UNCOVERED: Stephen leonard mitchell | History Defined

Despite successful appeal, paedophile loses sentence reduction bid

'Still too many cracks in our system,' victim says.

The Canberra Times · Aug 29, 2024

'I made the error': Judge admits fault in serial child abuser case

New evidence of paedophile coach's phone call played in court.

The Canberra Times · Aug 27, 2024

Paedophile coach guilty of assaulting woman during 'self-defence' class

He met his victim when she was a teenager through a youth club.

The Canberra Times · Dec 19, 2023

New charges for ex-climbing coach as more alleged child sex victims come forward

The former champion rock climbing coach now faces 26 charges over allegations he groomed and sexually abused children in the ACT and overseas between 1994 and 2005.

The Canberra Times · Sep 5, 2022

Former champion rock climbing coach to be hit with more child sex charges

Stephen Mitchell will face 10 more charges, including two of the most serious sexual offence in the ACT, when he returns to court on Monday.

The Canberra Times · Jul 16, 2022

'Far more serious' child sex charges likely for former world champion climbing coach

More alleged victims have been identified, a Canberra court heard on Monday.

The Canberra Times · May 23, 2022

Ex-climbing coach Stephen Mitchell faces court over alleged historical child sexual assaults

Former climbing coach Stephen Mitchell walks free on bail after being formally charged in the ACT Magistrates Court with seven historical child sex offences.

ABC News · Feb 21, 2022

Former climbing coach, ex-AIS employee accused of historical child sex crimes

The 55-year-old has been granted bail on seven charges.

The Canberra Times · Feb 20, 2022