Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Bradley Parson Ballarat Victoria

BRADLEY Parson boarded a train to Southern Cross Station with condoms in his pocket, planning to meet a 14-year-old girl.

But when the 21-year-old University of Ballarat graduate arrived at the station he was confronted by police.

He was talking on his mobile phone to a police officer posing as the girl named "Lisa", who he believed was waiting for him in a public toilet, when he was arrested on January 11.

The County Court in Ballarat heard Parson first met "Lisa" in an online chat room in November 2007.

During the conversation he asked if she was a virgin and if she would skip school to come and meet in the city for sex.

He also sent her a photograph of himself and continued to contact her via the internet.

`Lisa" asked if he would buy her an ipod, but Parson refused saying it was too expensive and agreed to buy chocolates instead.

They later arranged to meet in Melbourne.

When asked by police if he planned to have sex with "Lisa", Parson replied: "I can't say I ever had any real intention to do that its just I liked to talk about it".

"I liked the idea of it."

Police searched Parson's Ballarat unit and discovered more than 400 child pornography images involving five to 16 year olds and 32 movie files.

Parson's defence lawyer Jane Dixon SC yesterday described her client as a "computer geek" who was bullied at school.

She said much of the pornography was derived from a time when Parson was younger and curious about sexual boundaries.

Parson started chatting online to "Lisa" after he had finished his IT exams and was feeling a "bit lost".

Ms Dixon said Parson was living with his girlfriend of four years at the time and did not have paedophile tendencies.

"He's not really sure if she ("Lisa") is who she says she is, but he's interested in meeting with her because she's obviously interested in sex." she said.

"Its not something he seems to set up."

Parson pleaded guilty in the County Court in Ballarat to using a carriage service to procure under 16 for a sexual act and knowingly possess child pornography.

Judge Liz Gaynor said she regarded Parson's age as significant in the case.

"There's seven years between him and his prospective victim," she said.

"We're not talking about a dirty old man."

Judge Gaynor adjourned the matter part-heard for a mention on February 5.

She said Parson would undergo a clinical assessment for sex offenders and be assessed for a community based order.

18/12/2008 4:00:00 AM


http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/sex-chat-guilty-plea/1389335.aspx

Geoffrey Robert Dodds Brisbane


A pedophile jailed indefinitely in 2003 for molesting 62 young girls will have his sentence reviewed at the end of the year.

Former Brisbane Sunday school teacher Geoffrey Robert Dobbs, 53, was convicted for crimes committed over a 30-year period that included filming himself having sex with girls as young as nine.

Under current Queensland legislation, indefinite sentences must be reviewed periodically.

During a brief hearing on Friday in the Brisbane District Court lawyers confirmed Dobbs' case would be reviewed in December.

Dobbs, who has been dubbed Australia's worst pedophile, recently made headlines when the state government endorsed chemical castration for sex offenders.

It is understood Dobbs may be eligible for the procedure, which could strengthen his case for release.

15th August 2008
By Christine Flatley

Monday, December 29, 2008

Norman Vivian Pearce Adelaide


NORMAN Vivian Pearce knew his prey - using flash cars, computer games and alcohol as the bait to lure at least eight young boys into his deviant sexual web.

Yesterday, the serial pedophile closed his eyes in resignation in the dock of the District Court, as justice finally caught up with him.

Some of the men whose lives Pearce ruined cheered and cried in relief as Judge Paul Rice convicted him on 18 child sex offences spanning more than a decade in the 1980s and early 1990s.

Pearce, 69, took on roles in organisations such as Naval Cadets and computer clubs to meet his victims and won the trust of their unsuspecting families.

Pearce, of Woodville South, was acquitted of charges involving a seven-year old boy after Judge Rice ruled he could not find the charges proven beyond reasonable doubt.

However, Judge Rice convicted him of indecent assault and unlawful sexual intercourse over attacks on the eight other boys.

"(Pearce) was shifty, feigned lack of memory and wove a story around the prosecution case," Judge Rice found.

Many of the victims said Pearce drove them around in a red Holden Monaro and plied them with alcohol and cigarettes.

One victim said he passed out drunk then woke with Pearce having anal sex with him.

Another said Pearce took advantage of his unstable home life and offered his townhouse as a "safe haven" from domestic troubles.

When asked why he returned to Pearce's home after the initial abuse, the victim said: "Basically Mr Pearce was a trusted member of the Air Youth at that time. I was having problems at home, I was scared by what he did to me."

