Published 2 years ago

BMX champion jailed for soliciting nude photos from multiple teenage girls

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Rhys Karl Kember was a rising star in the world of elite BMX riding. He was on track to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. But back home in Canberra, he was committing offences against five girls between the ages of 13 and 16, including two sisters. He pleaded guilty and on Monday (27 June), ACT Supreme Court Chief Justice Lucy McCallum said he had tried to minimise the severity of his offending before she jailed him for eight months.

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ABC Australia

BMX champion jailed for soliciting nude photos from multiple teenage girls

The court heard Rhys Kember solicited nude photos from five girls over a four-year period, sometimes in exchange for alcohol.

2 years ago·Australia

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The RiotACT

'Manipulative' BMX star Rhys Kember jailed for demanding nude photos from girls under 16

CONTENT WARNING: This article discusses child abuse. In the public eye, Rhys Karl Kember was a rising star in the world of elite BMX riding, having competed professionally, performed stunt work overseas, featured in a Nutri-Grain advertising campaign and was on track to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. But back home in Canberra, […]

2 years ago·Deakin, Australia

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