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Former magistrate Bob Harrap jailed for corruption, three co-accused penalised
Former South Australian magistrate Bob Harrap will serve at least 12 months behind bars for corruption offences described by a District Court judge as striking “at the heart of the justice system”.
Key points:
- Bob Harrap was sentenced to up to 18 months in prison for offences committed while he was a magistrate
- Judge Paul Slattery said Harrap bullied or pressured three female co-accused
- Two of them were placed on good behaviour bonds and another was fined
Judge Paul Slattery condemned the conduct of the ex-Christies Beach judicial officer, who pressured or bullied three women — a court clerk, police prosecutor and solicitor — to help him commit his crimes.
He said Harrap’s lewd and inappropriate comments towards his clerk Melanie Jane…
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