Former A Current Affair reporter Ben McCormack had a cup of water mixed with spit thrown over him following a court appearance on Wednesday.
McCormack, 43, was convicted on child porn charges and given a $1,000 good behaviour bond for three years.
WATCH:
Upsetting scenes outside Downing Centre as man throws cup of water and spit at former ACA reporter Ben McCormack via @dailytelegraph pic.twitter.com/qfD9v89mgz
— Emma Partridge (@em_partridge) December 6, 2017
“That happened to me when I was a f***ing kid,” the man who threw the liquid shouted after the incident.
He briefly spoke to reporters, then fled when he was informed he had just committed a crime.
WATCH:
The man has just made a hasty retreat after he was confronted by the media for throwing a cup full of his own spit at Ben McCormack. pic.twitter.com/PdQoAvDJ37
— Rhian Deutrom (@Rhi_lani) December 6, 2017
