A former music teacher who once sang for the Pope in Rome was today spared immediate custody for having sexual contact with a child.
Prosecution lawyer Kate McKay said that on May 7, 2022, police received a report from the victim's mother in relation to Facebook messages her son had received from the defendant. "He stated his intention was to act as a father figure to the victim. He accepted that he was aware of the complainants age and that the complainant suffered from a complicated disability at the time.''
Judge Kerr said McClintock had no previous convictions, "was a man of previous good character and had expressed remorse for his actions''. A medical report stated that the level of his alcohol intake was such that he was now injuring himself because he is unable to move around without hurting himself, with some of his previous injuries described as "serious''.