Journalist twins Amy and Sophie Taeuber stood down by Seven News amid internal investigation

ADELAIDE TV journo twins Amy and Sophie Taeuber have been stood down from work pending an investigation at Channel 7, Confidential understands.

Journalist twins Amy and Sophie Taeuber.

ADELAIDE TV journo twins Amy and Sophie Taeuber have been stood down from work pending an investigation at Channel 7, Confidential understands.

It’s believed Amy, a cadet journalist on staff, and Sophie, a reporter who freelances with the station, have both been relieved of their duties while an investigation into complaints about their online conduct takes place.

It’s also understood the twins had made alleged sexual harassment claims in recent weeks, which have apparently since been resolved.

A TV source tells Confidential there has been a “bit of tension” around the Seven offices recently, with some suggesting the twins had been allegedly “victimised”.

“It doesn’t send the greatest message to other staff ... I thought they were really brave actually standing up and saying something ... about what they felt was harassment,” the source says.

Both Amy, who worked for three years at Seven’s flagship current affairs show Today Tonight and was hired as a cadet journalist a year ago, and her sister declined to comment to Confidential.

Adelaide journo twins Amy and Sophie Taeuber have been stood down from work, pending an investigation at Channel 7.

Seven’s News Director and long standing Today Tonight executive producer Graham Archer, had nothing to say on the affair, describing the issue as a “private staff matter”.

A spokeswoman for the station said: “In an instance such as this, proper process must be followed and as such no comment is appropriate.”