspended for 8 years.

    The two police officers were forced to evade Meakin's speeding four wheel drive at North Narrabeen, on October 4 last year.

    Defence barrister Phillip Boulten SC asked Magistrate Jane Colver to consider sparing Meakin a jail term, saying he'd be unlikely to reoffend and that he hasn't drank alcohol since the incident.

    "He has sworn off alcohol altogether," Mr Boulten said.

    "He has not had a single drink of alcohol since the night of the offence."

    Mr Boulten urged the Magistrate to impose a community service order instead of a jail term, saying Meakin would "not do easy" in prison, and that he wouldn't be able to manage his job from prison.

    Seven has defended Mr Meakin, stating that his job with the Seven Network is secure.

    Meakin has already lodged an appeal against the sentence.

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  • Kevin
    May 31 2007
    11:19am
    #3 of 5

    Pun said:
    Mr Boulten urged the Magistrate to impose a community service order instead of a jail term, saying Meakin would "not do easy" in prison

    wtf :blink: What a stupid comment that is. No one will find prison "easy" :dontknow:

    Pun said:
    and that he wouldn't be able to manage his job from prison.

    Obviously not. I suspect it will be the end of his career unless he can find a way out of it.

  • mawk
    May 31 2007
    12:51pm
    #4 of 5

    Ten News in Brisbane is reporting that he is banned from Driving for 8 Years, not Jailed :unsure:

    [ Edited on May 31 2007 at 12:52pm by mawk ]

  • cartman
    May 31 2007
    12:53pm
    #5 of 5

    mawk said:
    Ten News in Brisbane is reporting that he is banned from Driving for 8 Years, not Jailed :unsure:

    He has been sentenced to 14 months periodic detention, which is basically part-time jail usually for 2-3 days per week for the duration of the sentence.


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