Maggie Kirkpatrick: Australia actor cleared of abusing girl
8 December 2015
From the section Australia
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Ms Kirkpatrick’s most recent acting role was in the stage musical Wicked
Australian actor Maggie Kirkpatrick, star of TV drama Prisoner, has been cleared of sexually abusing a girl.
In August, a Melbourne court had ruled she had abused the 14-year-girl at her Melbourne home in 1984.
She was given community service, placed on a sex offenders’ register and ordered to undergo a rehabilitation assessment.
Ms Kirkpatrick, 74, had consistently denied the charges of assault and gross indecency with a person under 16.
Judge Geoffrey Chettle said on Tuesday the accusations could not be proved beyond …read more
Source:: BBC Entertainment
