A former Australian teacher and convicted sex offender who repeatedly groomed and molested his female student has claimed he is the true victim.
Nicolaas Ockert Bester was sentenced to two years and four months in jail in 2011 for having a sexual relationship with his 15-year-old maths student at St Michael's Collegiate in Hobart.
After being released from jail in 2015, Bester, then 58 reoffended by making child exploitation material. He was sentenced to four years in jail.
An Australian 60 Minutes reporter confronted the now 65-year-old challenging his story for the first time, yet he did not apologise for his actions.
"The truth of it is, you isolated and groomed a vulnerable young girl," the reporter told Bester.
"You locked her in a closet... and forced her to undress," the reporter continued.
"Nothing of the kind," Bester rebutted.
"All you've done is portray yourself as the victim. What about the real victim Nicholas? Any thoughts to her?" the reporter continues.
"There's that word again, victim. We'll see who's the victim," Bester said.
Because of Australian laws, the teenager cannot be identified.
Last year she appeared on 60 Minutes with the anonymous, speaking out about her abuse in the hope to challenge the stigma around sexual assault.
Hollywood actresses have now become aware of her story and praised her for speaking out.
"Thank you, thank you for being brave, thank you for fighting, and through her voice she will give a voice to the voiceless," Actress Alyssa Milano said on 60 Minutes to the victim.
Bester still claims he is the real victim in this situation, depsite sexually abusing the girl at school, in a hotel room and even in church.
In 2015 he wrote on social media that his relationship with the teen was "awesome" and "enviable".
The teen was from a broken home, was troubled and anorexic and looking for a father figure, 60 Minutes reported.
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