Trevor Scroop stands trial in Australia over more than 40 crimes against children
The trial of 65-year-old Trevor James Scroop is underway in South Australia, where he faces more than 40 charges of crimes against children. The former ABC employee pleaded not guilty to the charges, which include child sexual abuse, ABC News Australia reports.
Charges in the case
The court heard that Scroop allegedly physically and sexually abused dozens of boys from Adelaide and remote areas of the Northern Territory while they were in his care. Prosecutor Paul Tate told the court that 30 alleged victims are known. They were between 5 and 16 years old at the time of the alleged crimes.
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Contacts with alleged victims
The court heard that Scroop may have gained access to the alleged victims through personal ties with Indigenous Australian communities and his work as a camera operator. According to information presented in court, he was married to an Indigenous Australian woman, and parents in the Northern Territory trusted him to take their children on trips to Adelaide.
The court also heard that the former camera operator spoke with boys during South Australian National Football League matches. He allegedly brought one of the alleged victims to the ABC office in Collinswood while the boy was living with him.
