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ARTICLE · 03 NOVEMBER 2021

Referee jailed Sexual Intercourse with Child

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Avinash Singh
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A junior rugby league referee has been jailed for 16 years after pleading guilty to numerous sexual intercourse with child charges.

Dale Whiteman appeared at Wollongong District Court to be sentenced for sexual assault and grooming charges relating to 22 girls over a 15 year period.

He was jailed on Friday for 16 years overall. He will have to serve a minimum of 12 years before he is eligible for parole.

Dale Whiteman Charged with Sexual Intercourse with Child

Dale Whiteman pleaded guilty to numerous offences, including sexual intercourse with a child aged 14-16, using a carriage service to groom and to transmit indecent material to a child under 16, aggravated indecent assault and possess child abuse material.

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