Tyler Sullivan: ‘Baby-faced’ paedophile who sexually assaulted a 12-year-old only sentenced to one year in prison because of bizarre reason
Tyler Sullivan: ‘Babyface’ Pedophile Who Sexually Assaulted A 12-Year-Old Sentenced Only To One Year In Prison For Bizarre Reason
- Tyler Sullivan, 22, pleaded guilty to raping a child
- But he will only spend twelve months behind bars
- Mother of victim furious at soft punishment
A pedophile who snuck into a 12-year-old girl’s room and sexually assaulted her has been sentenced to just one year behind bars as a judge fears the creep will be raped herself.
Tyler Sullivan, 22, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography, using a carriage service for child pornography and sexual penetration of a child under the age of 16 in Melbourne County Court.
The “babyface” rapist received a much lighter sentence than the maximum 15-year prison sentence, in part because of his “childlike appearance” and fears that he could be targeted by prison predators.
“I want him to get the maximum sentence,” said the victim’s mother, who cannot be identified for legal reasons A current case.
“I think less than that is actually abandoning my daughter. He destroyed her life.’
Tyler Sullivan (pictured), 22, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography material, using a carriage service for child pornography material and sexual penetration of a child under the age of 16 in Melbourne County Court for the offense which occurred two years ago
Sullivan started chatting with the schoolgirl online two years ago, telling her he was fourteen when he was actually twenty.
The convicted pedophile took a train and an Uber around Melbourne before sneaking into the girl’s home while her mother and sister slept.
My daughter had just turned twelve. She was in the sixth grade of primary school,’ the mother said.
Judge Richard Maidment accepted that Sullivan suffers from mental illnesses such as social anxiety, depression, underdeveloped social skills, personality disorders and episodic gambling disorders, as well as PTSD.
In sentencing, the judge also took into account Sullivan’s youthful appearance and how he was likely to fare in an adult prison.
“(His) petite and childish appearance will likely be seen as appealing to sexual predators that you may encounter in a prison environment,” the judge said.
The judge’s clemency enraged the victim’s mother.
“I was furious,” she said. It took everything I could to keep my cool in that courtroom.’
“All I want is justice,” the mother added.
“My daughter has to live with this for the rest of her life.”
If Sullivan had committed this crime seven weeks earlier, when his victim was only eleven, he could have faced up to 25 years in prison.
Sullivan’s identity was not made public until after A Current Affair fought for the right to name him.
The judge told him that he “undoubtedly knew that what you did was illegal and morally wrong.”
“You knew from your first online contact that your first victim was 12 years old, you wanted to mislead her,” the judge said.