The father of a man jailed over the botched 60 Minutes kidnapping says his son feels deserted by the Nine Network.
Adam Whittington remains in a Beirut jail over his role in the failed mission to return Sally Faulkner's children to Australia.
David Whittington told AAP on Saturday he had not spoken to his son since he was imprisoned seven weeks ago.
But Mr Whittington said Adam had told him, through his lawyer, he felt he had been forgotten by the network's management team.
"He feels like he's been deserted by Channel Nine big time," he said.
"It's not so much the crew, but the management and legal team."
Mr Whittington said neither he, his former wife or daughter-in-law had been contacted by the network in the aftermath of the scandal.
"Even my daughter-in-law feels like they've deliberately left Adam behind," he said.
The Nine Network released a report into the bungled story on Friday.
It found "inexcusable errors" had been made that led to the arrest of Adam, three of his child recovery colleagues and four 60 Minutes staff. Senior producer Stephen Rice has been sacked over the affair and the other three staff received formal warnings.
Mr Whittington said his son did not even feature in the report.
"What hurts is not one acknowledgment of Adam's existence," he said.
"Where is the management? Wherever they are up in their ivory tower, why can't they pick up the phone and give my daughter-in-law a call?
"They've got two little boys and she keeps saying to the younger one that daddy's out looking for toys around the world."
Professor of Journalism Peter Manning, a former news boss at the Seven Network and ABC, told ABC 24 on Saturday the Nine Network should have helped everyone out of the Beirut jail or no one.
"People who came out should have also been the people who were paid to do the dirty work, so to speak," he said.
60 Minutes has been contacted for comment.
