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Arbeit macht frei: - Fredrick Töben

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Last month, the Court of Criminal Appeal dismissed the paedophile's<br />

challenge to his indecent assault conviction.<br />

The court heard that, between January and May 2006, he sexually<br />

assaulted a 14- year-old girl kept in his care.<br />

He is due to be sentenced in the District Court this month - his name<br />

remains suppressed despite the conviction.<br />

Under state law, the identities of alleged sex offenders are automatically<br />

suppressed until they enter a plea to the charges. They then apply for<br />

individual suppression orders, which judges reconsider when a trial ends<br />

or an appeal fails.<br />

Although a 2007 amendment cut the number of orders granted, there<br />

were 21 imposed in December alone.<br />

The girl's father said secrecy denied victims justice.<br />

A spokesman for Attorney-General Michael Atkinson claimed change<br />

had already occurred, saying: ‘We have made changes to ensure SA leads<br />

the nation on providing a voice for victims of crime at each step on the<br />

road to justice.’<br />

Opposition legal affairs spokeswoman Vickie Chapman said suppression<br />

orders should be reviewed after sentencing, not conviction.<br />

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,26543854-2682,00.html<br />

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