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Charity founder given 9-month suspended jail term for assaulting teens

Youth mental health charity founder Cody Schaeffer has been handed a suspended nine-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to physically assaulting several children. (File)
By Jeremy Cook

Award-winning youth advocate Cody Schaeffer will avoid jail time after pleading guilty to assaulting several children. The Order of Australia […]

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