Peter Andrew Hansen, 63, pleaded guilty in the NSW District Court in Sydney to 31 charges.
They include producing child pornography in Vietnam and the Philippines, distributing child exploitation material and engaging in sexual activity with nine boys.
The former Melbourne priest, Labor Party official and lawyer was arrested at Sydney airport in October 2018 on his way back from Vietnam.
After a day-and-a-half of reading his sentencing remarks, Judge Bennett jailed the fluent Vietnamese speaker on Friday for 19 years with a non-parole period of 14 years.
Former Catholic priest and Labor official Peter Andrew Hansen (pictured), 63, travelled to poor Asian countries to sexually exploit vulnerable boys
IN THIS ISSUE
Federal Reserve Hints at Government-Backed Cryptocurrency; Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Securities Fraud Class Action Against Shutterfly Inc. Regarding Allegedly Misleading Financial Projections; Ninth Circuit Holds Federal Loss Causation Standard Not Met in Investor’s State Law Securities Action Against Uber; Taking Judicial Notice of SEC Cease and Desist Order, District of Maryland Denies Under Armour’s Bid to Dismiss Investor Securities Suit.
FEDERAL RESERVE HINTS AT GOVERNMENT-BACKED CRYPTOCURRENCY
On May 24, 2021, Lael Brainard, a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, said during a CoinDesk virtual conference that “the Federal Reserve is stepping up its research and public engagement” on the possibility of a U.S. central bank digital currency. Brainard cited the need to understand the “benefits and risks” of such digital currencies in the United States before commenting that the Federal Reserve Board will publish a paper
A Maryland college's claims against Continental Casualty Co. and an insurance broker are better suited for state court, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, sending back the case over the college's losses tied to government shutdown orders during the coronavirus pandemic.
A man who repeatedly planted a spy camera in an Auckland gym s changing rooms to film people naked was promoted to chief executive of Crown entity International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) after the offending took place.
Phillip Barnes, who earned $250,000 a year, wanted to keep his name, and that of IANZ, secret. But Police, RNZ and NZME opposed name suppression all the way to the Supreme Court. Police also fought his bid to be discharged without conviction.
He can finally be identified today, after Barnes failed to convince the Supreme Court it should hear another appeal on the grounds he had suffered a substantial miscarriage of justice and that his case was of public importance.