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‘Gutted’: Parkway Drive Speak Out After Former Associate Pleads Guilty
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‘Gutted’: Parkway Drive Speak Out After Former Associate Pleads Guilty

Australian hardcore band Parkway Drive have condemned the actions of a former merchandise manager after he pleaded guilty to a historical child sex offence in a New South Wales court last week. Explore Billboard See latest videos, charts and news Jed Daniel Gordon, 44, appeared in Byron Bay Local Court and pleaded guilty to having sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old girl — an offence that occurred between November 2002 and July 2003, when Gordon was in his early 20s.

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He is due to be sentenced on May 19, when the court is expected to hear a victim impact statement from the victim. Parkway Drive later addressed the matter...

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