AUSTRALIA
Adelaide Now
Erin Marie
Herald Sun
June 13, 2013
ONE of Australias most notorious paedophiles – Catholic priest Gerald Risdale – will not walk free from prison later this month after fresh child abuse claims emerged.
The serial child rapist had applied to be granted parole on June 29 – the earliest possible date – but a Victoria Police probe triggered by new allegations of abuse has indefinitely delayed his release.
In March the Herald Sun revealed Risdale, who is serving a maximum 13-year sentence after he was convicted of raping or molesting 30 children between the 1960s and 1987, could have been released this month despite his jail sentence expiring in 2019.
His application for parole was rejected by the Adult Parole Board earlier this month after more people spoke out on allegations of abuse, causing a new investigation.
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