Man who ran homes for troubled children is jailed on 21 historical sex offences

Evil child welfare boss, 78, who raped children in a dungeon at his young women's institution will spend the rest of his life behind bars Frank Valentine, 78, was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in jail on Friday His sentence was met with applause and tears from those in the court room  The judge ordered him to a maximum of 22 years and 13 years non-parole in jail The judge said Valentine treated his victims with disdain and sexual depravity 

By Alana Mazzoni For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 02:47 BST, 25 May 2019 | Updated: 03:00 BST, 25 May 2019

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The former boss of a young women's institution who raped and abused girls and boys in the 1970s will spend the rest of his natural life behind bars.

In Campbelltown District Court on Friday, Frank Valentine, 78, was sentenced to 22 years behind bars, with a non-parole period of 13 years for 21 historical offences.

Valentine's reign of terror started in 1971, less than a month after arriving to work at a Western Sydney institution. 

Judge Nicole Norman said he treated his young victims with 'disdain and sexual depravity'.

In Campbelltown District Court on Friday, Frank Valentine, 78, was sentenced to 85 years and three months for 21 historical offences including rape and buggery at young women's institutions in NSW in the 1970s

In Campbelltown District Court on Friday, Frank Valentine, 78, was sentenced to 85 years and three months for 21 historical offences including rape and buggery at young women's institutions in NSW in the 1970s

He was found guilty of sexually abusing a 15-year-old who was pregnant, and repeatedly raped another girl in the notorious dungeon of the institution, where he kept her for three days. 

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