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'Thought he'd help me, not harm me' says victim of paedophile teacher Barry Douglas Wright
Wright, 60, a former teacher, is already serving a 12-month sentence for engaging in underage sex with another student. He has since pleaded guilty to two further counts of unlawful sexual intercourse and one aggravated count of possessing child pornography, which happened about the same time as his earlier offences. In District Court sentencing submissions yesterday, the court heard his victim, 16, had initially depended on Wright for emotional support. In her victim impact statement, she admitted she had a drug problem and would "take some drugs and chill out" with Wright before the relationship became sexual. "He seemed innocent, very trustworthy, as though he was going to help me, not harm me," she said. "I craved attention ... I was a bit lost and scared. Barry was giving me that love and I know now that was the wrong kind." The victim said once the relationship became sexual, she became more drug-dependent. Nicholas Healy, for Wright, said his client's behaviour was not a "typical type of predatory behaviour" because the victim had sought out Wright. "Mr Wright was continually offering his assistance in relation to (the victim)," he said. "(She) was a teenage girl who was always seeking out Mr Wright, not vice versa. He acknowledged that he's been very, very foolish." The pornography charges related to material on Wright's phone involving a third victim, which Mr Healy said was put on a DVD to give to the subject of the images. That explanation was rejected by the Crown, which said it was for prurient purposes. In January, Wright was sentenced to a year in jail, with a five-month non-parole period, when he was found guilty of gross indecency and unlawful sexual intercourse with his first victim. He will be sentenced on the latest convictions at a later date. The Adelaide Advertiser (22-7-2011) Hannah Silverman http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/thought-hed-help-me-not-harm-me-says-victim-of-paedophile-teacher-barry-douglas-wright/story-e6frea83-1226100059824 |
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