The Court made a supervision order under the High Risk Serious Offenders Act 2020 (WA) for 8 years, finding the respondent posed an unacceptable risk of committing serious sexual offences against girls aged 12-15 years if not supervised. The Court accepted psychiatric evidence diagnosing the respondent with paedophilia and held that his risk could be adequately managed in the community through strict supervision conditions including restricted internet access and prohibition on unsupervised contact with children.
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