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A SEX creep who stalked young girls in his car has been cleared to do voluntary work with children. A tribunal overruled a government ban on the man, known only as "Mr BGD", despite his victims being as young as 11. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Appeals Tribunal has allowed at least 29 people to be granted working-with-children certificates despite being deemed unfit by the State Government. Documents obtained by the Sunday Herald Sun through Freedom of Information laws reveal pedophiles, perverts caught with child porn and killers are among those banned by the Brumby Government from working with children, but approved by VCAT. When Mr BGD applied for a clearance to work with children he did not reveal his conviction for sex crimes, according to a tribunal document. The middle-aged man confessed to the Justice Department after police checks showed he was convicted of five counts of wilful and obscene exposure in 1989, the document says. Mr BGD, whose identity cannot be revealed for legal reasons, drove past his victims at walking pace while masturbating. Sometimes he was fully naked and at other times wore only a shirt, it says. VCAT vice-president Judge Marilyn Harbison said in her judgment that Mr BGD exposed himself to children aged 11 and 13 over three months in 1988. She said that at the time of the offences he was a pressured union delegate and in a "bizarre attempt" to cope with stress started driving around the streets at night. "On some of these occasions of driving, for inexplicable reasons, he took off his clothes while driving and exposed his genitals, apparently on at least one occasion masturbating as he did so," she said. Judge Harbison said the man had psychological counselling and had led an "exemplary life" since his sex offences. "He has been active in assisting various children's and youth organisations," she said. She said the department's ban on him working with children was harsh because he could never "escape the burden of his past". "There is also a significant public interest in allowing (him) to resume his community involvement with children's organisations, given his excellent record of past service," she said. Among other cases, a man busted by police trying to hire a hitman to murder his wife was been given VCAT approval to work with children, despite being knocked back by the Government. The Government has issued about 400,000 Working With Children approvals since it introduced the scheme in 2006 to help protect children under 18 years from physical or sexual harm. The Government has rejected at least 711 applications from adults who have committed a sexual offence against a child or are judged an "unjustifiable risk to the safety of children". But between September 2007 and September last year, VCAT overturned a string of applications from predators the Government deemed too dangerous to work with minors. Most crimes were committed between the 1960s and late last year. Court orders prevent the Sunday Herald Sun naming those who had rejected applications overturned. A VCAT spokesman said the tribunal did not comment on individual cases. The revelation sparked outrage from victims' groups. Justice advocate Steve Medcraft said it was horrifying that pedophiles, perverts and other criminals were allowed to work with children. "It is frightening that a tribunal designed to fix back-yard disputes is able to make decisions like this and put the safety of our children at risk," he said. Sunday Herald Sun (14-2-2010) Sue Hewitt/ Peter Rolfe (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/creeps-given-the-green-light-to-work-with-kids/story-e6frf7kx-1225830068538) |
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