US EditionChris Dawson Loses Bid to Overturn Conviction over Sex Abuse of Student
- Chris Dawson, a 76-year-old former teacher from Sydney, had his appeal rejected on Friday in relation to his 1980s conviction for engaging in illegal sexual conduct with a female student.
- Dawson contested the conviction by arguing uncertainty regarding when the sexual encounter with the student, known as AB, took place, but the court ultimately affirmed the guilty verdict.
- The District Court trial found Dawson guilty of carnal knowledge after evidence showed the relationship began when AB was 16 in 1980 and included grooming and manipulation.
- Dawson received a three-year sentence for the carnal knowledge charge, added to his 24-year prison term for murdering his wife Lynette Simms in 1982.
- The appeal dismissal reinforces Dawson's legal setbacks and his ongoing incarceration for both sexual abuse and homicide convictions, with further High Court appeals pending.
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