The Court affirmed the continuing detention order on second periodic review under HRSO Act s 68, finding the respondent remains a high risk serious offender posing an extreme and unacceptable risk of committing serious violent sexual offences if released. The respondent had refused all treatment since 2003, repeatedly stated he would immediately offend upon release, and conceded the State's position. The Court held that no conditions on a supervision order could adequately protect the community, given the respondent's diagnosed Sexual Sadism Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder with psychopathic traits, and his explicit and detailed statements of intent to commit rape and murder upon release.
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