Evil police officer sexually abused his stepdaughters from the age of SIX
A police officer who served on the force for 40 years has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after sexually abusing his two young stepdaughters.
The 64-year-old’s shocking crimes were broadcast in the Adelaide District Court, where it was heard he abused the girls from the ages of six to 12.
He denied the offence, but was found guilty by a judge of two charges of maintaining an unlawful sexual relationship with a child and one charge of aggravated assault.
The police officer, who cannot be identified, is from regional South Australia, and the court heard his role with the force left the girls feeling like they had no one to report the abuse to.
A police officer with 40 years of experience in the force has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after sexually assaulting his two young stepdaughters (stock image)
‘This was a serious crime against two girls who were entitled to your protection. Your abuse of them is a breach of trust,” Judge Gordon Barrett said: The advertiser reported.
‘Although you are otherwise of good character, your profession as a police officer was one of the reasons why the girls felt they should not complain about what you did.
“Effectively they thought there was no one to complain to.”
The former police officer was sentenced to a minimum of 16 years in prison and is banned from contacting any of the girls in any way.
The man is now engaged to a woman he met on a dating app, although the two have not yet met in person.
The former police officer has filed an application to appeal the conviction.
A court hearing is scheduled for November.