Repeat pedophile Beau Seeby is out of jail but the government wants his movements controlled with parole-like conditions
This child-choking pedophile is out of jail and back in the community – and the government says his movements must be controlled by a court.
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A child-choking repeat pedophile who assailed one of his victims in a public toilet is out of jail – and the state government wants his movements controlled by the courts.
On Wednesday, Beau Seeby covered his face with his hand and with his mobile phone after his appearance in the Supreme Court.
The state government wants Seeby, who had completed his prison term for preying upon an eight-year-old girl, to be made the subject of an extended supervision order.
Such an order would place him under parole-like conditions – limiting where he can go, when he may leave his home and with whom he may associate – even though his sentence has expired.
Seeby, 27, of Berri, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated indecent assault.
On October 6, 2019, he followed his victim into the toilets of a Riverland community club and, while holding her by the neck, sexually assaulted her.
Seeby was the first sex offender to lose his anonymity as a result of The Advertiser’s 18-year campaign to change SA suppression laws.
In November 2020, Seeby’s counsel pleaded for mercy saying their client felt “hopeless and alone”, and labelled his crime “a cry for help”.
Prosecutors, however, said Seeby had already been shown mercy for sex offending, having escaped a conviction and receiving a $100 bond for a prior crime against a child.
One month later, Seeby was jailed for four years – but his sentence was backdated to his arrest, making him eligible for parole in Aprtil 2022.
On Wednesday, counsel for Attorney-General Kyam Maher said they were “in negotiations” with Seeby’s lawyer.
They said they were confident the sides could come to an agreed position about conditions that ought to be imposed upon Seeby.
Chief Justice Chris Kourakis adjourned the matter for two weeks to permit finalisation of the negotiations.
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