BMX rider labelled ‘monster of depravity’ as he’s jailed

A MAN labelled a “monster of depravity” by a Victorian judge will spend a minimum of 10 years in jail after admitting 62 child abuse charges.

Meharry had many chilling online interactions with his victims. Picture: iStock image

A MAN labelled a “monster of depravity” by a Victorian judge will spend a minimum of 10 years in jail after admitting 62 child abuse charges.

Fabian Roy Meharry’s long list of offences involving 22 girls between the ages of 11 and 17 included rape, grooming and child pornography.

The 28-year-old BMX rider pleaded guilty to the charges committed over a period of nine years and on Wednesday, in the County Court, was sentenced to 12 years’ jail with a non-parole period of 10.

Judge Liz Gaynor described him as “sadistic”, “cruel” and “dominating”.

She said “it would not be unfair to classify you as a monster of depravity.”

In a chilling online interaction read out in court, a victim had told Meharry: “I physically cannot do it anymore”, to which he replied: “Hurry up, you’re wasting time”.

“It was as if you saw the internet as providing you with a vast array of vulnerable teenagers who you could prey upon, exploit and terrorise as the whim took you,” Ms Gaynor said.

The judge did not accept Meharry’s claim of remorse because he deliberately sought out victims who were vulnerable because of their age.

“Older, more experienced females would have been far less likely so readily impressed by you,” she said.

Meharry has already served more than a year-and-a-half of the prescribed 10 years in pre-sentence detention.

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