There are calls for an Australian Sky News presenter to publicly apologise and resign over what's been described as a 'train wreck' interview.
It comes after Peter Stefanovic shamed a teenager and left him feeling uncomfortable live on-air on Wednesday last week.
Keegan Payne, 19, was invited on to the programme to talk about his recent $1 million win in the Northern Territory's annual Million Dollar Fish competition.
Speaking with Payne on Wednesday, Stefanovic asked him if he had stolen an off-road vehicle and a quad bike from a former employer when he was 15 years old.
"First of all, is that true?" he asked the Indigenous teenager.
Payne paused before quietly responding: "yes".
"So, what happened?" Stefanovic pressed.
Payne, who looked confronted and remorseful, told Stefanovic that he and his friend "weren't thinking at the time" and explained he regretted his actions "big time".
Since the interview, Stefanovic has been slammed for bringing up something that happened to Payne when he was young.
The backlash against Stefanovic has become so intense that he appears to have deleted all of his social media accounts - while a prominent lawyer has spoken out against him on social media.
Daily Mail Australia has since revealed the teen has contacted his old boss and offered to pay him back for the stolen vehicles.
His boss hadn't pressed charges at the time, but spoke with the boys and their parents and had them work for free on weekends.
Lawyer Jahan Kalantar, who discusses legal issues on TikTok, said Stefanovic conducted a "train wreck of an interview".
He described him as a "smarmy news presenter" who asked Payne about something he did as a child.
"Can you imagine any other community where you would bring up something that a child has done - which by the way is unlawful," Kalantar said.
"It's completely inappropriate [to be asked] 'do you feel sorry for this thing you did four years ago', when you've been invited on to give an interview about the fact that you won a fishing competition."
Kalantar said the interview was "disgusting" and that Stefanovic had a "smug little smirk on his face" as he questioned the teenager.
Indigenous Sydney city councillor Yvonne Weldon said she's appalled by the interview.
"They invited him on to talk about his prize catch and then proceeded to put him on the stand for an adolescent misdemeanour," she shared to LinkedIn.
She said the interview showed "no regard for his wellbeing and right to privacy".
"Moreover, they have perpetuated a harmful and negative stereotype about Aboriginal young people."
Sky News Australia and Stefanovic have since apologised to Payne and his family for raising his past during the live interview.
"Mr Stefanovic has reached out to Mr Payne and his family directly to convey his apology," the statement said.
