A small-town fisherman has been jailed for sexual abuse of boys.
A well-known south coast fisherman has been jailed for four years over the sexual abuse of two teenage boys 20 years ago.Reinhard 'Fritz' Drenkhahn, 69, assaulted two boys in the NSW towns of Eden and Wagga WaggaA victim impact statement revealed the toll the abuse took on the victims
Wollongong District Judge Andrew Haesler handed Drenkhahn a non-parole period of two years and said the local trawler operator had exploited the"confusion and innocence" of his young victims."[Drenkhahn] was otherwise looked up to by children and his actions and motivations would not have been clear to his young victims."
The victim said on another occasion Drenkhahn tried to put his hands down the boy's pants and asked if"he wanted to play".
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