Australia - Serial rapist Robert Fardon

[Fuskier]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-0...-visit/5010024
Serial Rapist Robert Fardon Back in Prison After Hospital Stay
Fardon has spent half his adult life in jail (since the age of 18 years for rape). He was subject to a law which enabled him to be detained indefinitely in 2003 for crimes against women and children. Lawyers have been advocating his release back into the community ... but the State Government was awarded a stay of proceedings in the Court of Appeal. Previously assessed as a psychopath and a moderate risk of reoffending, an appeal hearing today will determine whether he will be released.
If this Appeal is successfu, QLD could have the toughest laws in the country in dealing with serial rapists such as Fardon and Bayley. Well done to the Attorney General for acting in the interests of the community and championing this change in the Law.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/que...john-fardons-case-delayed-20131009-2v7fz.html
Sex offender Robert John Fardon's case delayed
October 9, 2013 - 10:56AM
Justice Philip Morrison adjourned the matter to Thursday and extended the stay order to keep Fardon in prison until 4pm (AEST) on Thursday.
Justice Morrison told the court the main reason for the delay was because a previous court transcript on the matter was not available yet.

 

[Fuskier]

Kim Skubris ‏@Kim_Skubris7 12m
Judge rules rapist Robert Fardon poses an unacceptable risk to community and should remain in jail before new Appeal in Nov. @7NewsBrisbane

 

[Fuskier]

http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/19333784/qld-rapist-fardon-to-stay-in-jail-for-now/
Qld Rapist Fardon To Stay In Jail For Now
AAP October 10, 2013, 7:32 pm
Robert John Fardon, 64, will stay in jail pending the outcome of a court appeal next month after a Brisbane judge ruled there was a real risk he would attack again.
Justice Philip Morrison ruled there were arguable grounds to appeal and accepted arguments by Mr Bleijie's barrister that the original judge did not give enough weight to some of the psychiatrists' evidence about Fardon.
Justice Morrison said Fardon had an inability to fully commit to supervision and there was a "real risk" of danger to the community if he was released before the appeal.
Looks like QLD Attorney General has acted proactively in the best interests of the safety of women and children in the community. What a relief to see the Law beginning to deal with these 'unacceptable risks' before they are released on Parole. Well done.

 

[Fuskier]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-...rvous-about-fardon-appeal/5015914?section=qld
Child Protection Groups 'Nervous' About Fardon Appeal
By Francis Tapim, Updated 2 hours ago.
Queensland child protection advocates say they have grave concerns serial sex offender Robert Fardon could be released from jail.
Bravehearts criminologist Carol Ronken says it is a case the State Government cannot afford to lose.
"We really do praise the Attorney-General for his fight for the safety of this community," she said.

Well done Attorney General and Bravehearts for advocating this legal challenge in the best interests of community safety. As a part of our society, our Laws have the Legal power to detain indefinitely this 'unacceptable risk' so that no further violent attacks are inflicted upon any more women and children. The article is well worth a read IMO.

 

[Marg from Oz]

Here in Victoria our parole board lives in la la land. They let everyone out on parole then when they breach parole nothing is done about it until the ccriminal does something then we are warned not to go near them if we see them because they are extremely dangerous. If they were so dangerous why did they let them out?


Using a tablet. Which has a vocabulary all of its own.

 

[Fuskier]

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...-up-indefinitely/story-fnihsrf2-1226763005482

State Government in court for third bid to keep rapist Robert Fardon locked up indefinitely
TONY KEIM THE COURIER-MAIL NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Queensland's highest court was on Tuesday told that laws introduced by the Newman LNP Government just weeks ago allowed Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie extraordinary powers under arguably unconstitutional legislation....

 

[Fuskier]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...don-will-be-freed/story-fnii5v71-122677653614

Highest court to decide today whether sex predator Robert Fardon will be freed
TONY KEIM THE COURIER-MAIL DECEMBER 06, 2013

The Court of Appeal in Brisbane is scheduled to this morning deliver its findings for a third time on whether or not to release Fardon, the first man to be detained under Queensland's tough dangerous sex offender laws a decade ago.

 

[Paragirl]

Court rules Qld AG's 'Fardon' law invalid

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2013/12/06/10/48/qld-ag-fails-to-keep-rapist-fardon-in-jail

 

[Paragirl]

Highest court orders immediate release of serial rapist Robert Fardon, rules new sex laws invalid

http://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/highest-court-orders-immediate-release-of-serial-rapist-robert-fardon-rules-new-sex-laws-invalid/story-fnii5v6w-1226776536145

 

[Fuskier]

Bravehearts Inc. ‏@BraveheartsInc 13m
Attorney-General loses appeal to keep serial rapist Robert John Fardon in jail - Yahoo!7 http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/20186659...eep-serial-rapist-robert-john-fardon-in-jail/ … via @Yahoo7

ABC News Brisbane ‏@ABCNewsBrisbane 1h
Qld's Attorney-General loses appeal to keep convicted serial rapist Robert John Fardon in jail
http://ab.co/1jrG2rI


So disappointing - unless part of a bigger legal challenge to create change in the legal system for these dangerous offenders.

 

[Fuskier]

http://www.news.com.au/national/bre...-fardon-arrested/story-e6frfku9-1227045443546

Notorious Sex Offender Fardon Arrested
SeptemberR 03, 2014 5:07AM

NOTORIOUS Queensland sex offender Robert John Fardon has been arrested in Brisbane for breaching his supervision order.

Well, IMO and in the opinion of many others, this outcome was entirely predictable.
Hopefully another woman and/or child has not become a victim as a result of the poor decision to release this well established perpetrator back into the community. My opinion only.

 

[Fuskier]

http://www.news.com.au/national/bre...ue-to-face-court/story-e6frfku9-1227045806415

Notorious Qld Rapist Due to Face Court
September 03, 2014 6:50am

A NOTORIOUS rapist who was the first to be jailed in Queensland indefinitely could be back in court as early as Wednesday after he allegedly breached his supervision order...He's due to face a hearing in the Supreme Court and that could happen as soon as Wednesday.

Fardon has spent most of his adult life in jail for sex crimes against women and children and was freed only after a protracted legal battle by Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie, who wanted him kept behind bars.

 

[they'll get you]

Channel 9 Today-
Fardon spent the night behind bars because he was plotting to leave his low security home.