Former NSW Labor minister Milton Orkopoulos, convicted of child sex and drug offences, has been sentenced to at least nine years and three months in jail by a Newcastle court.
As the sentence was read out Orkopoulos stared at the judge, with his head leaning on the back of the dock he showed little emotion.
Judge Coolahan spent more than an hour detailing the MP's crimes which date between 1995 and 2006 .
He said Orkopoulos used his position of authority and power to win the trust of his victims, and introduced one to heroin, which he described as a very serious offence.
Judge Coolahan told the court the conduct of Orkopoulos was premeditated, predatory and manipulative with far reaching impacts.
In all he was sentenced on 30 charges including sexual intercourse without consent, possessing child pornography, and 18 counts of drug supply.
The 53-year-old would supply drugs to teenage victims before engaging in sexual acts with them.
He has been sentenced to a maximum 13 years, 11 months jail and will eligible for parole in 2017.
All three of his victims, who were present in court with family and friends, simply stared at Orkopoulos as the sentence was passed.
Outside court, his second victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said today represented a new beginning.
He condemned Orkopoulos as "gutless", and said he hoped he would suffer.
"Justice has been served," he told reporters.
"It's taken away so much of my life, and I want to make up for the last 10 years I have lost."
He said he was not surprised Orkopoulos only showed emotion when his own family was mentioned, saying: "That's just the sort of person he is."
Meantime there’s debate over one Labor MPs push for other politicians to give money to Orkopoulos’s family.
Gaming Minister Graham West says he hasn’t been approached and wouldn’t donate anyway.
“I’m not planning on it, no,” he told LIVENEWS.com.au.
