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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Ben Doherty

Frank Zumbo avoids jail for indecent assaults that involved ‘cynical abuse’ of his position of power

Frank Zumbo
Francesco Zumbo, the former chief of staff to Craig Kelly, was sentenced to a two-year intensive corrections order by magistrate Gareth Christofi in Sydney’s Downing Centre court. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Frank Zumbo, the former chief of staff to federal MP Craig Kelly, has avoided jail on a string of aggravated indecent assault convictions, despite a magistrate finding he had not displayed “any remorse or contrition” for his “pattern of ongoing criminal conduct”.

Francesco Zumbo, 56, was sentenced to a two-year intensive corrections order by magistrate Gareth Christofi in Sydney’s Downing Centre court on Friday. The order is a custodial sentence but served in the community.

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