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Ron Brierley sentenced to 14 months in jail over child abuse material

Max Mason
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Famed corporate raider Ron Brierley’s fall from grace was completed on Thursday morning, with the former knight sentenced to 14 months in prison for the possession of child abuse material.

Judge Sarah Huggett went through the details of the tens of thousands of images, some duplicated, Brierley had across devices found on him when he was arrested in 2019, as well as through his home.

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Max Mason covers insolvency, courts, financial crime, cybercrime and corporate wrongdoing. A Walkley Award winner, Max’s journalism has also received awards from the National Press Club of Australia, the Kennedy Awards and Citibank. Message Max on Signal https://tinyurl.com/MaxMason Connect with Max on Twitter. Email Max at max.mason@afr.com

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