Serial paedophile Gary John Tipping’s home detention conditions revealed ahead of release into the community
A high-risk serial paedophile who will be released into the Adelaide community next week says he just wants to “do as I am told”, as a judge reveals the things he will be prevented from doing.
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A repeat child sex offender who will be released into the community next week will not be allowed any unsupervised internet use until September as a test of whether he will breach his strict supervision orders.
The Supreme Court laid out extensive conditions to keep the community safe from Gary John Tipping, 34, following Monday’s order to release him from Yatala Labour Prison.
Tipping has been in custody since October last year when he breached his previous supervision order by sending sexualised messages and pictures of his genitalia to other men over a messaging app.
The Parole Board issued a warrant for his arrest when the breaches came to light.
At the same time the Attorney-General’s Department began proceedings in the Supreme Court for Tipping to spend the remaining four-and-a-half years of his extended supervision order in prison.
On Monday, Justice Kevin Nicholson refused to make the order, saying that Tipping’s risk to the community had not increased in the time he had been in custody.
However he ordered that stringent measures be put in place to keep Tipping supervised in the community.
Tipping, who sexually abused four boys aged between eight and 15, on several occasions within months of being released on parole, will be on strict home detention and only able to leave his community housing with the permission of the Corrections Department.
He will wear a monitoring device at all times and must notify police of any social media or online messaging accounts and hand over passwords.
Police and Corrections officers have the power to search Tipping’s property and electronic devices at any time of the day or night.
On Thursday, Justice Nicholson made an order proposed by the Attorney-General’s Department for Tipping’s internet access to be severely restricted until September.
“The virtue I see (of the internet restrictions) is that it does give some assurance over that six-month period that Tipping can be trusted not to access the internet at all except when authorised,” Justice Nicholson said.
“It also gives Tipping a chance to demonstrate that he can be trusted over a lengthy period, which is an important thing bearing in mind that so soon after he was released last time he breached that trust.”
Tipping will not be able to use any internet without supervision or prior permission, including streaming services and online banking.
After Justice Nicholson made the order Tipping, who appeared in court by video link, briefly addressed the court.
“I want to do everything right and do as I am told,” he said.