Australian Actress Known for Playing a Molester on TV Is Convicted of Child Sex Abuse

An Australian actress known for her role as a sadistic prison guard who would molest inmates has been convicted of sexually abusing a teenage girl more than 30 years ago.

Maggie Kirkpatrick, 74, was found guilty Thursday of two counts of indecent assault and one charge of gross indecency with a person under 16, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.

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The victim was a 14-year-old fan whom Kirkpatrick met in 1984 when the teen was being treated in a psychiatric hospital for substance abuse and a personality disorder. The victim testified Wednesday after keeping quiet for years, thinking no one would believe her “crazy” story.

Kirkpatrick, who had pleaded not guilty, was convicted of inviting the girl to her home one night in the summer of 1984 and sexually assaulting her in a bedroom before driving her back to the hospital, according to Australian media reports.

The actress told the court in Melbourne that her memories of her interactions with young fans during that time period was “sketchy,” Sydney station 9 News reports. Still, she had proclaimed her innocence and told Melbourne’s Herald Sun last month that she needed to go court to “have this ridiculous situation quashed.”

The actress is unlikely to face prison time, according to Reuters, because prosecutors agreed she could receive a non-custodial sentence. She will be sentenced Friday.