Ex-Bega executive ordered to pay compensation

In the NSW Supreme Court last week, Justice Nicholas Chen ordered Van Ryn to pay the $1.4 million.

Van Ryn was initially sentenced in the District Court to seven years jail, but the Criminal Court of Appeal increased this sentence to 13 years.

Van Ryn regularly abused his victims while at a swimming pool and persistently abused one teenage boy under the pretext of ‘‘helping him with computer games’’.

The court concluded Van Ryn’s good character and attempts at rehabilitation, including the use of anti-libidinal medication, did not outweigh the need for a strong sentence.

The original sentence was quashed and a new maximum of 18 years set down.

He will be eligible for parole in June 2028.