The Court imposed an 18-month extended supervision order under ss 5B and 9(1)(a) of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) against a defendant with a history of online sexual offending against female children, finding to a high degree of probability that he posed an unacceptable risk of committing another serious sex offence if not kept under supervision. The Court was satisfied of unacceptable risk notwithstanding the defendant's apparent current abstinence from illicit substances, on the basis that substance abuse did not fully explain his offending history, he remained an untreated sex offender, had demonstrated minimal insight into his offending, and had not yet achieved a prolonged period of compliance in the community. The defendant conceded the order was appropriate and all conditions were ultimately agreed between the parties.
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