The court heard Pearce kissed the head of another victim, saying: "Aren't you a beautiful boy, one of my beautiful boys."

After handing down his guilty verdicts, Judge Rice immediately revoked Pearce's bail despite a plea from his lawyer Shane Spence that he be allowed to remain in the community ahead of sentencing.

"He has been convicted of a lot of serious offences and he is going to go into custody at some time so it may as well start now," Judge Rice said.

ANDREW DOWDELL, COURT REPORTER

December 24, 2008 10:20am



http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,27574,24840353-2682,00.html

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

Man 51 Child Porn and Bestiality WA

A MAN allegedly caught with images of child porn and bestiality on his laptop computer faces penalties of up to 10 years in jail and $275,000 in fines.

The West Australian man, 51, was arrested on arrival at Perth International Airport on Christmas Eve allegedly carrying a computer containing child pornography "and other abhorrent material", a customs statement said.

It will also be alleged the man "exported" electronic images of bestiality on October 27.

"Customs investigators executed customs search and seizure warrants at the man's address in South Guildford after his arrival on Christmas Eve and further evidence was allegedly found and seized," the statement said.

The man was charged with the import and export of prohibited material, ordered to surrender his passport and bailed to appear in Perth Magistrates Court on December 30.


December 28, 2008

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24849769-12377,00.html

Child Sex Charges Richard Dutton Brown Adelaide


SOUTH Australians have finally learned the identity of a senior magistrate who fought to keep his name out of the public arena, two years after he was charged with child sex offences.

The state's highest court yesterday overturned an earlier court order suppressing identification of Richard Dutton Brown, upholding an appeal by The Australian and Adelaide newspaper The Advertiser.

Mr Brown, who has been a magistrate for almost 30 years, was granted the suppression order on his identity in October after being committed to stand trial in the District Court the month before.

Yesterday, three judges of the Full Court of the Supreme Court -- Chief Justice John Doyle and judges Richard White and David Bleby -- set aside the suppression of Mr Brown's identity, finding there was no reason why his name should continue to be withheld.

Two years ago, the South Australian Government amended the law to reduce the number of suppression orders being granted in the state's courts.

The decision by the Full Court yesterday is one of the first to consider the legal implications of the amendments to the law.

Legal sources said the judgment reflects a more cautious approach in issuing suppression orders by the courts.

Mr Brown was not present in court to hear he had lost the battle for his identity to remain suppressed.

His last appearance was in September, when he attended the District Court for his arraignment on the charges against him.

At that time, the bespectacled 60-year-old appeared wearing a suit and tie and walked with the aid of a stick.

Mr Brown, of the eastern Adelaide suburb of Norwood, has pleaded not guilty to five charges of indecent assault and two charges of unlawful sexual intercourse.

The offences are alleged to have occurred between 1977 and 1981 at Norwood.

Mr Brown was charged in 2006 following a four-month police investigation and appeared in court for the first time on the charges in August that year.

His identity was suppressed as the case made its way through the magistrates court committal process until the charges reached the District Court, where he applied for the suppression order that was overturned yesterday.

Mr Brown has been on paid leave from his $223,000-a-year position since May 2006.

The Full Court ordered that Mr Brown pay the legal costs of The Australian and The Advertiser for the appeal.

He was appointed a magistrate in 1979, just six years after graduating with a law degree from Adelaide University.

Mr Brown's case is listed to be mentioned in the District Court today.

Gavin Lower
December 23, 2008

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24835788-5006787,00.html

Warrnambool Victoria Pedophile attacks 3 daughters

A FORMER Koroit district man has been remanded in custody for sentencing during February after pleaded guilty to sex charges involving his daughters.

The man, who cannot be named as it would disclose the identity of his victims, appeared in the Melbourne County Court on Thursday and pleaded guilty to four counts of committing an indecent act with a child aged under 16 years.

During November the man faced two trials in the Warrnambool County Court relating to sex allegations involving his three daughters.

In the first trial a jury acquitted the man of charges including incest, false imprisonment and sexual penetration of a child aged under 16 years.

The second trial was aborted after a jury heard inappropriate evidence, but the man then decided to plead guilty to some charges.

The man has now been remanded in custody for sentencing on February 6. He has made no application for bail.

The family of the victims listened to the Melbourne plea hearing in Warrnambool via a video link on Thursday.


