24 December 2012

ex-Action bus driver had child porn and chloroform, now found guilty

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Some readers might remember this story on the Action bus driver back in 2009.

The man was found guilty in the ACT Supreme Court on Friday 21/12/2012:
From the Canberra Times (Sunday 23/12/2012):

“A MAN has been found guilty of knocking out an eight-year-old girl with a chloroform-filled mask and using a child to produce pornography.

But an ACT Supreme Court jury on Friday cleared Thomas William Johnston of a second count of producing child porn after jurors could not be sure whether a penis shown in photographs belonged to the defendant.

The jury took almost eight hours to find Johnston guilty of creating the pornography and administering a stupefying or overpowering drug, poison or injurious substance likely to endanger life or cause grievous bodily harm.

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And now he shall spend his days within the walls of the AMC, where he can merrily continue to collect and disseminate child pornography. Specific deterrence in action.

muscledude_oz6:59 am 25 Dec 12

curlylocks said :

Hope he gets the book thrown at him!!!!!!!!!!!!! And a very friendly cellmate.

Actually he’d love to have “a very friendly cellmate”. Non-stop solitary confinement would be far better.

Hope he gets the book thrown at him!!!!!!!!!!!!! And a very friendly cellmate.

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