❓ A parliamentary question regarding the implementation of new laws for the indefinite detention of dangerous sex offenders, specifically inquiring if the courts have ordered such detentions. The Attorney General confirms the first application under the Act resulted in an indefinite detention order.
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DANGEROUS SEX OFFENDERS - JAIL TERMS
I refer the Attorney General to the tough new laws designed to keep dangerous sex offenders behind bars beyond their jail term to protect the community. Will the Attorney General inform the house whether the courts have ordered the indefinite detention of any dangerous sex offenders under the new laws? Ms S.E. Walker : Are they under any suppression orders of names? Are they? Do you know? The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr J.A. McGINTY
I refer the Attorney General to the tough new laws designed to keep dangerous sex offenders behind bars beyond their jail term to protect the community. Will the Attorney General inform the house whether the courts have ordered the indefinite detention of any dangerous sex offenders under the new laws? Ms S.E. Walker : Are they under any suppression orders of names? Are they? Do you know? The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr J.A. McGINTY
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If the member for Nedlands wishes to abort a trial, that is her concern. She should be very careful about what she does. Ms S.E. Walker : Say their names. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Yesterday the Supreme Court ordered that a serious sex offender be kept behind bars beyond the prison sentence given to him because he poses a significant ongoing danger and threat to the rest of the community. This was the first application to be dealt with by the court under the Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act 2006, which came into effect in May this year. As members would be aware, this new law enables the court to issue either an indefinite detention order to keep a particular prisoner in prison or a strict supervision order to allow a prisoner to be released into the community under strict supervision once the prisoner has completed the sentence. This is based on the view of experts such as psychiatrists about whether the prisoner poses an unacceptable risk of reoffending. Yesterday, after hearing all the evidence, Justice Murray took the view that Edward William Latimer, a 48-year-old man with an extensive record of sexually related offences was a danger to the community. Justice Murray ordered that he be detained indefinitely and for his detention to be reviewed in one year. Latimer is serving a jail term of two years and eight months, having been convicted in the Perth District Court on 30 March 2005 on a charge of attempted sexual penetration without consent. In broad daylight, Latimer attempted to sodomise a 34-year old Aboriginal male who was asleep in a park in Northbridge. When his victim woke up, two witnesses observed Latimer masturbating as he walked away. During his time in prison, Latimer denied committing the offence and did not participate in any treatment programs. Prior to being jailed in 2005, Latimer had a long list of convictions, including wilful exposure, assault, and breach of a violence restraining order. In February 1996, Latimer was sentenced to five and a half years jail for aggravated sexual penetration after a violent assault on a woman at Perth Railway Station. Latimer grabbed the 39-year-old woman, who was standing alone near a drink machine, forced her to a space under the escalators, put his hand around her throat and sexually assaulted her. During his imprisonment, Latimer refused to participate in treatment programs, and denied the offence, claiming that the victim had initiated the sexual activity, before changing her attitude and then complaining. Latimer also served two years and three months in jail for four other indecent assaults committed in 1991. Latimer also denied committing these offences, refused to undergo sex offender treatment programs, and described his behaviour as “typical of any red-blooded male”. Latimer has 11 prior convictions for wilful exposure dating back to 1973 when he was aged 14. According to Latimer, they were not sexually related but were a result of his urinating in public. Two psychiatric reports tendered to the court found that Latimer presented a high risk of committing serious sexual offences if not subject to a continuing detention order. To quote from one psychiatric report - The essence of his level of risk lies in his extreme denial and therefore unaddressed offending behaviour . . . No therapeutic endeavours to date have been of benefit. The community deserves to be protected against people like Latimer. That is the reason we brought to this Parliament the legislation that is now being enforced with great effect through the courts.
Ms S.E. Walker : Are they under any suppression orders of names? Are they? Do you know? The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: If the member for Nedlands wishes to abort a trial, that is her concern. She should be very careful about what she does. Ms S.E. Walker : Say their names. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Yesterday the Supreme Court ordered that a serious sex offender be kept behind bars beyond the prison sentence given to him because he poses a significant ongoing danger and threat to the rest of the community. This was the first application to be dealt with by the court under the Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act 2006, which came into effect in May this year. As members would be aware, this new law enables the court to issue either an indefinite detention order to keep a particular prisoner in prison or a strict supervision order to allow a prisoner to be released into the community under strict supervision once the prisoner has completed the sentence. This is based on the view of experts such as psychiatrists about whether the prisoner poses an unacceptable risk of reoffending. Yesterday, after hearing all the evidence, Justice Murray took the view that Edward William Latimer, a 48-year-old man with an extensive record of sexually related offences was a danger to the community. Justice Murray ordered that he be detained indefinitely and for his detention to be reviewed in one year. Latimer is serving a jail term of two years and eight months, having been convicted in the Perth District Court on 30 March 2005 on a charge of attempted sexual penetration without consent. In broad daylight, Latimer attempted to sodomise a 34-year old Aboriginal male who was asleep in a park in Northbridge. When his victim woke up, two witnesses observed Latimer masturbating as he walked away. During his time in prison, Latimer denied committing the offence and did not participate in any treatment programs. Prior to being jailed in 2005, Latimer had a long list of convictions, including wilful exposure, assault, and breach of a violence restraining order. In February 1996, Latimer was sentenced to five and a half years jail for aggravated sexual penetration after a violent assault on a woman at Perth Railway Station. Latimer grabbed the 39-year-old woman, who was standing alone near a drink machine, forced her to a space under the escalators, put his hand around her throat and sexually assaulted her. During his imprisonment, Latimer refused to participate in treatment programs, and denied the offence, claiming that the victim had initiated the sexual activity, before changing her attitude and then complaining. Latimer also served two years and three months in jail for four other indecent assaults committed in 1991. Latimer also denied committing these offences, refused to undergo sex offender treatment programs, and described his behaviour as “typical of any red-blooded male”. Latimer has 11 prior convictions for wilful exposure dating back to 1973 when he was aged 14. According to Latimer, they were not sexually related but were a result of his urinating in public. Two psychiatric reports tendered to the court found that Latimer presented a high risk of committing serious sexual offences if not subject to a continuing detention order. To quote from one psychiatric report - The essence of his level of risk lies in his extreme denial and therefore unaddressed offending behaviour . . . No therapeutic endeavours to date have been of benefit. The community deserves to be protected against people like Latimer. That is the reason we brought to this Parliament the legislation that is now being enforced with great effect through the courts.
