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| Hey Dad! actor Robert Hughes guilty of remaining indecency charge | Hey Dad! actor Robert Hughes guilty of remaining indecency charge |
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| Hey Dad! actor Robert Hughes has been found guilty of another charge. | Hey Dad! actor Robert Hughes has been found guilty of another charge. |
| The jury delivered the verdict at Sydney's district court on Tuesday, a day after it found Hughes guilty of nine counts relating to sexually and indecently assaulting young girls. | The jury delivered the verdict at Sydney's district court on Tuesday, a day after it found Hughes guilty of nine counts relating to sexually and indecently assaulting young girls. |
| The latest charge, on which the jury had not reached a unanimous decision when Monday's verdict was delivered, relates to committing an act of indecency at Epping in 1990. | The latest charge, on which the jury had not reached a unanimous decision when Monday's verdict was delivered, relates to committing an act of indecency at Epping in 1990. |
| The jury has been unable to reach a verdict on the final count of committing an act of indecency and has been discharged. | The jury has been unable to reach a verdict on the final count of committing an act of indecency and has been discharged. |
| Judge Peter Zahra thanked them for their service. | Judge Peter Zahra thanked them for their service. |
| "The trial has been a lengthy one," he said. | "The trial has been a lengthy one," he said. |
| Hughes's long-term partner, theatrical agent Robyn Gardiner, who had supported him throughout the six-week trial, was not in the public gallery to hear Tuesday's verdict. | Hughes's long-term partner, theatrical agent Robyn Gardiner, who had supported him throughout the six-week trial, was not in the public gallery to hear Tuesday's verdict. |
| Hughes, 65, will be sentenced next month. | Hughes, 65, will be sentenced next month. |
| During his trial, the jury heard how Hughes - who played Martin Kelly in the hit Australian TV show Hey Dad! - allegedly abused five girls during the 1980s and 1990s. | |
| On Monday he was found guilty of nine charges, including two counts of sexual intercourse without consent. | |
| On Tuesday he was found guilty of committing an act of indecency against a woman who said he had exposed himself to her while she was a girl on the set of the popular sitcom. | |
| After the guilty verdicts were handed down on Monday, Hughes stood up and yelled: "I am innocent", but on Tuesday he said nothing. | |
| Speaking outside court, Hughes's lawyer Greg Walsh said he believed they would be launching an appeal. | |
| "I do anticipate that he will certainly appeal his verdict," he said, before adding how media coverage had been an "unsettling feature of the case". | |
| Due to the level of intense media scrutiny Hughes received over the past four years, Walsh said it was "virtually impossible" for his client to get a fair trial. | |
| Head of the sex crimes squad Detective Superintendent John Kerlatec said the verdicts were a "testament to the bravery of the victims". | |
| "It also demonstrates that no one is above the law when it comes to offending against children," he told reporters. |