BishopAccountability.org
	Hinch "Not Sorry" for Naming Sex Offenders Herald Sun November 1, 2010 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/hinch-not-sorry-for-naming-sex-offenders/story-e6frf7jx-1225946539753 BROADCASTER Derryn Hinch says he is not at all sorry for publicly naming a pair of sex offenders in breach of a court order. Mr Hinch, who was jailed briefly in 1987 for naming a paedophile priest, accepted that he could go to jail for a maximum of five years and pay a $60,000 fine. "I guess with my record it would not look good," he said outside the High Court in Canberra today. Mr Hinch has been charged with five offences after allegedly naming a pair of sex offenders in breach of Victorian County Court suppression orders. The high-profile broadcaster has taken his case to the High Court, arguing the orders are constitutionally invalid. Mr Hinch said he believed what he did was morally right and was now set to argue that before the court. "That is what this place is for, (what) this building and these men and women are for is to decide whether what I did was legal or not ... no, not sorry at all," he said. Although suffering from liver cancer, Mr Hinch said he felt good about himself and the case. "It is not just about me, it is not just about the media, it is a very big issue," he said. "They seem to be closing the courts down more and that is a big danger, not only on defamation but other areas. "In the state of Victoria they are throwing these suppression orders out like confetti." The charges arose from a speech he made at a victims of crime rally on the steps of Victorian parliament in June 2008 and from articles he posted on his website. Mr Hinch said he had recently watched the iconic Australian film The Castle which features a case in the High Court. "Let's hope the vibe is as good as it was in The Castle," he said.
Any original material on these pages is copyright © BishopAccountability.org 2004. Reproduce freely with attribution.