Dec 20, 2008
BY ANDREW THOMSON

http://www.standard.net.au/news/local/news/general/dad-pleads-to-child-sex-assaults/1391328.aspx

Sedat Avci Serial Rapist Melbourne

A serial rapist has lashed out at police in a Melbourne court, hurling a glass of water at a detective and calling another officer a "f***ing dog".

Sedat Avci, already serving time for crimes that saw him dubbed the northern suburbs serial rapist, exploded in anger after being sentenced to three years' jail for an indecent act with an eight-year-old girl.

After being sentenced, Avci threw the glass of water on one detective from the dock and yelled "f***ing dog" at another.

"Tell them the f***ing truth you f***ing animal," he yelled.

The shouting match continued as a group of the victim's supporters gathered around the dock, one shouting: "You rape little girls".

Avci's father also argued with police during the clash.

A team of security guards was called to restore calm and keep the fighting parties apart.

The outburst happened moments after Victorian County Court Judge Carolyn Douglas left the court room.

She had just told Avci that he had shown some insight into his behaviour.

Avci had pleaded guilty to a count of committing an indecent act with a child under 16.

The court was told he approached the girl, who was riding her bike in Broadmeadows, and asked her for directions to a school.

He then asked if she could take him there.

Once they arrived, he began to assault her and muffled her screams for help.

Judge Douglas said Avci had subjected the girl to a terrifying ordeal.

"Your behaviour was appalling and I consider there was some planning," she said.

"Parents must be allowed to allow their children a degree of freedom. They must have confidence their children will be safe."

Avci had just turned 18 at the time of the offence in April 2004, and at that time had no prior convictions.

The following year, he committed a spree of sex attacks on six women.

The attacks occurred in Coolaroo, Coburg, Brunswick, Fitzroy and Hawthorn, sparking fear in those suburbs.

All but one of the attacks occurred at night and each time the victim was alone and grabbed from behind or by the neck and threatened with a knife.

For that offending he was jailed for 16 years with a minimum of nine years. His minimum term was increased to 11 years after an appeal by the Department of Public Prosecutions.

The court was told Avci began drinking alcohol at 14 and later started using cannabis and amphetamines, which may have been factors in his crimes.

The court heard that after he has finished his jail time he wants to move away from Australia because of the attention and shame his offending has brought to his Turkish community.

Friday's sentence is to be served cumulatively with Avci's existing sentence and amounts to an additional year behind bars.

He has been given a new minimum term of 12 years.

December 19, 2008 - 1:30PM

http://news.theage.com.au/national/serial-rapist-lashes-out-at-police-20081219-724b.html

Mackay Child Molester


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/

Queensland Man Videotapes Rape of 5 year old stepdaughter

A PEDOPHILE videotaped himself repeatedly raping his five-year-old stepdaughter and then traded the images on the internet, a Brisbane court has been told.

The Court of Appeal heard the man committed the rape after being "worked up" watching child pornography and would have known the effect the tape would have on other pedophiles.

The 31-year-old, who cannot be named, was appealing against the 15-year jail sentence he received earlier this year.

The man pleaded guilty in the District Court in Cairns to 88 child pornography and sex offences.

They included producing and trading child pornography, two of rape, four of incest and 11 of indecent treatment.

In sentencing the man, Judge Sarah Bradley said the child pornography included 17 videos the man made while raping and sexually abusing his step-daughter which were shocking, humiliating and perverted.

She said the images were e-mailed to the US, Canada, Ireland, France and Germany and could never be retrieved.

The man appealed on the grounds his sentence was manifestly excessive when compared with other similar offences.

In the Court of Appeal today, Justice George Fryberg questioned prosecutor David Meredith about how much extra time the man had received on his sentence for putting the images of the rapes on the internet.

Mr Meredith said the man appeared to have received an extra three years jail because of the internet charges.

"He got worked up watching child pornography and and then committed the offences. But he made it even worse by then putting those images on the internet and using them to trade, " he said.

"In that way he endangered other children because he realised the effect it could have on others who might exploit children."

He said the man had used the taped rapes to trade for more pornographic material.

Earlier barrister Jim Bradshaw, defending, said Judge Bradley had used the wrong precedent cases when sentencing his client which made the overall sentence too high.

Mr Bradshaw said his client seemed to have also been more severely punished because he was of high intellegence.

He said child rape was a crime which was universally condemned and it shouldn't matter if someone was a railway fettler or an Oxford don.

The Court of Appeal reserved its judgment.

Courier Mail
Mark Oberhardt
June 17, 2008 12:00pm