A 62-year-old man has been sentenced to a year in jail after he admitted to performing sexual acts with a 17-year-old boy.

The man, Gilbert D’Ugo, would start by showing the boy pornographic films and then move on to solicit sex from him in return for payment.

The sexual acts took place at least 10 times in 2008 and in previous years.

Magistrate Jacqueline Pado­vani described the case as a serious one. But before sentencing Mr D’Ugo, she took into consideration the fact that he had a clean police record and that the boy had “several sexual experiences preceding this case”. Mr D’Ugo has appealed.

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