WE can not show you the face of this 20-year-old man, right, even though he is Mackay's most closely-supervised child molester and he is currently doing community service twice a week at a very public place.
He was granted bail yesterday for allegedly molesting three children while on bail for molesting his cousins, a girl aged nine and a boy aged 11.
The man is serving a 12-month jail sentence “in the community” for molesting his cousins.
He was arrested again this week for allegedly molesting three more children, aged 10 to 15, while he was on bail for molesting the other two children.
Despite three more children speaking up about his alleged conduct, he was granted bail again yesterday, with strict conditions, including that he has no contact whatsoever with anyone under the age of 17 years.
Current laws prohibit us from naming him, from naming the suburb in which he lives, or from saying where he is doing unpaid community service.
The man appeared in the District Court in Mackay on November 18 and pleaded guilty to eight charges of child molesting. The court heard he suffered a mental deficit and is of low to borderline intelligence. He requires on-going specialist psychiatric treatment and medication.
He was jailed for 12 months, to be served in the community.
He was arrested again on Tuesday by Mackay Child Protection and Investigation Unit officers on nine more charges involving three different children.
Police opposed bail and Sergeant Sabine Scott said the man's offences were opportunistic. She also warned that the man lives in a suburb populated by families and there are grave concerns for the welfare of families.
“Ease of access” to children was a concern expressed in a psychiatric report, Sgt Scott said.
A Community Corrections officer said the man was only placed on orders one month ago, was doing community service, but could not start a “relapse prevention program” until February.
Magistrate Ross Risson said the man was already subject to supervision through his intensive corrections order and has mental health problems.
“These types of offences are a major concern,” Mr Risson said.
“He has the support of his family who can supervise him.
“He is a risk but the issue is whether he is an unacceptable risk. I think he could be released on bail with conditions in place.”
The man's new bail conditions include:
He lives with his parents at an address known to police.
He must not be absent from the address unless in the company of a parent, a Community Corrections officer or is doing community service.
He must present himself to any police officer who visits his address to check on him.
He must have no contact with any person under the age of 17.
The case was adjourned to January 14.
When the man was released from the watch-house he was met in Victoria Street by his father who drove him home.
Daily mercury
17th December 2008
Bruce Mckean
http://www.dailymercury.com.au/story/2008/12/17/how-did-this-molester-get-bail/
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