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Two women who were groomed and abused more than 30 years ago by a music teacher who went on to run State Opera South Australia say they felt like "just a toy him or a sick fantasy", an Adelaide court hears.
Former State Opera SA chief Timothy Sexton found guilty of sexually abusing teenage girls
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Timothy Sexton (left) with his lawyer outside court in Adelaide in 2018.
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Former State Opera of South Australia chief executive Timothy Sexton has been found guilty of sexually abusing two teenage girls.
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He was found guilty of two sex offences committed against two teenage girls
He was remanded in custody to be sentenced a later date
The 60-year-old stood trial in South Australia s District Court accused of 17 sexual crimes against three girls between 1989 and 1993.
The charges included two counts of maintaining an unlawful sexual relationship with a child, seven counts of indecent assault and a further eight counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a child.
Former SA opera chief Timothy Sexton denies allegation of sex with student during lesson
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A former State Opera boss has told an Adelaide court an allegation he had sex with one of his underage singing students three decades ago is absolute garbage , but that touching students was a normal part of the lesson to correct posture.
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He is accused of 17 sexual crimes against three girls, and has pleaded not guilty
He today told a court that an allegation he had sex with a student during a lesson was garbage