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Benjamin Wen, a 52-year-old former child psychiatrist from Perth, has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for sexually abusing his young patients between 2012 and 2016. He was convicted of indecent dealing with children under the age of 13 and persistent sexual conduct with minors under 16. Additionally, Wen had previously received a suspended sentence for filming boys urinating in public toilets across multiple countries from 2017. During his sentencing hearing, Wen’s lawyer argued that his medical conditions would make prison particularly difficult for him.
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A former Perth child psychiatrist named Benjamin Wen, previously known as Aaron Voon, has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison. Between 2012 and 2016, Wen sexually abused young patients at his clinic in Cockburn, touching their genitals under the guise of conducting "puberty checks." In April, he was found guilty of multiple charges including indecent dealing with a child under 13 and persistent sexual conduct with a child under 16. Additionally, in 2017, Wen received a suspended sentence for filming boys urinating in public toilets across Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Perth. The sentencing heard that Wen suffers from several mental health conditions: rheumatoid arthritis, neuralgia, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). His lawyer argued that his time in prison would be particularly challenging due to these illnesses.
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A former Perth child psychiatrist who sexually abused his young patients and later filmed boys in public toilets has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison.
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Benjamin Wen, 52, touched the boys’ genitals on the pretext of conducting “puberty checks” he said were routine at his clinic in Cockburn, in Perth's south, between 2012 and 2016.
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Wen was found guilty in the WA District Court in April of multiple charges, including indecent dealing with a child under 13, and persistent sexual conduct with a child under 16.
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In 2017, he was given a suspended sentence for making videos of boys urinating in public toilets.
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Wen, who was previously known as Aaron Voon, had made the videos in Canada, the United States, New Zealand and Perth.
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Parents of boys who had been Wen's patients contacted WA Police following the publicity surrounding that case.
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During sentencing submissions on Monday, the court heard Wen had been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, neuralgia, ASD, PTSD and OCD, and his time in prison would be harder than it would be for a "normal prisoner".
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Wen's lawyer, Patti Chong, said Wen was likely to experience "disproportionately more suffering" and his mobility was "vastly impaired".
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Wen will need to serve eight years and six months behind bars before being eligible for parole.
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