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High-risk sex offender Adrian Pindan to be released under supervision
Adrian Pindan is set to leave prison on December 2 under a seven-year supervision order.
He was convicted of five sexual offences, including rapes of three women and a five-year-old girl in Western Australia’s Kimberley region between 1989 and 2007.
A judge accepted that Pindan remains a high-risk offender but said changes in his behaviour and new measures could manage the risk.
His release conditions include electronic monitoring, a curfew, no alcohol and restrictions on contact with women.
Pindan has a cognitive impairment that prevents him from taking part in rehabilitation programs.
A previous indefinite detention order had been reviewed and extended six times, but the judge found that suitable accommodation, funding and 24-hour supervision were now available.
He is expected to live under strict supervision for seven years after his release.
Adrian Pindan is set to be released from prison on December 2 under a seven-year supervision order.
A Supreme Court justice approved his release despite finding that he remains a high-risk serious offender.
The court said suitable accommodation, significant NDIS funding and 24-hour supervision could mitigate the risk to the community.
Pindan was convicted of five sexual offences committed between 1989 and 2007, including the rape of a five-year-old girl.
His release conditions include electronic monitoring, a curfew and restrictions on contact with female community members.
- Who
- Adrian Pindan, a 59-year-old high-risk sexual offender.
- What
- He is set to be released from prison under a seven-year supervision order with 52 conditions.
- When
- December 2. The judgment approving his release was handed down on October 23.
- Where
- Western Australia. His offences took place in Fitzroy Crossing, Derby and Broome.
- Why
- The court found that suitable accommodation, significant NDIS funding and 24-hour supervision could mitigate his risk.
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Pindan committed sexual offences in Fitzroy Crossing, Derby and Broome.
Pindan received a 10-year prison sentence for raping a five-year-old girl.
A WA Justice imposed an indefinite detention order on Pindan.
Pindan was transferred from West Kimberley Regional Prison to Acacia Prison in Perth after being assaulted by a fellow inmate.
Justice Bruno Fiannaca handed down the judgment approving Pindan's release under supervision.
Pindan is set to be released into the community under a seven-year supervision order.
- Age
- 59
- Offences
- Five sexual offences from 1989 to 2007
- Supervision period
- Seven years
- Release conditions
- 52 conditions, including electronic monitoring and a curfew
- Release date
- December 2
What people are saying
I am satisfied the respondent's circumstances have changed, both in terms of some changes in his behaviour and in the measures now available to manage his risk in the community
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