CANBERRA (AUSTRALIA)
The Canberra Times
August 13, 2018
By Michael Inman
A former Anglican priest who raped a young girl on the pew of a Canberra church had a long-history of molesting children.
Justice Michael Elkaim on Monday sentenced John Philip Aitchison, 67, to nine years jail on five charges of sexual intercourse with a young person and seven counts of acts of indecency on a young person.
The ACT Supreme Court heard he had been convicted of offences against children in the United Kingdom, NSW, Victoria, and the ACT.
However, he had only served two years behind bars.
Justice Elkaim said the offender had been “dealt with leniently” in the past, on one occasion a NSW court found he had pyschological issues.
“[This] was incorrect. He is unquestionably a paedophile,” Justice Elkaim said.
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