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Bronton Namaduk, a 31 year old Nauruan national, was working at the Anibare Lodge refugee settlement at the time he committed the offence.

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The victim testified against Namaduk, as did a refugee living at the Anibare Lodge settlement buy canada goose jacket who saw the video.

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Nauru’s Chief Justice Filimone Jitoko found Namaduk guilty of the charge on August 22, and two days later sentenced him to eight years jail.

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In his sentencing, Justice Jitoko took into account Namaduk’s prior convictions which included multiple violent assaults and one conviction in 2012 for indecently dealing with a girl under the age of 17.

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“This includes the recruitment of security officers,” the department spokesperson said, adding that security arrangements at refugee settlements were canada goose clearance a matter for the Government of Nauru.

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She said Radiance International had “no knowledge” of Namaduk’s criminal record when it took over responsibility for managing staff at Anibare Lodge in early 2017.

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“Mr Namaduk’s employment was immediately terminated and he was escorted off premises by police,” she said.

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The company’s activities have been in the spotlight recently. The Australian Canada Goose Online Federal Police last month charged the company’s Sydney based director, Mozammil Gulamabbas Bhojani, with conspiring to bribe Nauruan public officials.

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Last month, the ABC’s 7.30 program reported that Radiance International had also received a $2.5 million contract from the Department of Home Affairs to provide refugee accommodation structures on Nauru.