A University of Canberra student who was indecently assaulted by her law lecturer has told a court she could not believe a professor would have ever been so sleazy.
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The lecturer, Arthur Marshall Hoyle, was found guilty by a jury this year of raping one student, making advances on two others, and showing another a pornographic PowerPoint slide.
Hoyle had been investigating alleged plagiarism in the school when he invited the four female, overseas students into his office to discuss their business law essays in April 2015.
There were concerns at the time around students using cheat sites to buy their essays, and one lecturer had found that semester's business law question uploaded on a site.
Prosecutors contended that, when alone with the students, Hoyle had raised problems in their papers in order to pressure them into accepting his sexual advances.
He had complimented the students and tried to kiss them as he asked what they would suggest he do about their papers.
He was found to have raped one student twice.
The jury found the 67-year-old guilty of six counts of an act of indecency and two counts of rape. He was acquitted of a further two counts of an act of indecency.
He had denied the allegations and has now filed an appeal.
On Wednesday Hoyle appeared in the ACT Supreme Court for a sentencing hearing before Justice Michael Elkaim.
Prosecutor Trent Hickey told the judge the women had asked him to read out their victim impact statements to the court.
One student wrote she feared to go to university for a long time after the incident, and that every time she tried to study for the unit she would remember what had happened.
"I doubted my university as I couldn't believe a professor would have ever been so sleazy and disrespectful to students, especially a law professor," she wrote.
"It also hurt me when I know all the victims are from Asian countries. I started thinking that Asian students are being treated unfairly in the university and Arthur was being racist as in his opinions it is much easier to take advantages on Asian students than others because they are more vulnerable."
Another student said she had never told her family and partner what had happened and never would. She said it was stressful and difficult keeping the secret.
A third student said she hadn't slept well because of the incident and often fought with her partner and friends.
The student who was raped did not provide a statement.
Hoyle's defence barrister Kieran Ginges told the court on Wednesday the man's defence had organised a psychologist's report to tender to court for the sentencing, but were still waiting for a geriatrician to see Hoyle and prepare a report.
Mr Ginges also flagged he would be calling about five witnesses to give character evidence for Hoyle in court, and who would be available for cross-examination.
He guessed the hearing would take about a day.
Justice Elkaim adjourned the case to July 14.
The former lecturer remains in custody.
