‘Depraved’ Pedophile Jailed for Prolific Child Abuse in South Australia

One of South Australia’s most persistent and insidious pedophiles has been handed a landmark jail sentence for the depraved sexual exploitation of dozens of boys. Jadd William Brooker, 41, was on Dec. 20 sentenced to 36 years in prison, including 29 years non-parole – the second-longest jail term for a crime of that nature in the state’s history. He had previously pleaded guilty to 182 offences, including disseminating child exploitation material and sexually abusing children. Much of his offending, which took place over a number of years, was explicit and depraved, Justice Adam Kimber said. “When children are victims of sexual offending, all of society is degraded,” he told the South Australian Supreme Court....