Child sex sentence for ex-Bega Cheese head Maurice van Ryn nearly doubled on appeal

By Paul Bibby
Updated February 10 2016 - 12:08pm, first published 11:42am
Sentence increased: Maurice Van Ryn.
Sentence increased: Maurice Van Ryn.

The sentence given to the former head of Bega Cheese for child sex abuse has been nearly doubled on appeal from seven years to 13 years and six months with the state's highest court describing the original sentence as "an affront to the administration of justice".

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