Notorious paedophile and former Canberra cricket coach Ian Harold King has been sentenced to almost three more years in jail, over an act of indecency against a boy in 1998.
King, 79, is already serving 22 years in jail for offences against 10 other boys he coached in the 1990s.
His first sentence was handed down in 2012, for 25 offences against five boys aged between 10 and 16.
The initial sentence was 12 years in jail, but that was increased to 19 years on appeal.
He also pleaded guilty to offences against five older boys, aged between 16 and 18, and was sentenced to five years behind bars, part of which was to be made concurrent with the original sentence.
Justice Geoffrey Kennett noted in his sentencing remarks today that all bar one of the victims had been coached by King.
He said the one exception was a younger brother of a boy who was coached by King.
The offences ranged from rape to acts of indecency and the now defunct charge of maintaining a sexual relationship with a child.
King told victim it was natural
The latest victim told the court that King has stolen his soul when he molested him at the age of 13.
The court heard the pair had met at cricket training where King had taken an interest in the victim's cricketing ability and offered him one-on-one training.
Justice Kennett said that on the day of the offending against the most recent victim, the boy had been collected from his home by King and taken to his apartment where he was made to practice slow bowling in front of a mirror.
As he practised, the boy was made to take off layers of his clothing.
When he was only in his underwear King leaned over from behind the boy and touched the right side of his groin area, telling him there were muscles that need to be strengthened, before telling him to remove his underwear so the muscles were more visible.
"The victim complied, feeling frightened, humiliated and frozen," Justice Kennett said.
He noted that after committing an act of indecency on the boy, King had remarked there was nothing wrong with it and it was natural.
Justice Kennett said the victim had made an eloquent statement about the impact it had on his life, stripping him of his innocence at a vulnerable age.
Today, Justice Kennett sentenced King to two years and seven months in jail, which is set to end in May 2032.
Justice Kennett also reset the non-parole period to 12 years and 11 months, with an end date of June 2021, which means King could apply for parole now if he wanted to.
Indeed King has been eligible for parole since November 2020 on his original sentence, but the court noted he had never applied.
King appeared in court by video link from jail today, with his head bowed as the sentence was read.
