From that article I would be a bit concerned if they took the evidence of the phone taps as testimony given they are not under oath. He has denied any responsibility and this is a man the defence claims started as an "Appropriate relationship".Nice little summary of where things stand :
Wasn't previously aware of this date :
In April 1983, Mr Dawson sought an order for the dissolution of his marriage with Lynette on the basis of abandonment. He was awarded all marital assets including their home at 2 Gilwinga Drive, Bayview.
"Mr Dawson did not give evidence during his trial, with his defence instead relying on statements he had made during a police interview and calls which were intercepted by phone taps."
“The defence position is it started out as an appropriate teacher-student relationship, it did change, we accept that … clearly Mr Dawson has had a relationship with a student,” Ms David said.