Jason Day's former mind coach dubbed "king of kids" guilty of grooming teen
Jason Day's former mind coach has been convicted of sexually abusing a teenage girl after a two-week trial in Brisbane, Australia.
Jason Day's former mind coach dubbed "the king of kids" has been convicted of grooming a teenage golfer, according to The New Daily.
The publication report that Sean Patrick Lynch, 68, manipulated a 13-year-old girl into starting a secret relationship.
Prosecutor Chris Cook told the jury during the two-week trial that during one alleged incident he was happy to stop but "it would help her golf".
"He is a successful mind coach [with] Jason Day, all these people we have heard about," said Cook.
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"He was able to manipulate the mind of [the girl] not to tell her family any of it.
"She didn't say anything because she trusted that everything that Mr Lynch did was in her best interests."
The abuse started in April 2017 and carried on until December 2019, according to the publication.
Lynch reportedly sent multiple messages to the girl that escalated to "dirty talk" and ultimately showing the victim adult content.
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The girl reportedly stayed in his Brisbane home on multiple occasions. Lynch was in his mid 60s at the time.
The victim went to the police in December 2019 after she "bawled her eyes out" when she confided to her family what happened.
She called Lynch after she went to the police and recorded the conversation.
During cross examination, Lynch reportedly claimed it was a "normal response" to reply "like yourself" when she described something "just beautiful" in a text message.
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Lynch denied 11 charges against him. The jury convicted Lynch of five counts of indecent treatment of a child under 16 under care.
He was also found guilty of grooming and one count of indecent treatment of a child under 16. Four verdicts were by majority.
He was cleared of one charge of possessing child exploitation material and three charges of indecent treatment of a child under 16.
Lynch will be sentenced in November.
