Pilbra man, 58, is jailed for 12 years for having sex with four girls aged 13-16

  • Sydney Emmett Evans, from Roebourne, pleaded guilty this week  
  • Forced girls aged 13 to 16 to perform sex acts and recorded them with a camera
  • Evans was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his heinous crimes 

An Aboriginal man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for having sex with teenage girls.

Sydney Emmett Evans, from the Pilbara town of Roebourne in Western Australia, pleaded guilty in Karratha District Court last week to forcing girls aged 13 to 16 to perform sex acts and recording them with a camera between 2015 and 2016.

In September 2016 one of his four victims contacted police, prompting an investigation, The Australian reported.

An Aboriginal man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for having sex with teenage girls 

He was arrested a month later as part of Operation Fledermaus – an investigation into widespread sexual abuse in the town.

When police raided Evan’s house they found recording and media storage devices. He later denied offering money for sex, the court heard.

Last week Evan’s lawyer told the court the facts were accepted by his client.

Judge Vicki Stewart said the video footage was ‘disturbing.’

Sydney Emmett Evans, from the Pilbara town of Roebourne, pleaded guilty in Karratha District Court last week 

Sydney Emmett Evans, from the Pilbara town of Roebourne, pleaded guilty in Karratha District Court last week 

‘You took advantage of each of the children’s vulnerability due to their life circumstances,’ she said.

‘You sought to corrupt (them) by offering them money and other inducements in exchange for sexual favours.’

Evans was sentenced to six years and three months for offences against children and five years and nine months for assaulting an adult woman who was unconscious.

 

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