A radio producer has alleged in a social media post that he was raped by a male executive at the commercial radio station 2DayFM in 2013.

Video producer Blake Phillips wrote in a blog post on Tuesday that he reported the rape to 2DayFM management and the police at the time and the man was fired.

“Being raped by your manager is horrific enough … but the real trauma can be in how you recover from that,” Phillips wrote.

The radio industry allegation comes months after the TV sector was rocked by allegations against former Channel Nine star Don Burke, who was accused of indecent assault, sexual harassment and bullying during the 1980s and 1990s, when he starred in the top-rating gardening show Burke’s Backyard.

Burke, who hosted Burke’s Backyard for almost 17 years, has strenuously denied the allegations, saying he is “deeply hurt and outraged” and says the claims are baseless.

In this, the latest allegations to be made public, the alleged perpetrator was a senior production executive in the radio industry who went on to pick up another top radio job soon after.

At the time of the alleged assault Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O had the No 1 breakfast show on 2DayFM in Sydney before moving to rival station KIIS 106.5 in January 2014.

Southern Cross Austereo, which owns 2DayFM, confirmed the alleged incident and said it was assisting police with their inquiries.

“SCA takes incidents of this nature very seriously and any inappropriate behaviour by members of our staff to be completely unacceptable,” a spokeswoman said. “In 2013, on becoming aware of the incident, SCA acted promptly by investigating and terminating the employment of the manager.

“SCA supported Blake including assisting him with his conversations with the police and providing him with extensive counselling.

“This support was ongoing for the duration of his remaining two-and-a-half year employment, including his request to be relocated to another office within the company.”

Phillips said he chose not to go public at the time but he regretted his decision now. “Finally I am comfortable in that not only the world being ready, but more than ever, I am ready,” he said.

“Just before Christmas I re-opened my case with new detectives and will be standing by the truth.

“I am exploring all options of the law to set precedence for others who may find themselves somewhere in a similar lonely dark journey that can take years to recover from, if at all.

“Navigating years of suicide, medicating with self [and] prescription substances, amongst endless varieties of therapy to combat relentless anxious madness is no longer a worthwhile battle. No one wins, certainly not me.”

One radio source told Guardian Australia the man was escorted out of the building at the time but the incident was hushed up and the reason for the sacking was not made known.

Phillips said the radio station was in the headlines at the time for the royal prank call.

“Scandals at 2Day FM were plentiful and the timing of the incident was at the tail of one ‘royal’ saga,” he said.