The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: If the member for Nedlands wishes to abort a trial, that is her concern. She should be very careful about what she does. Ms S.E. Walker : Say their names. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Yesterday the Supreme Court ordered that a serious sex offender be kept behind bars beyond the prison sentence given to him because he poses a significant ongoing danger and threat to the rest of the community. This was the first application to be dealt with by the court under the Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act 2006, which came into effect in May this year. As members would be aware, this new law enables the court to issue either an indefinite detention order to keep a particular prisoner in prison or a strict supervision order to allow a prisoner to be released into the community under strict supervision once the prisoner has completed the sentence. This is based on the view of experts such as psychiatrists about whether the prisoner poses an unacceptable risk of reoffending. Yesterday, after hearing all the evidence, Justice Murray took the view that Edward William Latimer, a 48-year-old man with an extensive record of sexually related offences was a danger to the community. Justice Murray ordered that he be detained indefinitely and for his detention to be reviewed in one year. Latimer is serving a jail term of two years and eight months, having been convicted in the Perth District Court on 30 March 2005 on a charge of attempted sexual penetration without consent. In broad daylight, Latimer attempted to sodomise a 34-year old Aboriginal male who was asleep in a park in Northbridge. When his victim woke up, two witnesses observed Latimer masturbating as he walked away. During his time in prison, Latimer denied committing the offence and did not participate in any treatment programs. Prior to being jailed in 2005, Latimer had a long list of convictions, including wilful exposure, assault, and breach of a violence restraining order. In February 1996, Latimer was sentenced to five and a half years jail for aggravated sexual penetration after a violent assault on a woman at Perth Railway Station. Latimer grabbed the 39-year-old woman, who was standing alone near a drink machine, forced her to a space under the escalators, put his hand around her throat and sexually assaulted her. During his imprisonment, Latimer refused to participate in treatment programs, and denied the offence, claiming that the victim had initiated the sexual activity, before changing her attitude and then complaining. Latimer also served two years and three months in jail for four other indecent assaults committed in 1991. Latimer also denied committing these offences, refused to undergo sex offender treatment programs, and described his behaviour as “typical of any red-blooded male”. Latimer has 11 prior convictions for wilful exposure dating back to 1973 when he was aged 14. According to Latimer, they were not sexually related but were a result of his urinating in public. Two psychiatric reports tendered to the court found that Latimer presented a high risk of committing serious sexual offences if not subject to a continuing detention order. To quote from one psychiatric report - The essence of his level of risk lies in his extreme denial and therefore unaddressed offending behaviour . . . No therapeutic endeavours to date have been of benefit. The community deserves to be protected against people like Latimer. That is the reason we brought to this Parliament the legislation that is now being enforced with great effect through the courts.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: If the member for Nedlands wishes to abort a trial, that is her concern. She should be very careful about what she does. Ms S.E. Walker : Say their names. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Yesterday the Supreme Court ordered that a serious sex offender be kept behind bars beyond the prison sentence given to him because he poses a significant ongoing danger and threat to the rest of the community. This was the first application to be dealt with by the court under the Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act 2006, which came into effect in May this year. As members would be aware, this new law enables the court to issue either an indefinite detention order to keep a particular prisoner in prison or a strict supervision order to allow a prisoner to be released into the community under strict supervision once the prisoner has completed the sentence. This is based on the view of experts such as psychiatrists about whether the prisoner poses an unacceptable risk of reoffending. Yesterday, after hearing all the evidence, Justice Murray took the view that Edward William Latimer, a 48-year-old man with an extensive record of sexually related offences was a danger to the community. Justice Murray ordered that he be detained indefinitely and for his detention to be reviewed in one year. Latimer is serving a jail term of two years and eight months, having been convicted in the Perth District Court on 30 March 2005 on a charge of attempted sexual penetration without consent. In broad daylight, Latimer attempted to sodomise a 34-year old Aboriginal male who was asleep in a park in Northbridge. When his victim woke up, two witnesses observed Latimer masturbating as he walked away. During his time in prison, Latimer denied committing the offence and did not participate in any treatment programs. Prior to being jailed in 2005, Latimer had a long list of convictions, including wilful exposure, assault, and breach of a violence restraining order. In February 1996, Latimer was sentenced to five and a half years jail for aggravated sexual penetration after a violent assault on a woman at Perth Railway Station. Latimer grabbed the 39-year-old woman, who was standing alone near a drink machine, forced her to a space under the escalators, put his hand around her throat and sexually assaulted her. During his imprisonment, Latimer refused to participate in treatment programs, and denied the offence, claiming that the victim had initiated the sexual activity, before changing her attitude and then complaining. Latimer also served two years and three months in jail for four other indecent assaults committed in 1991. Latimer also denied committing these offences, refused to undergo sex offender treatment programs, and described his behaviour as “typical of any red-blooded male”. Latimer has 11 prior convictions for wilful exposure dating back to 1973 when he was aged 14. According to Latimer, they were not sexually related but were a result of his urinating in public. Two psychiatric reports tendered to the court found that Latimer presented a high risk of committing serious sexual offences if not subject to a continuing detention order. To quote from one psychiatric report - The essence of his level of risk lies in his extreme denial and therefore unaddressed offending behaviour . . . No therapeutic endeavours to date have been of benefit. The community deserves to be protected against people like Latimer. That is the reason we brought to this Parliament the legislation that is now being enforced with great effect through the courts.
