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Pastor had instructional sex with daughters
By Todd Cardy
August 30, 2007 05:43pm

A FUNDAMENTALIST church pastor had sex with two of his teenage
daughters to educate them on how to be good wives, a South Australian
court has heard.

The 54-year-old man, who cannot be named, was today sentenced in the
SA District Court to eight and a half years jail after pleading guilty
to seven counts each of incest and unlawful sexual intercourse.

The court heard that the man had sex with his daughters for nearly a
decade from 1991 when they were aged 13 and 15 at the family property.

The sex took place at various locations including in a shearer's shed,
a paddock, on the back of a ute and, on one occasion, at the girls'
grandparents house.

The man told the court the sex was not about fulfilling his desires
but about teaching his daughters how to behave for their husbands when
they eventually married, as dictated in scripture.

In sentencing, Judge David Lovell said the misrepresentation of
scripture used to justify the abuse of the girls "defied belief", and
that he had "hypocritically betrayed" his religion and principles.

"You said the acts were about learning about sex rather than engaging
in the acts of sex," Judge Lovell said.

"I do not accept that.

"You treated your daughters as your property ... using them to satisfy
and gratify your sexual urges."

Judge Lovell gave full credit for the man's guilty pleas, saying he
was genuinely remorseful and had a good chance of rehabilitation as
his wife and the church remained supportive.

The man will be eligible for parole in four years. 



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