Former music teacher who abused student will likely die in jail

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Former music teacher who abused student will likely die in jail
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The 80-year-old has already been sentenced to more than a decade behind bars and has now admitted to more crimes against another of his students. 9News

The 80-year-old has already been sentenced to more than a decade behind bars and has now admitted to more crimes against another of his students.

Two years ago former South Australian teacher Malcolm Day was jailed for repeatedly preying on one of his pupils.Two years ago former South Australian teacher Malcolm Day was jailed for repeatedly preying on one of his pupils.Day should have been teaching the talented teen music but instead, he has pleaded guilty to grooming and abusing the 15-year-old in the early 1980s, years before the crimes for which he is already serving 12 years.

The decades-long impact of his predation was revealed in a powerful victim impact statement, calling for him to be handed at least 10 years jail on top of time he's already serving in prison, where his lawyer concedes the now 80-year-old will likely die.The 80-year-old has already been sentenced to more than a decade behind bars and has now admitted to more crimes against another of his students.

The court heard his old age shouldn't be taken into account, because "he's had the benefit of living... his best years as a free man."

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