If the member for Nedlands wishes to abort a trial, that is her concern. She should be very careful about what she does. Ms S.E. Walker : Say their names. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Yesterday the Supreme Court ordered that a serious sex offender be kept behind bars beyond the prison sentence given to him because he poses a significant ongoing danger and threat to the rest of the community. This was the first application to be dealt with by the court under the Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act 2006, which came into effect in May this year. As members would be aware, this new law enables the court to issue either an indefinite detention order to keep a particular prisoner in prison or a strict supervision order to allow a prisoner to be released into the community under strict supervision once the prisoner has completed the sentence. This is based on the view of experts such as psychiatrists about whether the prisoner poses an unacceptable risk of reoffending. Yesterday, after hearing all the evidence, Justice Murray took the view that Edward William Latimer, a 48-year-old man with an extensive record of sexually related offences was a danger to the community. Justice Murray ordered that he be detained indefinitely and for his detention to be reviewed in one year. Latimer is serving a jail term of two years and eight months, having been convicted in the Perth District Court on 30 March 2005 on a charge of attempted sexual penetration without consent. In broad daylight, Latimer attempted to sodomise a 34-year old Aboriginal male who was asleep in a park in Northbridge. When his victim woke up, two witnesses observed Latimer masturbating as he walked away. During his time in prison, Latimer denied committing the offence and did not participate in any treatment programs. Prior to being jailed in 2005, Latimer had a long list of convictions, including wilful exposure, assault, and breach of a violence restraining order. In February 1996, Latimer was sentenced to five and a half years jail for aggravated sexual penetration after a violent assault on a woman at Perth Railway Station. Latimer grabbed the 39-year-old woman, who was standing alone near a drink machine, forced her to a space under the escalators, put his hand around her throat and sexually assaulted her. During his imprisonment, Latimer refused to participate in treatment programs, and denied the offence, claiming that the victim had initiated the sexual activity, before changing her attitude and then complaining. Latimer also served two years and three months in jail for four other indecent assaults committed in 1991. Latimer also denied committing these offences, refused to undergo sex offender treatment programs, and described his behaviour as “typical of any red-blooded male”. Latimer has 11 prior convictions for wilful exposure dating back to 1973 when he was aged 14. According to Latimer, they were not sexually related but were a result of his urinating in public. Two psychiatric reports tendered to the court found that Latimer presented a high risk of committing serious sexual offences if not subject to a continuing detention order. To quote from one psychiatric report - The essence of his level of risk lies in his extreme denial and therefore unaddressed offending behaviour . . . No therapeutic endeavours to date have been of benefit. The community deserves to be protected against people like Latimer. That is the reason we brought to this Parliament the legislation that is now being enforced with great effect through the courts.
Ms S.E. Walker : Say their names. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Yesterday the Supreme Court ordered that a serious sex offender be kept behind bars beyond the prison sentence given to him because he poses a significant ongoing danger and threat to the rest of the community. This was the first application to be dealt with by the court under the Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act 2006, which came into effect in May this year. As members would be aware, this new law enables the court to issue either an indefinite detention order to keep a particular prisoner in prison or a strict supervision order to allow a prisoner to be released into the community under strict supervision once the prisoner has completed the sentence. This is based on the view of experts such as psychiatrists about whether the prisoner poses an unacceptable risk of reoffending. Yesterday, after hearing all the evidence, Justice Murray took the view that Edward William Latimer, a 48-year-old man with an extensive record of sexually related offences was a danger to the community. Justice Murray ordered that he be detained indefinitely and for his detention to be reviewed in one year. Latimer is serving a jail term of two years and eight months, having been convicted in the Perth District Court on 30 March 2005 on a charge of attempted sexual penetration without consent. In broad daylight, Latimer attempted to sodomise a 34-year old Aboriginal male who was asleep in a park in Northbridge. When his victim woke up, two witnesses observed Latimer masturbating as he walked away. During his time in prison, Latimer denied committing the offence and did not participate in any treatment programs. Prior to being jailed in 2005, Latimer had a long list of convictions, including wilful exposure, assault, and breach of a violence restraining order. In February 1996, Latimer was sentenced to five and a half years jail for aggravated sexual penetration after a violent assault on a woman at Perth Railway Station. Latimer grabbed the 39-year-old woman, who was standing alone near a drink machine, forced her to a space under the escalators, put his hand around her throat and sexually assaulted her. During his imprisonment, Latimer refused to participate in treatment programs, and denied the offence, claiming that the victim had initiated the sexual activity, before changing her attitude and then complaining. Latimer also served two years and three months in jail for four other indecent assaults committed in 1991. Latimer also denied committing these offences, refused to undergo sex offender treatment programs, and described his behaviour as “typical of any red-blooded male”. Latimer has 11 prior convictions for wilful exposure dating back to 1973 when he was aged 14. According to Latimer, they were not sexually related but were a result of his urinating in public. Two psychiatric reports tendered to the court found that Latimer presented a high risk of committing serious sexual offences if not subject to a continuing detention order. To quote from one psychiatric report - The essence of his level of risk lies in his extreme denial and therefore unaddressed offending behaviour . . . No therapeutic endeavours to date have been of benefit. The community deserves to be protected against people like Latimer. That is the reason we brought to this Parliament the legislation that is now being enforced with great effect through the courts.