- Connor Lind discovered responsible of intercourse acts with a toddler
- Rugby participant broke down sobbing after verdict
- Lind denied the intercourse acts ever occurred
A promising Sydney rugby league participant broke down sobbing and hyperventilated after studying he’d been discovered responsible of intercourse acts with a toddler.
Connor Lind, 23, confronted a trial in Sydney’s Downing Centre District Court docket, having pleaded not responsible to a string of allegations that he engaged in sexual acts with two women, aged 14 and 15.
After every week of deliberation by the jury, Lind sat tall because it returned the primary verdict – not responsible – however collapsed into his palms crying because it returned three extra findings of responsible.
In the course of the trial, Lind admitted to kissing the 14-year-old however stated he minimize off bodily contact earlier than it grew to become sexual.
After deliberating for eight days, Lind was on Tuesday discovered not responsible of a single depend sexual activity with a toddler, however responsible of two additional expenses of sexual activity with a toddler and a single cost of deliberately touching a toddler.
After additional deliberation the jury got here to a verdict of not responsible for a fifth cost of sexual activity with a toddler which associated to a separate complainant.
The Crown prosecution had alleged Lind was 19 when he engaged in anal, oral, and digital intercourse with the 14-year-old alleged sufferer.
The lady was underneath the age of consent of 16 on the time however Lind, in his proof earlier than the jury, denied the acts ever occurred.
Connor Lind (pictured) broke down sobbing after studying he’d been discovered responsible of intercourse acts with a toddler
Lind, 23, confronted trial in Sydney’s Downing Centre District Court docket
Lind instructed the jury he had cuddled the minor they usually had kissed ‘a couple of occasions’.
He instructed the jury he grew to become aroused through the cuddling however he ‘minimize it off right away’.
‘Look we have to cease now, it is getting too heated,’ Lind recalled telling the underage lady.
He additionally claimed he needed to respect the lady’s needs to not have intercourse earlier than marriage.
He stated in his proof that he set clear boundaries as a result of he knew the lady was too younger to consent to sexual exercise.
‘I stated nothing sexual may occur due to the age distinction,’ Lind instructed the jury.
Lind admitted to kissing the 14-year-old however stated he minimize off bodily contact earlier than it grew to become sexual
He instructed the courtroom he did not reveal his canoodling with the underage lady as a result of he ‘felt fairly embarrassed’ about his attraction to ‘somebody who’s a bit youthful than me’.
Lind was discovered not responsible by the jury of getting anal intercourse with the lady, however responsible of allegations he’d had his hand on her abdomen and inside thigh and in a separate incident had her carry out oral intercourse.
After additional deliberation the jury got here to a last verdict of not responsible in relation to allegations Lind put his hand down the pants of a separate 15-year-old lady, with out her consent, whereas sitting in his automotive at Dee Why seashore.
Lind denied the allegation.
A detention utility made by the prosecution on Tuesday afternoon was not profitable and the matter was adjourned for sentence at a later date.
