Disgraced Nrl star Brett Finch cops 2 years community service

Disgraced former NRL player Brett #Finch, who shared sick fantasies about young boys on a sex hotline, has been spared from prison but will serve a 2 year sentence in the community, which involves supervision, mental health treatment and random drug testing. @9NewsSyd

Between November 2020 and January 2021, Finch used the FastMeet service to leave messages for other men about wanting to have sex with teens and young boys.

He left seven voice messages on the service on six occasions, during each one providing a description of himself before expressing his desire to engage in sexual acts with young boys aged between 12 and 16.

The voice messages left by Finch are too vulgar to print.

“Each contained what could only be described as highly depraved and sexualised content,” Judge Mahoney said on Wednesday.

He added that while Finch’s offending did not involve the actual abuse of children, it could “normalise” the behaviour for those receiving the messages.

On Wednesday, he was handed a two-year sentence to be served in the community that requires him to be of good behaviour and undergo psychiatric treatment

"Yes but I think the game has changed with bigger stronger players. Watching panthers beating wests shows how the game has developed. I am worried though at the way a player who was slow at one club is now super quick and huge at the Panthers."

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ParraTrooper47 November 23, 2022 at 6:26pm

Well, what do you think? Does the punishment for the crime?
- - CarloEEL2 > Poppa November 23, 2022 at 7:32pm
    
    I hate pedophiles but all along I have thought he got on the bandwagon for drugs so I think I'm ok with judges ruling .
    
    catch the real assholes making videos etc abusing chn and selling them
    - CarloEEL2 > CarloEEL2 November 23, 2022 at 7:33pm
      
      I'll also add that everyone here has their own lens for looking at this crime and it's triggers
      
      I had a pedo priest in my parish and home at times so I understand ppls differing views
Kurupt - Your Mums Favourite Thug November 23, 2022 at 7:40pm

I would have preferred he received the Covid cure, North Korean style.
ShatteredEel November 23, 2022 at 7:43pm

I'm confused. I heard a while back he was only using this platform to aid his drug habit. By the sounds of this it doesn't seem the case.
John Boyle November 23, 2022 at 8:19pm

Nothing makes sense with this whole saga.
Wizardssleeves official receipts November 23, 2022 at 9:32pm

Disgusting ruling. He deserves jail. But what do we expect when the judges and law makers in Australia have a deep history of this behaviour.
- Mitchy > Wizardssleeves official receipts November 24, 2022 at 3:06am
  
  Weak knees judges all round
Anubis November 23, 2022 at 9:56pm

What a load of BS, using addiction to justify shitty behaviour that deserved time in jail - like getting cocaine is some mission...
- Mitchy > Anubis November 24, 2022 at 3:06am
  
  Agreed again. It is hardly a deterrent