Australian journalist gets suspended sentence over search for his children

Japanese court convicted Scott McIntyre of trespassing in attempt to find children

Scott McIntyre, a former sports reporter for Australia's SBS network, has been given a suspended prison sentence in Tokyo after being found guilty of trespassing during an attempt to locate his children, whom he has not seen for eight months.

The Australian freelance journalist, who is based in the Japanese capital, was arrested in late November, a month after allegedly gaining unauthorised access to the common area of the apartment building where his parents-in-law live.