Paedophile teacher William ‘Rob’ Gilfillan sentenced for sexual offences against two Victorian schoolgirls in the 1980s

<p>Former PE teacher will serve time for crimes perpetrated at Traralgon high school in Gippsland concurrently with prior 48-year sentence</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/16/australia-news-live-victoria-wfh-work-from-home-labor-fuel-excise-budget-cost-of-living-albanese-chalmers-one-nation-hanson-rba-interest-rates-decision-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A former physical education teacher serving Australia’s longest sentence for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/oct/28/sadistic-man-who-raped-and-tortured-daughter-jailed-for-36-years">child sexual abuse offences against his daughter</a> has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years for “brazen and forcible” sexual crimes against two schoolgirls in his care in the 1980s.</p><p>In December, William “Rob” Gilfillan was found guilty of indecent assault of a person under 16 and sexual penetration of a child under 16. The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/10/victim-paedophile-teacher-william-rob-gilfillan-child-sex-abuse-ntwnfb">five counts against two victims took place at Traralgon high school</a> in Gippsland, Victoria.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/16/paedophile-teacher-william-rob-gilfillan-sentenced-crimes-sex-offences-school-girls-victoria-1980s-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>