AUSTRALIA
The Border Mail
By Jared Lynch June 13, 2013
Serial child rapist Gerald Ridsdale has his bid for freedom delayed indefinitely after more people have come forward with allegations of abuse.
The former Catholic priest, convicted of raping or molesting more than 30 children across three decades, is serving a maximum 13-year jail sentence, which expires in 2019. His earliest possible release date was June 29 this year.
But earlier this month police interviewed the 79-year-old at Ararat Prison in relation to fresh child abuse allegations dating back to the the 1960s and ’70s.
The Adult Parole Board has considered Ridsdale’s parole application, and a board spokesman said it decided it would defer any decision until the police finish its fresh investigation.
“The board has no obligation to consider an offender’s eligibility if their is an investigation pending,” the spokesman said.
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