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NSW Investigates Journalist's Unauthorized Gilfillan Podcast Interview

4/22/2026

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Corrective Services New South Wales is investigating how journalist Richard Guilliatt interviewed William and Karen Gilfillan for the podcast Shadow of Doubt.
The victim reported that the podcast harmed her mental health.
Guilliatt did not have permission to interview the Gilfillans.
The Gilfillans were convicted in 2016 for abusing their daughter and claimed innocence.
Rob Gilfillan faces sentencing on June 16, and suppression orders keep the Gilfillans unnamed in media.

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Story summary

Corrective Services New South Wales is investigating how journalist Richard Guilliatt interviewed William and Karen Gilfillan for the podcast Shadow of Doubt.
The victim reported that the podcast harmed her mental health.
Guilliatt did not have permission to interview the Gilfillans.
The Gilfillans were convicted in 2016 for abusing their daughter and claimed innocence.
Rob Gilfillan faces sentencing on June 16, and suppression orders keep the Gilfillans unnamed in media.