Newspaper boss Antony Catalano stands down after alleged incident with woman at Melbourne apartment
An Australian newspaper boss says he is “deeply ashamed” as he stands down from his role following an alleged incident with a woman.
Australian newspaper boss Antony Catalano says he is “deeply ashamed” as he stands down following an alleged incident with a woman at a Melbourne apartment.
Mr Catalano has been charged and is before the courts over an alleged incident at a Melbourne apartment.
The Australian Community Media (ACM) chairman has said he is “humiliated” following the alleged incident in a statement, as reported by the Australian Financial Review.
Antony Catalano has been charged over an alleged incident at a Melbourne apartment. Picture: Instagram
“Those close to me have been urging me to seek professional help for some time and there have been interventions by close family and friends,” Mr Catalano said in his statement.
“I regret not heeding their advice and I continued to believe I could hide my mental health issues.
The Australian Community Media boss has been placed on immediate leave. Picture: Instagram
“I allowed shame and pride to prevent me from confronting these problems and seeking treatment earlier.”
ACM managing director Tony Kendall said Mr Catalano had been placed on leave immediately until the matter is resolved, the outlet reported.
Mr Catalano said he would check himself into a rehabilitation centre.
NewsWire has contacted ACM for comment.
Source: https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/crime/newspaper-boss-antony-catalano-stands-down-after-alleged-incident-with-woman-at-melbourne-apartment/news-story/15532aedcd351df981285a0d2eeb1397
Media mogul Antony ‘The Cat’ Catalano charged with assault after allegedly dragging a woman and swinging a clothes iron at her head
Media mogul Antony ‘The Cat’ Catalano has been charged with assault after he allegedly dragged a woman through her unit and swung a clothes iron at her head.
Mr Catalano, the co-owner and chairman of Australian Community Media (ACM), is facing charges of assault, false imprisonment and making threats to kill.
The journalist-turned-executive, 59, faced court via video-link from a police station in Melbourne on Friday night following the alleged incident, the ABC reports.
The woman suffered a fractured coccyx after she was allegedly dragged through her apartment by the hair and ankles, a summary of the police allegations as referred to during the hearing stated.
‘The accused dragged the victim to the laundry area where he grabbed a clothes iron and held it towards the victim’s head, causing the victim to grab onto the iron herself,’ the summary said.
The court heard that the woman claimed Catalano swung the iron ‘forcefully’ at her head, but his barrister Jason Gullaci SC said that allegation was not included in the police summary.
It was alleged in court that he rang police from his $55million Byron Bay home after seeing what he believed were people emerging from the woodwork at the property.
Mr Gullaci told the court there was ‘no doubt’ his client had made contact with the woman, based on CCTV of the incident.
Media mogul Antony ‘The Cat’ Catalano (pictured) has been charged with assault after he allegedly dragged a woman through her unit and swung a clothes iron at her head
Antony Catalano is pictured with his wife Stefanie
The media boss was granted bail after agreeing to a series of conditions
He said the aftermath of the alleged attack ‘doesn’t look great’.
But he said Catalano, a father-of-nine, had a clean criminal history and had significant property and business interests that he was an integral part of.
Police argued the media boss should be denied bail and remanded in custody due to a ‘significant’ risk of him reoffending or leaving Victoria.
Catalano was granted bail after agreeing to a series of conditions and the case was adjourned until May 11.
The media boss resigned as chief executive of the property listings company Domain in 2018 after working at Fairfax Media as an executive.
Catalano bought ACM with billionaire investor Alex Waislitz in an eye-watering $115million deal the following year.
ACM’s titles include the regional newspapers such as the Newcastle Herald, Illawarra Mercury, Canberra Times and The Examiner in Launceston.
Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15644979/Media-mogul-Antony-Cat-Catalano-charged.html
