Tony
12-13-2007, 04:48 AM
A former student caught at a prestigious private school with photographs of his girlfriend raping her nine-year-old sister has been jailed for four months.
The boy, now aged 19, pleaded guilty to 17 charges in Brisbane District Court on Thursday, including possession of child exploitation material and indecent treatment of a child under the age of 12.
He also pleaded guilty to charges of unlawful carnal knowledge and indecent treatment of a child aged under 16.
The charges stemmed from his relationship with his girlfriend, who was two years younger than him and was just 14 when their relationship started in late 2004.
The court heard the pair dated for about 18 months after meeting online and the offences occurred near the end of their relationship in early 2006.
Prosecutor Petrina Clohessy said the offences came to light in May last year after a student at the prestigious Brisbane Boys' College accessed the boy's email account and found digital photos of his girlfriend performing sex acts on her sister.
He reported the photographs to the school guidance counsellor, who then contacted police.
When officers approached the girl she made full confessions and implicated her boyfriend in the offending, Ms Clohessy said.
Ms Clohessy said the girl emailed her boyfriend pictures of herself performing the sex acts so he could use them for his own sexual gratification.
The girl pleaded guilty in Brisbane District Court in September to seven charges, including three counts of **** and was sentenced to 18 months' detention.
The court also heard the boy had masturbated in his girlfriend's bedroom on two occasions while the young sister was present and once simulated anal sex with the nine-year-old.
Defence barrister John Griffin QC described the incident as a "gross misjudgment" on his client's behalf and said the boy had taken steps to rehabilitate himself.
He said the boy had undergone counselling and had obtained employment.
Mr Griffin also argued sending his client to prison would interrupt his rehabilitation and place him in a dangerous environment.
Judge Gilbert Trafford-Walker agreed the boy's offending was not as serious as that of his girlfriend but insisted a prison sentence was warranted.
He sentenced him to 12 months imprisonment, suspended after four months, for the offences against the nine-year-old, and two years probation for those committed with his girlfriend.
The boy, now aged 19, pleaded guilty to 17 charges in Brisbane District Court on Thursday, including possession of child exploitation material and indecent treatment of a child under the age of 12.
He also pleaded guilty to charges of unlawful carnal knowledge and indecent treatment of a child aged under 16.
The charges stemmed from his relationship with his girlfriend, who was two years younger than him and was just 14 when their relationship started in late 2004.
The court heard the pair dated for about 18 months after meeting online and the offences occurred near the end of their relationship in early 2006.
Prosecutor Petrina Clohessy said the offences came to light in May last year after a student at the prestigious Brisbane Boys' College accessed the boy's email account and found digital photos of his girlfriend performing sex acts on her sister.
He reported the photographs to the school guidance counsellor, who then contacted police.
When officers approached the girl she made full confessions and implicated her boyfriend in the offending, Ms Clohessy said.
Ms Clohessy said the girl emailed her boyfriend pictures of herself performing the sex acts so he could use them for his own sexual gratification.
The girl pleaded guilty in Brisbane District Court in September to seven charges, including three counts of **** and was sentenced to 18 months' detention.
The court also heard the boy had masturbated in his girlfriend's bedroom on two occasions while the young sister was present and once simulated anal sex with the nine-year-old.
Defence barrister John Griffin QC described the incident as a "gross misjudgment" on his client's behalf and said the boy had taken steps to rehabilitate himself.
He said the boy had undergone counselling and had obtained employment.
Mr Griffin also argued sending his client to prison would interrupt his rehabilitation and place him in a dangerous environment.
Judge Gilbert Trafford-Walker agreed the boy's offending was not as serious as that of his girlfriend but insisted a prison sentence was warranted.
He sentenced him to 12 months imprisonment, suspended after four months, for the offences against the nine-year-old, and two years probation for those committed with his girlfriend.