The victim of a confessed child sex offender has told a court she hopes he lives "a miserable life", describing how she felt compelled to "take down" the man and stop him hurting others.
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Darcy Edward Page, 21, fronted an ACT Supreme Court sentence hearing from a remote location in Civic on Monday.
The Greenway man had previously pleaded guilty to a charge of maintaining a sexual relationship with a child between mid-2018 and early 2019.
The precise details of his offending are not yet known, with the court conducting a lengthy disputed facts hearing behind closed doors following Page's arraignment in late May.
Justice John Burns is yet to make his findings on the matters that were in dispute.
When proceedings opened up again on Monday morning, prosecutor Andrew Chatterton read a statement from the victim to the court.
In it, the victim said she had been "extremely vulnerable" and "mentally unstable" when she first met Page at the age of 14.
She described how she had not understood that she lacked the capacity to consent to sexual activity at the time in question, and how she had not seen the "red flags" around Page until later on.
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"I saw him as a hero who would take care of me and love me," the victim said.
She described the numerous "negative and traumatic" consequences of Page's offending on her life, listing them in bullet points.
They included having nightmares every night or two, as well as flashbacks and panic attacks.
She said she had developed a fear of men, and even of people who smelt a certain way.
"I'm not going to pretend I have anything but utter hatred for this man," the victim said of Page.
After wishing "a miserable life" upon the offender, the victim added that she wanted to see him spend "many years behind bars, far away from innocent children".
"Darcy, I would forever hate myself if I hadn't done everything possible to take you down and stop you hurting another child," she said.
Justice Burns said he planned to sentence Page next Monday afternoon.
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