Sentencing Date Set For Former Swansea MP Milton Orkopoulos

BY OLIVIA DILLON

A date has been set for former Swansea MP Milton Orkopoulos to be sentenced. 

The 66-year-old was earlier this year found guilty of 26 sexual abuse and drug charges. 

The incidents involved four boys from the Lake Macquarie and Mid Coast areas, and took place between 1993 and 2003. 

He joined Sydney's Downing Street Centre District Court via videolink on Friday the 25th of August, to hear three of the four victims read impact statements. 

He's due to be sentenced on the 17th of November 2023. 

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Maitland Grossman High School Teacher Convicted of Common Assault, Despite Remorse

BY OLIVIA DILLON

The high school teacher from Maitland captured on video in a brawl with a student has learned his fate. 

A court heard 62-year-old Michael John Kable, had shown genuine remorse after admitting to the assault of a boy at Maitland Grossman High School on the 21st of March this year.

Presiding Magistrate Ron Maiden said he accepted Mr. Kable has been taunted by his class, was remorseful, and was unlikely to re-offend, but believed a conviction was warranted. 

He's been formally convicted of common assault and placed on an 18-month community corrections order. 

Ron Maiden said he believed it would be difficult for Mr. Kable to find another teaching job after the conviction, where Working with Children Checks were needed. 

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