Former Wanganui Collegiate music teacher Trevor Gibbs, 72, sentenced to 6 years in prison today in Manukau District Court. Photo: NZ HeraldA former Wanganui Collegiate School music teacher has been sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing a student over four years. Trevor Gibbs, 72, was found guilty of five charges of committing an indecent act on a boy and one charge of sodomy. The sexual abuse allegedly happened in Gibbs' office — sometimes in the attic space above — and at the teacher's home. Judge Richard McIlraith described the impact of Gibbs' offending as "profound and significant".

Source: Otago Daily Times February 24, 2018 05:15 UTC