Judge North offered a series of bizarre reasons for his leniency, including that the rapist had high cholesterol, poor sleep patterns, type two diabetes and a farm which had experienced drought in 2012.
Judge North said the man was also entitled to “a discount” because the rapist was “sexually inexperienced” at the time of his attacks and, due to his conservative upbringing in the church, had not received sexual education classes in school.
He said the pedophile led “an exemplary life” after the years he spent abusing children and was entitled to a discount based on “good character”.
