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Ethan James

Tas abuser told to pay victim's legal fees

A convicted Tasmanian child sex offender may have to pay an estimated $500,000 in court costs. (AAP)

A child sex abuser in Tasmania forced to pay more than $5 million in damages to his victim has been ordered to also cover court costs arising from "prolonged" and "unnecessary" legal proceedings.

The male victim, who cannot be named, was abused by art collector John Wayne Millwood in the 1980s as a 10- to 15-year-old.

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