16 year old fell pregnant during middle-aged rapist’s vile abuse

Key points

• A 51-year-old man has been sentenced to five years' jail, with three years' non-parole, by the ACT Supreme Court for sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl. The man, who is not named to protect the girl's identity, met her at a Canberra shopping centre in 2019 and later raped her.
• The girl became pregnant and chose to keep the child. Chief Justice Lucy McCallum described the man's conduct as opportunistic and predatory.
• He was found guilty of sexual intercourse without consent by a jury earlier this year. He will be eligible for parole in July 2029.