Overview
- Morris was sentenced to 18 months in prison, fully suspended for two years on a good-behaviour condition.
- He was found guilty in October of four aggravated assault counts after a trial in Alice Springs Local Court.
- Evidence detailed choke holds and painful ear twisting of boys aged about 8 to 13, including a headlock that restricted a 12-year-old’s breathing.
- Witnesses reported Morris used racial slurs toward students, with the court hearing he called them “little black c***s” and “black dogs.”
- Judge Anthony Hopkins noted a lack of remorse and said the convictions will likely end Morris’s child-related work prospects, while Morris is appealing the guilty verdicts.