Glenn Michael Humphreys, now 64, was sentenced on two indictments on Thursday in the Downing Centre District Court.

The first indictment, eight counts of indecent assault to which he pleaded guilty, related to the assault of a student under his care at St Stanislaus’ in 1982.

The second indictment - to which he pleaded not guilty but was later found guilty by a jury - included seven counts of indecent assault and one of sexual intercourse without consent, but had no connection to the Bathurst school.

Judge Conlon lifted non-publication orders that had been in place during the trial, saying he saw “no reason to maintain them”.

Humphreys was attached to St Stanislaus’ College between 1978 and 1982 in various roles, including teacher and dorm master. The assaults against the victim occurred over a five-week period in 1982.

Agreed facts revealed the victim had been a boarder at the school when he was called to Humphreys’ room at lights out one night.

Humphreys, who was dorm master at the time, got the student to sit down and listen to music. Humphreys told the student he looked tense and needed a massage. He told the student to take off his top before massaging his back with oil.

The student later left and returned to bed.

One week later, the student was again called to Humphreys’ room where again he massaged his back before instructing the student to lay on his back.

Humphreys removed the student’s pyjamas, which made him feel “vulnerable and exposed”, and massaged his legs before brushing his penis and testicles and masturbating him. He then said to the student “it’s getting late, go back to bed”.

Similar incidents occurred over the next few weeks, including Humphreys forcing the student to masturbate him and Humphreys performing fellatio on the student.

While no threat was made against the victim, Judge Conlon said Humphreys had abused a position of trust to groom the victim. He said at the time of the offence, Humphreys was a 29-year-old man responsible for the welfare of students who took advantage of his position of authority.

In sentencing, Judge Conlon said the offender was now a 64-year-old man whose only conviction on record was in the District Court in Perth on four charges of unlawful indecent assault, for which he served a total of 22 months’ imprisonment.

A psychiatrist’s report said Humphreys was in a low risk category of reoffending, relative to other sex offenders.

References and testimonials provided to the court told how his life’s work was for “the care of others”.

Humphreys was convicted on both indictments and sentenced to an aggregate term of seven years and six months in jail, expiring on December 19, 2025.

A non-parole period of three years and six months will expire on December 19, 2021.