A Sydney pianist has been spared jail for having a sexual relationship with an underage girl, after admitting he had corrupted her childhood. 7NEWS
The pair were both promising classical musicians, with the more-than-four-years-older So accompanying her for performance exams.via video-link as Judge Andrew Scotting convicted So on Thursday, placing him on a three-year community corrections order requiring him to complete 275 hours of community service.
Teachers expressed concern a few years later when So was tapped to teach classes of Year 7-8 students, having observed their relationship — which was ongoing at the time. Scotting noted the girl was a “willing participant” in sexual conduct but could not consent due to her age. “They were in a romantic relationship, both considered themselves to be in love and cared for each other,” the judge said, noting there was no element of predatory conduct in So’s offending.She had gone to police two months earlier and they were recording the lengthy call when So admitted engaging in an unlawful relationship with a child.
He agreed he had pressured her to do things she was not comfortable with, describing some of the sexual contact as “horrible” and “terrible”, apologising multiple times and saying he wished it had never happened.“He accepted he was corrupting the victim’s childhood,” the judge said on Thursday.
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