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Post Prison Clamp On pedophiles


HIGH-risk pedophiles would be closely watched on parole under a tough new law proposed in Parliament yesterday.
Curfews and travel restrictions could be imposed on child-sex criminals deemed highly likely to reoffend and they could be forced to wear electronic monitoring bracelets for up to 15 years.
The Serious Sex Offenders Monitoring Act would give the Adult Parole Board new monitoring powers.
It would apply to notorious pedophile Brian Keith Jones, known as Mr Baldy, Police Minister Tim Holding said.
"The Department of Justice will make a judgment as to whether a child-sex offender, prior to their release, poses a real likelihood of reoffending and they will apply to the court to seek an extended supervisory order," Mr Holding said.
"I understand (Mr Baldy) is due for parole in March and these laws will apply to all child-sex offenders, current and future, of which Brian Keith Jones is no exception."
Jones became known as Mr Baldy after he abducted six boys between 1979 and 1980, shaved their heads and then sexually abused them.
On his release from jail in the early 1990s, Jones reoffended within weeks and was jailed for a maximum of 14 years.
Shadow attorney-general Andrew McIntosh supported the Bill, but said the Government had missed an opportunity to cast the net wider and include murderers, rapists, arsonists and drug traffickers in the monitoring laws.
"The Government also needs to protect the community from high-risk perpetrators of other crimes," Mr McIntosh said.
Civil libertarian body Liberty Victoria said it supported the Bill if it met some conditions.
"The measures should be appropriate to mitigate the risk," president Brian Walters said.
"There should be clear criteria, the special measures should be imposed by a judge or evidence, and such an order should be of limited duration and should be regularly reviewed."
Herald Sun (23-2-2005)
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