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Adelaide paedophile pleads for ‘merciful’ sentence over sex abuse of Cambodian children
An Adelaide man who admitted filming himself sexually abusing children in Cambodia and publishing the videos online has pleaded with a Supreme Court judge to be “merciful” in sentencing him.
Key points:
- The court today heard a victim impact statement from one of Moyle’s victims
- The defence said Moyle felt “genuine remorse” for the offences
- The prosecution has asked for the maximum sentence to be imposed
Geoffrey William Moyle has pleaded guilty to 11 child exploitation charges — including the sexual abuse of six children in Cambodia between 2002 and 2005.
In sentencing submissions at the Supreme Court today, Moyle’s defence lawyer Heath Barkley SC pleaded with Judge Paul Cuthbertson to consider a “merciful non-parole period” when sentencing…
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