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Yesterday the Supreme Court ordered that a serious sex offender be kept behind bars beyond the prison sentence given to him because he poses a significant ongoing danger and threat to the rest of the community. This was the first application to be dealt with by the court under the Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act 2006, which came into effect in May this year. As members would be aware, this new law enables the court to issue either an indefinite detention order to keep a particular prisoner in prison or a strict supervision order to allow a prisoner to be released into the community under strict supervision once the prisoner has completed the sentence. This is based on the view of experts such as psychiatrists about whether the prisoner poses an unacceptable risk of reoffending. Yesterday, after hearing all the evidence, Justice Murray took the view that Edward William Latimer, a 48-year-old man with an extensive record of sexually related offences was a danger to the community. Justice Murray ordered that he be detained indefinitely and for his detention to be reviewed in one year. Latimer is serving a jail term of two years and eight months, having been convicted in the Perth District Court on 30 March 2005 on a charge of attempted sexual penetration without consent. In broad daylight, Latimer attempted to sodomise a 34-year old Aboriginal male who was asleep in a park in Northbridge. When his victim woke up, two witnesses observed Latimer masturbating as he walked away. During his time in prison, Latimer denied committing the offence and did not participate in any treatment programs. Prior to being jailed in 2005, Latimer had a long list of convictions, including wilful exposure, assault, and breach of a violence restraining order. In February 1996, Latimer was sentenced to five and a half years jail for aggravated sexual penetration after a violent assault on a woman at Perth Railway Station. Latimer grabbed the 39-year-old woman, who was standing alone near a drink machine, forced her to a space under the escalators, put his hand around her throat and sexually assaulted her. During his imprisonment, Latimer refused to participate in treatment programs, and denied the offence, claiming that the victim had initiated the sexual activity, before changing her attitude and then complaining. Latimer also served two years and three months in jail for four other indecent assaults committed in 1991. Latimer also denied committing these offences, refused to undergo sex offender treatment programs, and described his behaviour as “typical of any red-blooded male”. Latimer has 11 prior convictions for wilful exposure dating back to 1973 when he was aged 14. According to Latimer, they were not sexually related but were a result of his urinating in public. Two psychiatric reports tendered to the court found that Latimer presented a high risk of committing serious sexual offences if not subject to a continuing detention order. To quote from one psychiatric report - The essence of his level of risk lies in his extreme denial and therefore unaddressed offending behaviour . . . No therapeutic endeavours to date have been of benefit. The community deserves to be protected against people like Latimer. That is the reason we brought to this Parliament the legislation that is now being enforced with great effect through the courts.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : Yesterday the Supreme Court ordered that a serious sex offender be kept behind bars beyond the prison sentence given to him because he poses a significant ongoing danger and threat to the rest of the community. This was the first application to be dealt with by the court under the Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act 2006, which came into effect in May this year. As members would be aware, this new law enables the court to issue either an indefinite detention order to keep a particular prisoner in prison or a strict supervision order to allow a prisoner to be released into the community under strict supervision once the prisoner has completed the sentence. This is based on the view of experts such as psychiatrists about whether the prisoner poses an unacceptable risk of reoffending. Yesterday, after hearing all the evidence, Justice Murray took the view that Edward William Latimer, a 48-year-old man with an extensive record of sexually related offences was a danger to the community. Justice Murray ordered that he be detained indefinitely and for his detention to be reviewed in one year. Latimer is serving a jail term of two years and eight months, having been convicted in the Perth District Court on 30 March 2005 on a charge of attempted sexual penetration without consent. In broad daylight, Latimer attempted to sodomise a 34-year old Aboriginal male who was asleep in a park in Northbridge. When his victim woke up, two witnesses observed Latimer masturbating as he walked away. During his time in prison, Latimer denied committing the offence and did not participate in any treatment programs. Prior to being jailed in 2005, Latimer had a long list of convictions, including wilful exposure, assault, and breach of a violence restraining order. In February 1996, Latimer was sentenced to five and a half years jail for aggravated sexual penetration after a violent assault on a woman at Perth Railway Station. Latimer grabbed the 39-year-old woman, who was standing alone near a drink machine, forced her to a space under the escalators, put his hand around her throat and sexually assaulted her. During his imprisonment, Latimer refused to participate in treatment programs, and denied the offence, claiming that the victim had initiated the sexual activity, before changing her attitude and then complaining. Latimer also served two years and three months in jail for four other indecent assaults committed in 1991. Latimer also denied committing these offences, refused to undergo sex offender treatment programs, and described his behaviour as “typical of any red-blooded male”. Latimer has 11 prior convictions for wilful exposure dating back to 1973 when he was aged 14. According to Latimer, they were not sexually related but were a result of his urinating in public. Two psychiatric reports tendered to the court found that Latimer presented a high risk of committing serious sexual offences if not subject to a continuing detention order. To quote from one psychiatric report - The essence of his level of risk lies in his extreme denial and therefore unaddressed offending behaviour . . . No therapeutic endeavours to date have been of benefit. The community deserves to be protected against people like Latimer. That is the reason we brought to this Parliament the legislation that is now being enforced with great effect through the courts.
