Notorious rapist Mohammed Skaf applies for parole again

One of the gang rapists who terrorised Sydney in 2000 will make yet another bid for freedom on Friday.

Notorious Sydney gang rapist Mohammed Skaf is set to tell a judge this week why he should be released into the community on parole.

Skaf and his brother Bilal Skaf led a gang of at least 14 other men who terrorised women, some as young as 14, in the lead-up to the 2000 Olympic Games. At least six schoolgirls were raped over several weeks.

The high-profile inmate has been denied freedom continuously, despite being made eligible for parole three years ago.

The Daily Telegraph understands Skaf’s lawyers will argue on Friday at a public hearing why he should be released under “exceptional circumstances”.

Mohammed Skaf is now 37 years old.

It is understood he will be called upon to give evidence via video link from Junee Correctional Centre.

In November last year, the Serious Offender Review Council concluded Skaf was still not suitable for parole. The 37-year-old’s decision will be reviewed on Friday at the Parramatta hearing.

In January 2001, the 17-year-old was sentenced to 22 years, 11 months and 30 days in prison.

Sunday Telegraph front page in 2002.

Skaf has spent the last two decades in full-time custody separated from other inmates for his own protection.

He battled Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer, while in Long Bay Prison.

He was moved to Junee last year but still remains under protection with limited social interaction.

His head sentence expires on January 1, 2024.