Monday, December 29, 2008

SA Former Magistrate Back before court on new charges


FORMER magistrate and convicted pedophile Peter Liddy will undergo a brain examination to assess whether he is fit to stand trial on new sex charges.

The 62-year-old made a brief appearance in the District Court today.

He has yet to enter pleas to 10 charges, including unlawful sexual intercourse and gross indecency.

Prosecutors will allege he sexually assaulted boys at Seacliff, Noarlunga, Brighton, Maslin Beach and other places between January 1969, and December, 1983.

Liddy is already serving a 25-year jail term for child sex offences.

Today Mark Love, for Liddy, said a medical report had deemed his client unfit to stand trial.

However, it had also recommended he undergo "neuro-psychological examination" to confirm its diagnosis.

Judge Rauf Soulio remanded Liddy in custody to appear again next year.

SEAN FEWSTER, COURT REPORTER

December 15, 2008 02:00pm

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24802053-2682,00.html

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