Latimer is serving a jail term of two years and eight months, having been convicted in the Perth District Court on 30 March 2005 on a charge of attempted sexual penetration without consent. In broad daylight, Latimer attempted to sodomise a 34-year old Aboriginal male who was asleep in a park in Northbridge. When his victim woke up, two witnesses observed Latimer masturbating as he walked away. During his time in prison, Latimer denied committing the offence and did not participate in any treatment programs. Prior to being jailed in 2005, Latimer had a long list of convictions, including wilful exposure, assault, and breach of a violence restraining order. In February 1996, Latimer was sentenced to five and a half years jail for aggravated sexual penetration after a violent assault on a woman at Perth Railway Station. Latimer grabbed the 39-year-old woman, who was standing alone near a drink machine, forced her to a space under the escalators, put his hand around her throat and sexually assaulted her. During his imprisonment, Latimer refused to participate in treatment programs, and denied the offence, claiming that the victim had initiated the sexual activity, before changing her attitude and then complaining. Latimer also served two years and three months in jail for four other indecent assaults committed in 1991. Latimer also denied committing these offences, refused to undergo sex offender treatment programs, and described his behaviour as “typical of any red-blooded male”. Latimer has 11 prior convictions for wilful exposure dating back to 1973 when he was aged 14. According to Latimer, they were not sexually related but were a result of his urinating in public. Two psychiatric reports tendered to the court found that Latimer presented a high risk of committing serious sexual offences if not subject to a continuing detention order. To quote from one psychiatric report - The essence of his level of risk lies in his extreme denial and therefore unaddressed offending behaviour . . . No therapeutic endeavours to date have been of benefit. The community deserves to be protected against people like Latimer. That is the reason we brought to this Parliament the legislation that is now being enforced with great effect through the courts.
Ms S.E. Walker : Are they under any suppression orders of names? Are they? Do you know? The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: If the member for Nedlands wishes to abort a trial, that is her concern. She should be very careful about what she does. Ms S.E. Walker : Say their names. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Yesterday the Supreme Court ordered that a serious sex offender be kept behind bars beyond the prison sentence given to him because he poses a significant ongoing danger and threat to the rest of the community. This was the first application to be dealt with by the court under the Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act 2006, which came into effect in May this year. As members would be aware, this new law enables the court to issue either an indefinite detention order to keep a particular prisoner in prison or a strict supervision order to allow a prisoner to be released into the community under strict supervision once the prisoner has completed the sentence. This is based on the view of experts such as psychiatrists about whether the prisoner poses an unacceptable risk of reoffending. Yesterday, after hearing all the evidence, Justice Murray took the view that Edward William Latimer, a 48-year-old man with an extensive record of sexually related offences was a danger to the community. Justice Murray ordered that he be detained indefinitely and for his detention to be reviewed in one year. Latimer is serving a jail term of two years and eight months, having been convicted in the Perth District Court on 30 March 2005 on a charge of attempted sexual penetration without consent. In broad daylight, Latimer attempted to sodomise a 34-year old Aboriginal male who was asleep in a park in Northbridge. When his victim woke up, two witnesses observed Latimer masturbating as he walked away. During his time in prison, Latimer denied committing the offence and did not participate in any treatment programs. Prior to being jailed in 2005, Latimer had a long list of convictions, including wilful exposure, assault, and breach of a violence restraining order. In February 1996, Latimer was sentenced to five and a half years jail for aggravated sexual penetration after a violent assault on a woman at Perth Railway Station. Latimer grabbed the 39-year-old woman, who was standing alone near a drink machine, forced her to a space under the escalators, put his hand around her throat and sexually assaulted her. During his imprisonment, Latimer refused to participate in treatment programs, and denied the offence, claiming that the victim had initiated the sexual activity, before changing her attitude and then complaining. Latimer also served two years and three months in jail for four other indecent assaults committed in 1991. Latimer also denied committing these offences, refused to undergo sex offender treatment programs, and described his behaviour as “typical of any red-blooded male”. Latimer has 11 prior convictions for wilful exposure dating back to 1973 when he was aged 14. According to Latimer, they were not sexually related but were a result of his urinating in public. Two psychiatric reports tendered to the court found that Latimer presented a high risk of committing serious sexual offences if not subject to a continuing detention order. To quote from one psychiatric report - The essence of his level of risk lies in his extreme denial and therefore unaddressed offending behaviour . . . No therapeutic endeavours to date have been of benefit. The community deserves to be protected against people like Latimer. That is the reason we brought to this Parliament the legislation that is now being enforced with great effect through the courts.
