Dawson groomed and sexually abused a 16-year-old girl he met while teaching at a Sydney high school in the 1980s. He was found guilty in June in the NSW District Court.
Convicted wife killer Chris Dawson has been jailed for a maximum of three years for grooming and sexually abusing a teenager in the 1980s.
The former teacher, 75, pursued an unlawful sexual relationship with the 16-year-old student he met at a Sydney high school, initially getting her placed into his class and later writing a double entendre in her report card that she was a “pleasure to teach”.On Friday, Crown prosecutor Emma Blizard told the NSW District Court that Dawson “took steps to actively groom” the vulnerable teenager and exploited his knowledge of her turbulent home life.
Judge Sarah Huggett said Dawson was aged about 32 at the time of his offence and singled the girl out, telling her she was beautiful and encouraging her to confide in him. She said this involved an abuse of his position of trust and authority. The judge said Dawson maintains his innocence, which he is entitled to do. However, this means there is no evidence that he is contrite or remorseful for his actions.Huggett jailed him for three years, with a non-parole period of two years, with the sentence to begin in August 2039., for murdering his wife Lynette in 1982. The new sentence adds one year to his previous non-parole period. He is first eligible for release in 2041, when he will be 93.
The former teacher watched Friday’s proceedings from Long Bay jail, wearing a green zip-up prison jacket. He waved to his lawyers before the hearing commenced, then steepled his fingers in front of his face and rested his forehead on his hands.
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