Thursday, May 2, 2019

Former Canberra Anglican minister pleads guilty to sending indecent material to teenage girl

From Australia-

A former Anglican minister has pleaded guilty to sending indecent material to a teenage girl in the ACT Magistrates Court today, saying he hopes his plea will limit any further harm to the victim.

Brian Champness, 41, was arrested in January after a police investigation across New South Wales and the ACT.

It was alleged at the time of his arrest that Champness had used an app to groom a 14-year-old girl.

He was subsequently charged with using a carriage service to groom a person under 16 years, and pleaded not guilty.

Today the charge was downgraded to using a carriage service to send indecent material to a person under 16 years, and he pleaded guilty.

More here-

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-02/anglican-minister-pleads-guilty-to-sending-indecent-material/11073054

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