From the BBC
I can understand the Aussies deporting this creature, but the knowledge that...
...doesn't fill me with any confidence that he will be prevented from re-offending, bearing in mind the failed attempts to keep âhome grownâ known and previously convicted sex predators from re-offending on their release. Excell has committed and been convicted of a further paedophiliac offence upon each of his 3 releases from prison. It seems strange that the state of Western Australia once considered him such a danger that they vowed never to release him, but now are doing so on what appear to be compassionate grounds because of his ill health.
Why should a four-times convicted child-sex attacker be given compassionate leave to live out the rest of their life in freedom when they've done irreparable damage to so many children and their families. The state of Western Australia is content to release him, despite rating his chances of re-offending as "low to moderate", but that is far too high a risk IMHO. I'm also uncomfortable with the politics behind the decision as the Australians knew that upon his release they would deport him from their shores, but (and I know someone will put me right on this if I've got it wrong) the fact that they've released him means that we can't lock him up unless he's caught offending here. I think that this decision stinks as it feels like the Australians have washed their hands of a problem and won't have to deal with the repercussions if he does re-offend.
A UK-born paedophile who has spent almost 40 years in jail in Australia for a series of offences is due to fly into Britain after being deported.
Robert Excell, 67, who emigrated to Australia aged 10 but never became a citizen, has been freed from jail in Perth because of ill health.
Excell has spent 37 of the past 39 years in Australia's prison system for child sex offences dating back to 1965, when he raped a seven-year-old boy.
Robert Excell, 67, who emigrated to Australia aged 10 but never became a citizen, has been freed from jail in Perth because of ill health.
Excell has spent 37 of the past 39 years in Australia's prison system for child sex offences dating back to 1965, when he raped a seven-year-old boy.
Once in Britain, Excell could be subjected to a Sexual Offences Prevention Order, which applies to offenders convicted of sexual or violent offences overseas, who are deemed to pose a risk of serious sexual harm in the UK.
This could ban him from being alone with children or going within a certain distance of playgrounds.
He will also be monitored by a team of police, probation officers, social workers and doctors.
This could ban him from being alone with children or going within a certain distance of playgrounds.
He will also be monitored by a team of police, probation officers, social workers and doctors.
Why should a four-times convicted child-sex attacker be given compassionate leave to live out the rest of their life in freedom when they've done irreparable damage to so many children and their families. The state of Western Australia is content to release him, despite rating his chances of re-offending as "low to moderate", but that is far too high a risk IMHO. I'm also uncomfortable with the politics behind the decision as the Australians knew that upon his release they would deport him from their shores, but (and I know someone will put me right on this if I've got it wrong) the fact that they've released him means that we can't lock him up unless he's caught offending here. I think that this decision stinks as it feels like the Australians have washed their hands of a problem and won't have to deal with the repercussions if he does re-offend.
