Posted on 11/03/2022 5:13:11 PM PDT by simpson96
Former Olympic swimmer Scott Andrew Miller's unorthodox and lonely youth led him down the treacherous path to importing over $2million worth of meth, a court has heard.
'That became a lonely and depressed adulthood, marred by substance abuse and depression,' his lawyer Arjun Chabra told the NSW District Court on Thursday.
'The circumstances only seem to explain what led him down this treacherous path.'
He added Miller's life as a boy was 'regimented and geared towards competition', where he was 'mismanaged'.
Miller, 45, has pleaded guilty to two counts of supplying a commercial quantity of a prohibited drug.
He was arrested in February, 2021 at his Sydney home after four kilos of crystal methamphetamine were found concealed in eight candles.
With each candle containing 500 grams of the drug, police estimate the total haul could have sold on the streets for more than $2million.
The former Australian swimming star submitted two letters of apology detailing his mental health struggles and his unorthodox childhood at his sentencing hearing on Thursday.
'He missed out on school, on making friends, and the academic and emotional training one would expect to receive in teenage years was beyond his grasp,' Mr Chabra said.
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Athletes are usually primed to succeed in anything they do, because of their ability to intensely focus.
He could have gotten a degree or trade very quickly and made a lot of money that way without messing up his life.
I didn’t win the Powerball lottery last night. Will that work for a defense if I get caught smuggling drugs?
I’ll bet when defense lawyers party they tell stories about the excuses they think up and howl with laughter.
Geeze...I can hardly hold back the tears!
“...four kilos of crystal methamphetamine were found concealed in eight candles.” Big damned candles.
SPJNK.
How many people died or otherwise lost their teeth and their future because of this guy from the end of lonely street.
Strange, I was lonely at times in my youth and it never occurred to me to import meth.
Once over 21, you are the world’s problem. Quit blaming Mommy.
Typical jock.
should’ve just stick with pot like Michael Phelps.
Feeling lonely? Get meth!
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