Jail time for a North Sydney man

A North Sydney man has been sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for terrorizing a  girl over a six year period.

47 year old Thomas Tarzan MacKinnon pleaded guilty in January to invitation to sexual touching and sexual assault between 2004 and 2011 when the girl was between 11 and 17.

Bridgewater photo ring

Five teenage boys in Bridgewater have pleaded guilty to sharing intimate pictures of high school girls without their consent.  The lawyer for a sixth says he also intends to plead guilty.

They were charged last July after police wrapped up a year-long investigation into youths distributing intimate images of at least 20 girls on social media like snapchat.  The boys will be sentenced July 31st.