The SPEAKER : Order, members. Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: If the member for Nedlands wishes to abort a trial, that is her concern. She should be very careful about what she does. Ms S.E. Walker : Say their names. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Yesterday the Supreme Court ordered that a serious sex offender be kept behind bars beyond the prison sentence given to him because he poses a significant ongoing danger and threat to the rest of the community. This was the first application to be dealt with by the court under the Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act 2006, which came into effect in May this year. As members would be aware, this new law enables the court to issue either an indefinite detention order to keep a particular prisoner in prison or a strict supervision order to allow a prisoner to be released into the community under strict supervision once the prisoner has completed the sentence. This is based on the view of experts such as psychiatrists about whether the prisoner poses an unacceptable risk of reoffending. Yesterday, after hearing all the evidence, Justice Murray took the view that Edward William Latimer, a 48-year-old man with an extensive record of sexually related offences was a danger to the community. Justice Murray ordered that he be detained indefinitely and for his detention to be reviewed in one year. Latimer is serving a jail term of two years and eight months, having been convicted in the Perth District Court on 30 March 2005 on a charge of attempted sexual penetration without consent. In broad daylight, Latimer attempted to sodomise a 34-year old Aboriginal male who was asleep in a park in Northbridge. When his victim woke up, two witnesses observed Latimer masturbating as he walked away. During his time in prison, Latimer denied committing the offence and did not participate in any treatment programs. Prior to being jailed in 2005, Latimer had a long list of convictions, including wilful exposure, assault, and breach of a violence restraining order. In February 1996, Latimer was sentenced to five and a half years jail for aggravated sexual penetration after a violent assault on a woman at Perth Railway Station. Latimer grabbed the 39-year-old woman, who was standing alone near a drink machine, forced her to a space under the escalators, put his hand around her throat and sexually assaulted her. During his imprisonment, Latimer refused to participate in treatment programs, and denied the offence, claiming that the victim had initiated the sexual activity, before changing her attitude and then complaining. Latimer also served two years and three months in jail for four other indecent assaults committed in 1991. Latimer also denied committing these offences, refused to undergo sex offender treatment programs, and described his behaviour as “typical of any red-blooded male”. Latimer has 11 prior convictions for wilful exposure dating back to 1973 when he was aged 14. According to Latimer, they were not sexually related but were a result of his urinating in public. Two psychiatric reports tendered to the court found that Latimer presented a high risk of committing serious sexual offences if not subject to a continuing detention order. To quote from one psychiatric report - The essence of his level of risk lies in his extreme denial and therefore unaddressed offending behaviour . . . No therapeutic endeavours to date have been of benefit. The community deserves to be protected against people like Latimer. That is the reason we brought to this Parliament the legislation that is now being enforced with great effect through the courts.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: If the member for Nedlands wishes to abort a trial, that is her concern. She should be very careful about what she does. Ms S.E. Walker : Say their names. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Yesterday the Supreme Court ordered that a serious sex offender be kept behind bars beyond the prison sentence given to him because he poses a significant ongoing danger and threat to the rest of the community. This was the first application to be dealt with by the court under the Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act 2006, which came into effect in May this year. As members would be aware, this new law enables the court to issue either an indefinite detention order to keep a particular prisoner in prison or a strict supervision order to allow a prisoner to be released into the community under strict supervision once the prisoner has completed the sentence. This is based on the view of experts such as psychiatrists about whether the prisoner poses an unacceptable risk of reoffending. Yesterday, after hearing all the evidence, Justice Murray took the view that Edward William Latimer, a 48-year-old man with an extensive record of sexually related offences was a danger to the community. Justice Murray ordered that he be detained indefinitely and for his detention to be reviewed in one year. Latimer is serving a jail term of two years and eight months, having been convicted in the Perth District Court on 30 March 2005 on a charge of attempted sexual penetration without consent. In broad daylight, Latimer attempted to sodomise a 34-year old Aboriginal male who was asleep in a park in Northbridge. When his victim woke up, two witnesses observed Latimer masturbating as he walked away. During his time in prison, Latimer denied committing the offence and did not participate in any treatment programs. Prior to being jailed in 2005, Latimer had a long list of convictions, including wilful exposure, assault, and breach of a violence restraining order. In February 1996, Latimer was sentenced to five and a half years jail for aggravated sexual penetration after a violent assault on a woman at Perth Railway Station. Latimer grabbed the 39-year-old woman, who was standing alone near a drink machine, forced her to a space under the escalators, put his hand around her throat and sexually assaulted her. During his imprisonment, Latimer refused to participate in treatment programs, and denied the offence, claiming that the victim had initiated the sexual activity, before changing her attitude and then complaining. Latimer also served two years and three months in jail for four other indecent assaults committed in 1991. Latimer also denied committing these offences, refused to undergo sex offender treatment programs, and described his behaviour as “typical of any red-blooded male”. Latimer has 11 prior convictions for wilful exposure dating back to 1973 when he was aged 14. According to Latimer, they were not sexually related but were a result of his urinating in public. Two psychiatric reports tendered to the court found that Latimer presented a high risk of committing serious sexual offences if not subject to a continuing detention order. To quote from one psychiatric report - The essence of his level of risk lies in his extreme denial and therefore unaddressed offending behaviour . . . No therapeutic endeavours to date have been of benefit. The community deserves to be protected against people like Latimer. That is the reason we brought to this Parliament the legislation that is now being enforced with great effect through the courts.
