A woman who was abused by an older man while she was in her early teens has told a court the perpetrator is 'cruel' to continue to deny the offending.
A woman who was abused by an older man while she was in her early teens has told a court the perpetrator is "cruel" to continue to deny the offending.Trevor Pope has been found guilty of historical unlawful sexual intercourse with the teenagerThe court today heard Pope is his wife's primary caregiverDuring the trial the District Court heard Pope gave the victim alcohol prior to the offending and paid her $50 afterwards, telling her not to tell anyone.
Despite the offending occurring more than a decade ago, she said she had to come forward and report the crime which "replayed in her head" to police.He was found guilty earlier this year. "No matter how deep I try to dig, I can't find it inside to forgive you; I hate everything you have done to me and put me through."In a sentencing hearing in the Adelaide District Court, the defence said Pope's health, and that of his wife had deteriorated "with the passage of time".
They said it would be "difficult" to manage Mr Pope's own health issues, including high blood pressure and gout in prison.
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