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Paedophiles Refusing To Reform Their Ways Will Die In Jail


Paedophiles who refuse to be rehabilitated will be locked up for good under a plan by South Australian Premier Mike Rann that matches ALP moves in Western Australia.
“Geoff Gallop and I often think alike and I applaud his tough move on paedophiles,” says Mr Rann.
“Our Government will introduce new legislation that increases penalties against repeat paedophiles and effectively locks them up for good.
“We will adopt Geoff Gallop’s idea that allows the Attorney-General to apply for a detention order from the court forcing serious sexual offenders to stay in custody beyond their sentenced time.
“Our proposal also cracks down on paedophiles in three other ways.
“It includes a two strikes and you’re out policy, rather than the current system of three offences for a court to declare someone a serious repeat offender incurring heftier sentences and longer non parole periods.
“Sex offences considered under the two strikes you’re out policy will include rape, unlawful sexual intercourse, indecent assault, acts of gross indecency, sexual servitude and persistent sexual abuse of a child.
“We will also broaden the law for those found incapable of controlling their sexual instincts, to those who are found by two psychiatrists to be unwilling to control their sexual instincts. Those who refuse a court-ordered independent examination by a psychiatrist will be deemed unwilling.
“The Supreme Court will be given the authority to detain those incapable or unwilling offenders indefinitely. If they remain a threat to our children then they deserve to stay in jail.
“I want to send a message to the courts that we want a much tougher sentencing regime imposed on sexual predators who refuse to correct their ways,” says the Premier.
Attorney-General Michael Atkinson says the Government will also put ‘child protection’ at the top of the list of considerations for judges through amendments to the Criminal Law (Sentencing) Act.
“In addition, where the Act sets a higher penalty for offences against children under 12 years, that age will be raised to children under the age of 14,” says Mr Atkinson.
“Although a person who has sex with a person under the age of 12 can be imprisoned for life, under the proposed changes the maximum penalty of life imprisonment would also apply to unlawful sexual intercourse with a 12 or 13 year old.”
The major reforms are expected before Parliament later this year.
(8-2-2005)






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