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‘Sadistic’ Catholic priest jailed for abusing boys in Australia

Jyeshtha Krushna Ashtami, Kaliyug Varsha 5112

John Sidney Denham, 67, was sentenced to 19 years and 10 months after pleading guilty to a range of charges, including multiple counts of indecent assault against boys aged five to 16.

Denham was found guilty of abusing 39 boys at schools in Sydney and elsewhere in New South Wales between 1968 and 1986.

In sentencing, judge Helen Syme said that the abuse had been ignored by school authorities for many years, allowing it to continue.

"The indecent assaults involved multiple children, often significant planning, were frequently sadistic and overall persistent, objectively serious, criminal courses of conduct," Judge Syme said, according to Australian news agency AAP.

"The offender’s actions contributed to a culture of fear and depravity, especially at the school, which allowed these disturbing offences to occur and then remain unpunished for years."

The public gallery applauded when the sentenced was announced.

Denham will serve a minimum of 13 years and 10 months. He said in court that he was still trying to work out why he had abused the boys.

However, Judge Syme was unconvinced that he was truly remorseful.

Source: Telegraph UK

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