Convicted child killer Rick Thorburn jailed over sex offences at family day care centre

Convicted child killer Rick Thorburn has been sentenced to five years in jail over more than a dozen child sex offences, including the rape of a young girl at a family day care centre south of Brisbane five years ago.

Last November, Thorburn pleaded guilty to one count of rape, two counts of attempted rape, and 10 counts of indecent treatment of a child under 12.

The offences occurred at 60-year-old Thorburn’s home at Chambers…