Ian Harold King, a former Queensland state cricketer, is currently serving a 22-year sentence for offences against 10 other boys.
A Canberra man abused by notorious paedophile Ian Harold King has told the ACT Supreme Court the former elite junior cricket coach "stole" his soul.The victim took aim at Cricket ACT and Cricket Australia, saying the sporting bodies did not do enough to prevent the abuseFormer Queensland cricketer Ian Harold King, 79, has already been convicted of offences against 10 other boys ranging in age from 12 to 18 years old.
The boy had been impressed because he knew King was a renowned fast bowler and he was keen to learn from him.The man described feeling frightened, humiliated and frozen.On Monday, he told of the deep emotional damage he had endured."The scars are so ingrained, so deep, that some will never fully heal and I will have to live with them for the rest of my life."He addressed King, who appeared by video link from jail, directly.