If the member for Nedlands wishes to abort a trial, that is her concern. She should be very careful about what she does. Ms S.E. Walker : Say their names. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Yesterday the Supreme Court ordered that a serious sex offender be kept behind bars beyond the prison sentence given to him because he poses a significant ongoing danger and threat to the rest of the community. This was the first application to be dealt with by the court under the Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act 2006, which came into effect in May this year. As members would be aware, this new law enables the court to issue either an indefinite detention order to keep a particular prisoner in prison or a strict supervision order to allow a prisoner to be released into the community under strict supervision once the prisoner has completed the sentence. This is based on the view of experts such as psychiatrists about whether the prisoner poses an unacceptable risk of reoffending. Yesterday, after hearing all the evidence, Justice Murray took the view that Edward William Latimer, a 48-year-old man with an extensive record of sexually related offences was a danger to the community. Justice Murray ordered that he be detained indefinitely and for his detention to be reviewed in one year. Latimer is serving a jail term of two years and eight months, having been convicted in the Perth District Court on 30 March 2005 on a charge of attempted sexual penetration without consent. In broad daylight, Latimer attempted to sodomise a 34-year old Aboriginal male who was asleep in a park in Northbridge. When his victim woke up, two witnesses observed Latimer masturbating as he walked away. During his time in prison, Latimer denied committing the offence and did not participate in any treatment programs. Prior to being jailed in 2005, Latimer had a long list of convictions, including wilful exposure, assault, and breach of a violence restraining order. In February 1996, Latimer was sentenced to five and a half years jail for aggravated sexual penetration after a violent assault on a woman at Perth Railway Station. Latimer grabbed the 39-year-old woman, who was standing alone near a drink machine, forced her to a space under the escalators, put his hand around her throat and sexually assaulted her. During his imprisonment, Latimer refused to participate in treatment programs, and denied the offence, claiming that the victim had initiated the sexual activity, before changing her attitude and then complaining. Latimer also served two years and three months in jail for four other indecent assaults committed in 1991. Latimer also denied committing these offences, refused to undergo sex offender treatment programs, and described his behaviour as “typical of any red-blooded male”. Latimer has 11 prior convictions for wilful exposure dating back to 1973 when he was aged 14. According to Latimer, they were not sexually related but were a result of his urinating in public. Two psychiatric reports tendered to the court found that Latimer presented a high risk of committing serious sexual offences if not subject to a continuing detention order. To quote from one psychiatric report - The essence of his level of risk lies in his extreme denial and therefore unaddressed offending behaviour . . . No therapeutic endeavours to date have been of benefit. The community deserves to be protected against people like Latimer. That is the reason we brought to this Parliament the legislation that is now being enforced with great effect through the courts.
Ms S.E. Walker : Say their names. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Yesterday the Supreme Court ordered that a serious sex offender be kept behind bars beyond the prison sentence given to him because he poses a significant ongoing danger and threat to the rest of the community. This was the first application to be dealt with by the court under the Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act 2006, which came into effect in May this year. As members would be aware, this new law enables the court to issue either an indefinite detention order to keep a particular prisoner in prison or a strict supervision order to allow a prisoner to be released into the community under strict supervision once the prisoner has completed the sentence. This is based on the view of experts such as psychiatrists about whether the prisoner poses an unacceptable risk of reoffending. Yesterday, after hearing all the evidence, Justice Murray took the view that Edward William Latimer, a 48-year-old man with an extensive record of sexually related offences was a danger to the community. Justice Murray ordered that he be detained indefinitely and for his detention to be reviewed in one year. Latimer is serving a jail term of two years and eight months, having been convicted in the Perth District Court on 30 March 2005 on a charge of attempted sexual penetration without consent. In broad daylight, Latimer attempted to sodomise a 34-year old Aboriginal male who was asleep in a park in Northbridge. When his victim woke up, two witnesses observed Latimer masturbating as he walked away. During his time in prison, Latimer denied committing the offence and did not participate in any treatment programs. Prior to being jailed in 2005, Latimer had a long list of convictions, including wilful exposure, assault, and breach of a violence restraining order. In February 1996, Latimer was sentenced to five and a half years jail for aggravated sexual penetration after a violent assault on a woman at Perth Railway Station. Latimer grabbed the 39-year-old woman, who was standing alone near a drink machine, forced her to a space under the escalators, put his hand around her throat and sexually assaulted her. During his imprisonment, Latimer refused to participate in treatment programs, and denied the offence, claiming that the victim had initiated the sexual activity, before changing her attitude and then complaining. Latimer also served two years and three months in jail for four other indecent assaults committed in 1991. Latimer also denied committing these offences, refused to undergo sex offender treatment programs, and described his behaviour as “typical of any red-blooded male”. Latimer has 11 prior convictions for wilful exposure dating back to 1973 when he was aged 14. According to Latimer, they were not sexually related but were a result of his urinating in public. Two psychiatric reports tendered to the court found that Latimer presented a high risk of committing serious sexual offences if not subject to a continuing detention order. To quote from one psychiatric report - The essence of his level of risk lies in his extreme denial and therefore unaddressed offending behaviour . . . No therapeutic endeavours to date have been of benefit. The community deserves to be protected against people like Latimer. That is the reason we brought to this Parliament the legislation that is now being enforced with great effect through the courts.