A man from Kingsvale was sentenced to prison last week after he was arrested by officers from Young Police Station when it was discovered he was not complying with his reporting obligations and that he was knowingly in breach of a prohibition order.
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The man who cannot be named for legal reasons appeared via audio-visual link in front of Magistrate Michael O’Brien on Wednesday from Junee Correctional Facility where he was convicted and sentenced to eight months in prison, six month non-parole for his breach of bonds and 12 months in prison, nine months non-parole for his latest charge, meaning the offender will not be eligible for release until March 11, 2019.
When the 37-year-old appeared he faced charges of a breach of bonds as well as the charge of failing to comply with a child protection prohibition order which had only been issued in Young Local Court the previous week.
The man was placed on the Child Protection Register after being convicted in 2013 for nine different child sexual related offences.
The man’s solicitor submitted that he was entering pleas of guilty for both charges and admitted there was a breach of a section 12 bond for a similar offence from May 16, 2018.
The man’s solicitor asked that Magistrate O’Brien consider a pre-sentence report for the defendant even though they understood that the threshold had more than likely been breached. In response the prosecution argued that a pre-sentence report would not be of any benefit to the court, of which Magistrate O’Brien agreed.
According to Magistrate O’Brien the breaches took place at the property where the man was employed and as a result of the prohibition order he should have attended his workplace and resigned instead of continuing to work.
The man’s solicitor said he was a manager and as a result of the prohibition order is now unemployable.
“I’m disappointed to see you so soon after we spoke on the last occasion,” Magistrate O’Brien said to the man. “Clearly the gravity of the position and the position you are in didn’t sink in.
“The circumstances that pertain to the place you were employed clearly needed some adjustment before you returned to work there and that clearly didn’t happen.
“I am not comforted by your record I must say which certainly does not assist you.”
According to the police facts the man admitted when interviewed by police that he was knowingly in breach of his Child Protection Prohibition Order but that he was ‘stuck’ as he did not want anyone to know that he was on the Child Protection Register or had been issued a Child Protection Prohibition Order.