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Victim says serial child abuser Anthony Munroe 'will get what he deserves'

It's been a long road to justice for South Australian serial child abuser and former scout master Anthony Munroe.

"Tony Munroe will get what he deserves," said Andrew McIntyre, one of Munroe's victims, outside court on Wednesday.

"He's going to spend a long time in prison and he may even die there.

The 72-year-old former scout leader admitted to sexually abusing two young boys at Rapid Bay, Kangaroo Island and Glenelg dating back to 1965.

Anthony Munro is awaiting sentence for : 7 News
Anthony Munro is awaiting sentence for : 7 News

"It took a long time coming. It had to be dragged out of him," Mr McIntyre said.

"He had to be dragged to the water and had to be made to drink."

Munroe, a former scout leader, abused two boys in South Australia in the 1960s. Source: 7 News
Munroe, a former scout leader, abused two boys in South Australia in the 1960s. Source: 7 News
Victim Andrew McIntyre said Munroe will get what he deserves. Source: 7 News
Victim Andrew McIntyre said Munroe will get what he deserves. Source: 7 News

Munroe was jailed in 1990 for abusing another child before fleeing to Cambodia where he ran a ladyboy bar and funded a number of orphanages while living in the South East Asian nation.

Munroe's offences in the mid 1960s span the same period of time when the Beaumont children disappeared from Glenelg.

Munro was once questioned in relation to the infamous disappearance of Grant, Arnna and Jane Beaumont from an Adelaide beach.
Munro was once questioned in relation to the infamous disappearance of Grant, Arnna and Jane Beaumont from an Adelaide beach.

Grant, Arnna and Jane Beaumont vanished from Glenelg Beach on Australia Day, 1966, leading to one of the biggest unsolved mysteries in Australian history.

Munroe was questioned about the missing children last year but there was no evidence present to link him to the five-decade-old cold case.


Munro admitted to sex crimes against two young boys dating back to the 1960s. Source: 7 News
Munro admitted to sex crimes against two young boys dating back to the 1960s. Source: 7 News

The prosecutor said Munroe's crimes were predatory and premeditated, infiltrating families and breaching their trust for his sexual gratification.

Munroe's lawyers asked he be spared a crushing sentence but his victims say there are still many unanswered questions.

"There is still more that Mr Munroe has to tell us. And the media," Mr McIntyre said.

Munroe will be sentenced in August.