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Yesterday the Supreme Court ordered that a serious sex offender be kept behind bars beyond the prison sentence given to him because he poses a significant ongoing danger and threat to the rest of the community. This was the first application to be dealt with by the court under the Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act 2006, which came into effect in May this year. As members would be aware, this new law enables the court to issue either an indefinite detention order to keep a particular prisoner in prison or a strict supervision order to allow a prisoner to be released into the community under strict supervision once the prisoner has completed the sentence. This is based on the view of experts such as psychiatrists about whether the prisoner poses an unacceptable risk of reoffending. Yesterday, after hearing all the evidence, Justice Murray took the view that Edward William Latimer, a 48-year-old man with an extensive record of sexually related offences was a danger to the community. Justice Murray ordered that he be detained indefinitely and for his detention to be reviewed in one year. Latimer is serving a jail term of two years and eight months, having been convicted in the Perth District Court on 30 March 2005 on a charge of attempted sexual penetration without consent. In broad daylight, Latimer attempted to sodomise a 34-year old Aboriginal male who was asleep in a park in Northbridge. When his victim woke up, two witnesses observed Latimer masturbating as he walked away. During his time in prison, Latimer denied committing the offence and did not participate in any treatment programs. Prior to being jailed in 2005, Latimer had a long list of convictions, including wilful exposure, assault, and breach of a violence restraining order. In February 1996, Latimer was sentenced to five and a half years jail for aggravated sexual penetration after a violent assault on a woman at Perth Railway Station. Latimer grabbed the 39-year-old woman, who was standing alone near a drink machine, forced her to a space under the escalators, put his hand around her throat and sexually assaulted her. During his imprisonment, Latimer refused to participate in treatment programs, and denied the offence, claiming that the victim had initiated the sexual activity, before changing her attitude and then complaining. Latimer also served two years and three months in jail for four other indecent assaults committed in 1991. Latimer also denied committing these offences, refused to undergo sex offender treatment programs, and described his behaviour as “typical of any red-blooded male”. Latimer has 11 prior convictions for wilful exposure dating back to 1973 when he was aged 14. According to Latimer, they were not sexually related but were a result of his urinating in public. Two psychiatric reports tendered to the court found that Latimer presented a high risk of committing serious sexual offences if not subject to a continuing detention order. To quote from one psychiatric report - The essence of his level of risk lies in his extreme denial and therefore unaddressed offending behaviour . . . No therapeutic endeavours to date have been of benefit. The community deserves to be protected against people like Latimer. That is the reason we brought to this Parliament the legislation that is now being enforced with great effect through the courts.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : Yesterday the Supreme Court ordered that a serious sex offender be kept behind bars beyond the prison sentence given to him because he poses a significant ongoing danger and threat to the rest of the community. This was the first application to be dealt with by the court under the Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act 2006, which came into effect in May this year. As members would be aware, this new law enables the court to issue either an indefinite detention order to keep a particular prisoner in prison or a strict supervision order to allow a prisoner to be released into the community under strict supervision once the prisoner has completed the sentence. This is based on the view of experts such as psychiatrists about whether the prisoner poses an unacceptable risk of reoffending. Yesterday, after hearing all the evidence, Justice Murray took the view that Edward William Latimer, a 48-year-old man with an extensive record of sexually related offences was a danger to the community. Justice Murray ordered that he be detained indefinitely and for his detention to be reviewed in one year. Latimer is serving a jail term of two years and eight months, having been convicted in the Perth District Court on 30 March 2005 on a charge of attempted sexual penetration without consent. In broad daylight, Latimer attempted to sodomise a 34-year old Aboriginal male who was asleep in a park in Northbridge. When his victim woke up, two witnesses observed Latimer masturbating as he walked away. During his time in prison, Latimer denied committing the offence and did not participate in any treatment programs. Prior to being jailed in 2005, Latimer had a long list of convictions, including wilful exposure, assault, and breach of a violence restraining order. In February 1996, Latimer was sentenced to five and a half years jail for aggravated sexual penetration after a violent assault on a woman at Perth Railway Station. Latimer grabbed the 39-year-old woman, who was standing alone near a drink machine, forced her to a space under the escalators, put his hand around her throat and sexually assaulted her. During his imprisonment, Latimer refused to participate in treatment programs, and denied the offence, claiming that the victim had initiated the sexual activity, before changing her attitude and then complaining. Latimer also served two years and three months in jail for four other indecent assaults committed in 1991. Latimer also denied committing these offences, refused to undergo sex offender treatment programs, and described his behaviour as “typical of any red-blooded male”. Latimer has 11 prior convictions for wilful exposure dating back to 1973 when he was aged 14. According to Latimer, they were not sexually related but were a result of his urinating in public. Two psychiatric reports tendered to the court found that Latimer presented a high risk of committing serious sexual offences if not subject to a continuing detention order. To quote from one psychiatric report - The essence of his level of risk lies in his extreme denial and therefore unaddressed offending behaviour . . . No therapeutic endeavours to date have been of benefit. The community deserves to be protected against people like Latimer. That is the reason we brought to this Parliament the legislation that is now being enforced with great effect through the courts.
Latimer is serving a jail term of two years and eight months, having been convicted in the Perth District Court on 30 March 2005 on a charge of attempted sexual penetration without consent. In broad daylight, Latimer attempted to sodomise a 34-year old Aboriginal male who was asleep in a park in Northbridge. When his victim woke up, two witnesses observed Latimer masturbating as he walked away. During his time in prison, Latimer denied committing the offence and did not participate in any treatment programs. Prior to being jailed in 2005, Latimer had a long list of convictions, including wilful exposure, assault, and breach of a violence restraining order. In February 1996, Latimer was sentenced to five and a half years jail for aggravated sexual penetration after a violent assault on a woman at Perth Railway Station. Latimer grabbed the 39-year-old woman, who was standing alone near a drink machine, forced her to a space under the escalators, put his hand around her throat and sexually assaulted her. During his imprisonment, Latimer refused to participate in treatment programs, and denied the offence, claiming that the victim had initiated the sexual activity, before changing her attitude and then complaining. Latimer also served two years and three months in jail for four other indecent assaults committed in 1991. Latimer also denied committing these offences, refused to undergo sex offender treatment programs, and described his behaviour as “typical of any red-blooded male”. Latimer has 11 prior convictions for wilful exposure dating back to 1973 when he was aged 14. According to Latimer, they were not sexually related but were a result of his urinating in public. Two psychiatric reports tendered to the court found that Latimer presented a high risk of committing serious sexual offences if not subject to a continuing detention order. To quote from one psychiatric report - The essence of his level of risk lies in his extreme denial and therefore unaddressed offending behaviour . . . No therapeutic endeavours to date have been of benefit. The community deserves to be protected against people like Latimer. That is the reason we brought to this Parliament the legislation that is now being enforced with great effect through the courts.
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