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Peter Dutton MP, Federal Member for Dickson said he was sickened and outraged to learn the State Attorney General could have kept convicted paedophile Dennis Ferguson in jail. Mr Dutton has called on the Premier to immediately sack the State’s Attorney General - Rod Welford, for allowing convicted paedophile Dennis Ferguson to be released into the community. The facts are that Rod Welford had the ability to keep Ferguson in jail – but missed the application deadline. He’s asleep at the wheel. The result now is that every parent in Queensland should be concerned about where and when Ferguson will strike next. Welford has failed the State of Queensland, by not ordering the Department of Public Prosecutions to enforce the Court’s ability to keep this pedophile in jail. Clearly, this child rapist is not rehabilitated and is likely to re-offend now that he has been released onto our streets. The Attorney General has made a catastrophic error in not enforcing this legislation, and should immediately be dismissed from his portfolio responsibility. The only option now is for the Premier to personally intervene and introduce retrospective legislation that will keep this mongrel out of our playgrounds and backyards. Mr Dutton, a former detective in the sexual offences squad, said he was amazed to hear Mr Welford say on ABC radio yesterday, that; “We do have power in the courts already to impose what are called indefinite sentences. So in a appropriate cases the courts already have the power where they think the offender is of such a great risk to the community that they should not be released until the court is satisfied that they’re no risk to the community. The courts can, under the current law, impose an indefinite sentence. Now for whatever reason that wasn’t done in this particular case, time has been served”. If this is not a case where the community is at risk, then I don’t know what is. This bastard has said that he wants to have sex with a boy under ten when released, and still maintains his innocence and belief that paedophilia is acceptable. On ABC Radio yesterday, Mr Welford also said – “there’s nothing exceptional about this case except that it’s obviously got some extra publicity in the newspaper”. “It is completely unacceptable that the children of Queensland should be placed at risk because the Attorney General has not enforced his own laws. The result of this is that a convicted child rapist, who wants to re-offend as soon as he gets the chance is now free to walk our streets at night and search for innocent prey. In instances where an inmate is not considered to have been properly rehabilitated, and is a substantial risk to the community, but has served their term, the power exists for the Courts to extend their time in prison. This power has not been used in this case and now Dennis Ferguson is free to re-offend at a time of his own choosing. Queensland’s Attorney General has allowed this person to enter our community, knowing the threat he poses to our children, because he failed in his job. 11th hour appeals by the Department of Correctional Services failed because the Attorney General failed to act. Only using retrospective legislation and introducing it into a re-convened Parliament, will the Premier be able to save some face for his Government and put Dennis Ferguson back behind bars where he belongs. The people of Queensland expect and deserve laws that will protect their children. I urge the Premier to immediately act on this by sacking his Attorney General and show some desire to protect our children,” said Mr Dutton. AAP (9-1-2003) |
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