River Torrens Linear Park rapist Aiden Harvey Driver finally unmasked

AFTER almost two years of court-ordered secrecy, the notorious Linear Park sex offender can finally be identified.

AFTER almost two years of court-ordered secrecy, the Linear Park sex offender can finally be identified.

The Supreme Court today lifted a suppression order on Aiden Harvey Driver - who raped one woman in her home and attacked two more on the banks of the River Torrens.

Driver, 20, has pleaded guilty to numerous charges including rape, indecent assault and home invasion.

Prosecutors now want him jailed indefinitely as an uncontrollable sexual predator.

Mark Alessandrini, prosecuting, said Driver could not be trusted in the community.

"Based on the opinion of two psychologists, Driver is unwilling to control his sexual instincts," he said.

"He is capable of doing so, but is currently unwilling to do so.

"There is a significant risk that, if given the opportunity to commit an offence, he will fail to exercise control."

Mr Alessandrini said that, in May 2009, Driver broke into a home at West Hindmarsh by smashing its window.

"Upon entry, he placed his arm over the victim's throat and pushed hard, causing her to believe she was going to die," he said.

He said Driver raped the woman three times before fleeing.

In July 2009, Driver attacked a woman who was walking her dogs at Linear Park, Felixstow.

"He approached her, lunged at her and grabbed her buttocks," Mr Alessandrini said.

"She ran away - her bag and its contents were later found at the scene."

Three hours later, Driver launched a second attack on a different woman at Vale Park.

"He approached her, passed her and then grabbed her from behind," he said.

"He dragged her toward the bushes and pulled at her pants.

"She fought him off and ran to a nearby road, alerting others."

He said Driver was arrested after being identified by an eye-witness - his DNA was then matched to the West Hindmarsh rapes.

Driver's image was suppressed - along with any description of him or his ethnicity - when he first appeared in the Holden Hill Magistrates Court.

That order has remained in force ever since, despite his guilty pleas.

Today, Justice Michael David said the order no longer served a purpose and should be "expunged".

He will hear psychological evidence about Driver this afternoon and on Friday.