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Ex-Perth car yard boss fined over assault
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A former boss of a Perth car yard has been fined $5000 for indecently assaulting a teenage employee, but has been granted a spent conviction.
Francesco Paolo Delli-Benedetti, 51, was the dealer principal at Big Rock Toyota in Balcatta in 2011 when he pinned a 19-year-old woman against a wall in a boardroom.
A West Australian District Court jury acquitted him of offences related to two other employees, while some other charges were also dropped.
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In sentencing, Judge Laurie Levy said on Thursday that the work environment at Big Rock Toyota at the time was "beset with inappropriate sexual behaviour".
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