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David Lewis

David Lewis is a tenor.

In 2017, tenor David Lewis was charged of sexually assaulting a 14-year old girl while they were both employed by Opera Australia in the 1990s. Opera Australia hired a children’s manager after the assault was first discovered contemporaneously but took no further action. Shortly after the charge he resigned. In 2018 he was sentenced to 3 years in prison.
David Lewis

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Articles

  1. Australian Associated Press (November 21, 2017). Singer David Lewis leaves Opera Australia after child sexual abuse charges. The Guardian.

  2. Boland, Michaela; Branley, Alison (December 13, 2018). Former Opera Australia singer jailed for historical sexual assault of 14yo girl. ABC. Archived from the original on December 14, 2018.

  3. The Violin Channel (December 14, 2018). Former Opera Australia Tenor Jailed for Assaulting an Underaged Cast Member. The Violin Channel. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020.

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