Below also see: Charles Edward Brightling, 1928 – Indecent assault

 

    [Unfortunately no newspaper reports of the 4 Aug 1925 Glebe Police Court trial for Charles Edward Brightling could be located.]

 

Charles Edward Brighting, Gaol photo sheet ¹

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 21055

Date when Portrait was taken: 5-8-1925

Name: Charles Edward Brighting

Native place: New Zealand Year of birth: 23-10-1884 Arrived       Ship: in Colony }   Year: BS Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Carpenter Religion: R. C. Education, degree of: Nil Height: 5' 4¾" Weight     On committal: 112 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Brown Colour of eyes: Blue

Marks or special features: Scar on back of bottom front of right finger & on back of bottom joint of left forefinger. Thin features.

(No. of previous Portrait ... )  CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Glebe PC	4	8	1925	Wilfully and obscenely expose his person	6 months HL.

 

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Charles Edward Brightling, 1928

The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 4 Apr 1928 ²

QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Cohen.)

    Crown Prosecutor, Mr VH Treatt.
…

INDECENT ASSAULT.

    Charles Edward Brightling, 43, carpenter, was charged with indecently assaulting Rex Ivan Pugh, at Alexandria, on March 8.

    The accused was convicted by the jury without leaving the box, and remanded for sentence.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 5 Apr 1928 ³

QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Cohen.)
(Crown Prosecutor, Mr VH Treatt.)

SENTENCES.

…
    Charles Edward Brightling, 43, carpenter, indecent assault upon a boy, four years’ penal servitude.

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Truth, Sun 15 Apr 1928 ⁴

DESERVED

CHARLES EDWARD BRIGHTLING, aged 43, a carpenter, was given a terrible reputation by PC Livingston Parmeter when he came up for sentence on a revolting charge at the Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions, before Judge Cohen last week.

    His Honor: Without leaving the box, the jury found you guilty, and I quite agree with their verdict. It was disgusting offence you committed, and, maybe, it will mean the absolute ruin of your victim. I sentence you to four years’ penal servitude I [sic]

    on a similar charge, to which he pleaded not guilty, Brightling was remanded to his former custody.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 12 May 1928 ⁵

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL.
(Before Sir Philip Street, CJ, Mr Justice
Ferguson, and Mr Justice James.)

APPEALS DISMISSED.

    Application for leave to appeal were dismissed in the cases of George Wilson, who was tried before Judge Cohen in April last and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment with hard labour for receiving stolen goods; Harold Ireland, who was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment with hard labour by Judge Curlewis for forgery and false pretences; and Charles Edward Brighting, [aka Brightling] who was sentenced by Judge Cohen to four years’ penal servitude for indecent assault upon a male person.

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Charles Edward Brighting, Gaol photo sheet ⁶

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 22960                                                                                  

Date when Portrait was taken: 5-4-1928

Name: Charles Edward Brighting

Native place: New Zealand Year of birth: 23-10-1884 Arrived       Ship: in Colony }   Year: BS Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Carpenter Religion: R C Education, degree of: Nil Height: 5' 4⅝" Weight     On committal: 114 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Brown Colour of eyes: Blue

Marks or special features: Scar on bottom joint left-forefinger, scar on bottom joint of right ring finger. Thin features

(No. of previous Portrait .. 21055) CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Sydney Q.S   Criminal Appeal Court	3   5 11	4 4 5	1928 1928 1928	Indecent assault on a male person Appealed	4 years P.S. To date from 9/3/1928   Application for leave to appeal dismissed
And 1 previous conviction for which see Photo No. as above

 

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¹     SRNSW: NRS2467, [3/6115], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 31 Jul 1925-24 Dec 1925, No. 21055, p. 291.

²     The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 4 Apr 1928, p. 12.

³     The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 5 Apr 1928, p. 7.

⁴     Truth, (Syd, NSW), Sun 15 Apr 1928, p. 22. Emphasis added.

⁵     The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 12 May 1928, p. 14. Emphasis added.

⁶     SRNSW: NRS2467, [3/6121], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 24 Feb 1928-23 Jun 1928, No. 22960, –.

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