US EditionAustralian man sentenced to 9 years in prison for gay American's 1988 manslaughter
- Australian man Scott Phillip White has been sentenced to nine years in prison for the manslaughter of American mathematician Scott Johnson, who was punched off a cliff in Sydney in 1988. White had originally pleaded guilty to murder and received a sentence of over 12 years, but had the murder conviction overturned on appeal.
- Johnson had been close to receiving his doctorate from the Australian National University when he was killed. His death was initially considered a suicide, but was investigated as a possible hate crime in 2012.
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Australian man sentenced to 9 years in prison for gay American’s 1988 manslaughter
SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian man who admitted killing a gay American by punching him off a cliff top in Sydney in 1988 was sentenced on Thursday to nine years in prison, ending the victim’s family’s 35-year battle for justice.
Australian killer of gay US mathematician imprisoned for 1988 manslaughter
For the second time, an Australian man was sentenced to imprisonment after he admitted killing gay US mathematician Scott Johnson around 35 years ago. The court had convicted Scott White of killing Dr Johnson last year, however, he had won an appeal before he pleaded guilty to manslaughter. The dead body of Dr Johnson was found at the base of cliffs in 1988 in Sydney, at a time when the attacks on gay men had increased. At the time, Dr Johnson's
Australian man sentenced to 9 years in prison for gay American's 1988 manslaughter
An Australian man who admitted killing a gay American by punching him off a cliff top in Sydney in 1988 was sentenced on Thursday to nine years in prison, ending the victim's family’s 35-year battle for justice.
Australian man sentenced to 9 years in prison for gay American’s 1988 manslaughter - The Boston Globe
An Australian man who admitted killing a gay American by punching him off a cliff top in Sydney in 1988 was sentenced on Thursday to nine years in prison, ending the victim’s family’s 35-year battle for justice.
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