Teenager at the centre of sexual touching charge against Ready Steady Cook host breaks his silence - as his father reveals what he did the moment his son made the allegation
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The teenager who levelled an indecent assault allegation against Ready Steady Cook star Peter Everett has broken his silence about his relationship with the one-time TV host.
Everett, 66, has been charged with sexually touching the boy without consent after a late-afternoon incident in July at his home on the NSW Central Coast.
Police arrested the former TV host at his home the following day, before he appeared in Parramatta Local Court, where he pleaded not guilty. The charge will go before a magistrate for a full local court hearing in June next year.
Details of the alleged incident have yet to be revealed, except that court documents state the TV star allegedly sexually touched the boy without consent between 4.10pm and 4.30pm on Friday, July 25.
But the 16-year-old and his father - who can't be identified - have now spoken out to the Daily Mail.
The family - including the teenager and his siblings - lives close to the former TV star.
The teen said he had walked past Everett's home before, and had 'last seen him... just before the school holidays'.
On that Friday afternoon, July 25, the teen, who is diagnosed with autism, said he had his hood up as he walked down the street near his home, but 'did not want to be rude' to Everett.
Peter Everett, 66, was arrested and charged with sexually touching the boy without consent
Everett, 66, has been charged with sexually touching the boy without consent. Above, Everett's home on the NSW Central Coast
Police arrested the former TV host at his home the day after the alleged incident. He then appeared in Parramatta Local Court where he pleaded not guilty
Fifteen minutes later, he alleged he had been indecently assaulted by the TV star in a conversation with his father.
The dad said he knew Everett in passing from living in the local community. He said that when they first met, he was a little star-struck that the former celebrity lived in the area.
But he said the alleged Friday afternoon incident led him to place a call to police.
'I just thought I'm not going to confront him [over the allegation],' the father told the Daily Mail. 'We are going to do this properly and report it to the police.'
The father said that after his son gave a statement, police took away the boy's clothes and other items as evidence.
The Daily Mail is not suggesting the allegation against Everett is true, simply that it has been made and will be considered by a court.
Everett has been granted bail with strict conditions that include reporting twice a week to Waverley Police Station in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
He may only return to his home to collect his belongings with a police escort, and is prohibited from contacting his alleged victim or any witnesses.
On the afternoon of Friday, July 25, the teen, who is diagnosed with autism, said he put his hood up as he walked past Everett's home
His father said he knew Everett in passing from living in the local community
Everett may only return to his home to collect his belongings with a police escort
He pleaded not guilty to the charge and denied any wrongdoing.
'My solicitor has advised me not to speak, but I am pleading not guilty,' he told the Daily Mail.
Everett was best known for hosting the Channel 10 daytime cooking show Ready Steady Cook for five years from 2006.
He was unceremoniously sacked from the show by phone in 2011.
In 2022, Everett revealed he was selling off his possessions just 'to survive' after a tough few years during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The case returns to court at a later date.
