Former 5AA radio producer Andrew Knoller Pearce betrayed friends by sexually preying on their child Former 5AA radio producer Andrew Knoller Pearce at the District Court. FORMER FIVEaa radio producer Andrew Knoller Pearce betrayed the trust of close friends by sexually abusing their son, a court has heard. In July, Pearce, 59, of Valley View, was found guilty at trial of two counts of persistent sexual exploitation of a child. He committed the offences between September 1994 and December 2002 - his victims, both male, were under the age of 17 at the time. Pearce was also found not guilty of six other sex-based charges. Today, Pearce sat in the dock of the District Court as an impact statement, written by one of his victims, was read aloud. In it, the now-adult victim said he had known Pearce "since birth" because he was a trusted family friend. He said Pearce's crimes had cast a long shadow over his life, sexuality and attitudes toward parenting. "The level of exposure I had to pornography, as a child, left me confused as to where the lines of morality lay in terms of sexual behaviour," he said. I'm now the father of two children (and) I worry about where they are, who they are around and whether the people they are with are trustworthy. He said giving evidence in Pearce's trial was difficult, given his long history with the former producer. "Cross-examination was most difficult as I was made to look like a liar," he said. It made me angry and disappointed to see this person toward whom I still, even now, have mixed emotions fabricate things to denigrate me. In a second statement, the victim's fiancee spoke of her heartbreak watching him cope with the ongoing effects of Pearce's abuse. She said Pearce had spent years lavishing his victim with one-on-one attention and expensive gifts, only to "break off the relationship" when he became a teenager. In her statement, the victim's mother said she struggled with guilt and shame, feeling she had failed to "be the protector" for her son. In his statement, the victim's father said Pearce had abused his position of trust within their family. A Christian, he said he could not bring himself to hate Pearce - but only by calling on God's strength, rather than his own. "Applying the word 'hate' to a human being is never going to address my hurt, despair and failure," he said. I remain with a burden of failure out of this ... was I too naive, too stupid? You betrayed me, and our son bears the scars of my stupidity. Judge Julie McIntyre remanded Pearce in custody for sentencing next week.