[Disturbing content] Kangaroo Flat man jailed for planning rape of Thai children

Adam Holmes
Updated January 30 2019 - 3:11pm, first published April 19 2018 - 3:54pm
Howard John Hawke, 69, was arrested just weeks before he planned to travel to Thailand to rape young children and an infant. Picture: Jason Walls
Howard John Hawke, 69, was arrested just weeks before he planned to travel to Thailand to rape young children and an infant. Picture: Jason Walls

**WARNING: This article contains disturbing and explicit content**

A KANGAROO Flat man who planned to rape infants and young children in Thailand, and filmed his sexual abuse of a 16-year-old Thai child, has been jailed for 10 years and three months.

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Adam Holmes

Adam Holmes

Journalist at The Examiner and Advocate, Tasmania

From Adelaide to south-west Victoria, Bendigo to Tasmania, I've provided in-depth stories in politics, environmental affairs, issues facing disadvantaged communities, legal affairs and much more. Contact me at adam.holmes@examiner.com.au or on Twitter at @adamholmes010

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