Former Joondalup Health Campus CEO Kempton Cowan jailed for online child sex offences

The former head of one of Perth's largest hospitals has been sent to prison for five months for online child sex offences.He received a 21-month sentence, but after five can be released from jailJudge Fiona Vernon sentenced the 57-year-old to 21 months in jail but ruled he could serve the balance in the community after a term of five months in prison.

She referred to stories he had sought from people he believed to be adults, about purported sexual experiences as young teenagers.Judge Vernon referred to them as being at the "lower end" of the range as there was no evidence Cowan thought they were children.She said one story depicted force and degradation.

Judge Vernon said "general deterrence" was paramount and the sentence needed to reflect the "abhorrence" with which the community viewed the offending.

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