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	Sunbury Priest Jailed for Sex Abuse By Adrian Lowe The Age August 23, 2011 http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/sunbury-priest-jailed-for-sex-abuse-20110822-1j6p5.html A FORMER priest from Sunbury's Salesian College at Rupertswood has been jailed for the sexual abuse of a 12-year-old student 28 years ago. Michael Aulsebrook was in charge of year 7 and 8 students at the school in 1983 when he began sexually assaulting the male pupil. The County Court heard yesterday that the boy was confused about what Aulsebrook was doing and did not tell clergy until 2004, when he was involved in mediation with the church and received a payout. Advertisement: Story continues below Judge Tim Wood said Aulsebrook, now 55, was a brother of the Salesian order at the time of the offences and later became a priest. He said Aulsebrook had left the clergy at the time of the mediation and had worked in Canberra as a public servant. Judge Wood said he believed Aulsebrook's remorse to be genuine. Aulsebrook - who pleaded guilty to three charges of indecent assault - was jailed for two years, with 15 months of that suspended for two years. The judge said Aulsebrook would face a different sentencing regime because the maximum term for indecent assault at the time was five years rather than 10 years now. Aulsebrook will be a registered sex offender for life.
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