Chris Dawson's student sex conviction upheld in court

Ex-teacher Chris Dawson's ineligible losses proceed aft he grounded to overturn his condemnation for nan intersexual maltreatment of a female student.

The 76-year-old has already grounded successful his bid to overturn a abstracted condemnation complete nan execution of his woman Lynette successful January 1982.

He has been sentenced to a maximum of 24 years for nan homicide.

The condemnation was upheld by nan NSW Court of Criminal Appeal connected Friday.

Justices Kristina Stern and Sarah McNaughton - who oversaw an entreaty proceeding successful March - ruled to disregard Dawson's ineligible challenge.

Justice Peter Hamill was nan lone judge successful dissent, saying he would person allowed nan entreaty and quashed nan conviction.

The afloat reasons of nan tribunal person yet to beryllium published.

The carnal knowledge sentence, which relates to a erstwhile student known arsenic AB who later moved into his home, added 1 twelvemonth to his non-parole period.

At an entreaty proceeding successful March, Dawson's lawyers attempted to formed uncertainty connected AB's claims she had been sexually abused earlier her 17th birthday.

A personification tin only beryllium convicted nether nan carnal knowledge offence - which was successful spot successful 1982 - if nan complainant is betwixt 16 and 17 years old.

Dawson besides claimed nan verdict was unreasonable, asking nan NSW Court of Criminal Appeal to overturn it.

The then-PE coach groomed AB during fittingness classes and organised a tennis lucifer truthful nan woman could meet his woman and commencement babysitting, a District Court proceedings was told successful 2023.

The teen started sleeping pinch Dawson and yet moved into his location soon aft Lynette was murdered and he disposed of her body, nan NSW Supreme Court recovered erstwhile he was convicted complete nan sidesplitting successful 2022.

Dawson is incarcerated astatine Sydney's Silverwater prison.

His 18-year non-parole play for execution expires successful 2040.

Support is disposable from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).