A 13-year-old girl under the legal guardianship of South Australia's Child Protection Minister was abused and impregnated by a paedophile in January — but the Minister only found out about the case this week.
The Minister, Rachel Sanderson, said she was informed on TuesdayOn Monday, Matthew James McIntyre was imprisoned after pleading guilty to grooming the girl using the teenage dating app MyLOL and having unlawful sexual intercourse with her in January.
McIntyre was sentenced on Monday to three years and nine months in jail, with a non-parole period of just under two years. She said he continued to communicate with the girl up until the messages were discovered, including telling her he wanted to get her pregnant. "Even when your victim told you she feared she was pregnant and would have to have an abortion because she was unable to cope with a baby, you suggested that she ought to keep the child and continue to have unprotected sex with you."
The judge noted that he had shown remorse for his actions and pleaded guilty at the earliest possible time. "In particular, the psychological and physical consequences of becoming pregnant in these circumstances and having a termination of that pregnancy at only 13 years of age are likely to be significant and enduring."Ms Sanderson said she was not informed of the case until this week despite policy changes she instituted earlier this year, intended to ensure her department kept her informed.
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