‘Recidivist sex offender’ set for release this year
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The Australian community is reeling from the news that a notorious predator involved in one of the country's most heinous crimes is set to walk free.
Wayne Wilmot, who played a part in the abduction, rape, and murder of Janine Balding in 1988, is due to be released from prison later this year.
This decision has sparked a wave of concern and outrage, particularly among those who remember the chilling details of the case that shook the state of New South Wales to its core.
Janine Balding, a 20-year-old woman, was kidnapped at knife-point from Sutherland Train Station by a group of young men, including a then 15-year-old Wilmot.
Balding was forced into a car, where she was sexually assaulted in the back seat before her life was cruelly ended in a remote spot in western Sydney.
While Wilmot did not directly participate in her killing, his involvement in the joint criminal enterprise led to his conviction on multiple charges, including sexual assault and robbery.
In 1990, a Supreme Court judge noted while Wilmot did not sexually assault Balding, he was sentenced because of his involvement in the joint crime committed.
He was sentenced for four counts of sexual intercourse without consent, detain with intent to gain advantage and robbery in company.
He was sentenced to nine years and four months imprisonment, with a seven-year non-parole period.
He was granted parole in October 1996 but was incarcerated again within a year for stealing a woman's handbag and assaulting her in Ashfield.
In 2004, he was imprisoned for sexually assaulting a 19-year-old railway worker at Leightonfield railway station in 1998, following DNA evidence linking him to the crime.
In 2019, a Supreme Court judge found that Wilmot posed an ‘unacceptable risk of committing a serious offence if not kept in detention’ as he showed no remorse despite spending most of his life in jail and having years of support and counselling.
He was also described as lacking empathy and displaying a sense of entitlement.
The court also heard this month that a forensic psychologist found that he represented a ‘well above average’ risk of reoffending.
Earlier this year, Supreme Court Justice Helen Wilson described Wilmot as having a ‘disturbing history of sexual offending which he continues to deny or minimise.’
Justice Wilson said, ‘He has no insight into the risk he poses to others and refused to acknowledge the need for risk management strategies. '
It was also described that he continued to display 'psychopathic personality traits' and was a ‘recidivist sex offender’ who used ‘threats, weapons, and violence as necessary’.
‘He has negative and sexist views of women and is supportive of sexual violence towards women, deeming them to deserve sexual violence depending upon their clothing, level of intoxication or perceived permissiveness,’ Justice Wilson noted in her judgment.
While in custody, he has been classified as an extreme high-security prisoner and has a documented history of violence and hostility towards prison staff, as stated in court.
Wilmot is due to be released from prison later this year, with the court granting the state an interim supervision order earlier this month.
The state has applied for an extended supervision order, which would allow for heavy monitoring conditions to be imposed upon him once he re-enters the community.
This includes wearing an electronic monitor, submitting to drug and alcohol testing, and restrictions on his use of the internet and social media.
Wilmot has been granted an NDIS support package, which includes assistance with daily life and help with social, economic, and community participation.
Additionally, he is prohibited from accessing the Internet and social media platforms and is not permitted to change his name.
The court was informed earlier this month that he dismisses the necessity of community supervision orders, calling it ‘b******t’.
The case is scheduled to be reviewed again on 28 June.
You can watch 7New’s coverage below:
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The Australian community is reeling from the news that a notorious predator involved in one of the country's most heinous crimes is set to walk free.
Wayne Wilmot, who played a part in the abduction, rape, and murder of Janine Balding in 1988, is due to be released from prison later this year.
This decision has sparked a wave of concern and outrage, particularly among those who remember the chilling details of the case that shook the state of New South Wales to its core.
Janine Balding, a 20-year-old woman, was kidnapped at knife-point from Sutherland Train Station by a group of young men, including a then 15-year-old Wilmot.
Balding was forced into a car, where she was sexually assaulted in the back seat before her life was cruelly ended in a remote spot in western Sydney.
Wayne Wilmot, who took part in the 1988 Janine Balding murder, is set to release this year. Credit: Shutterstock
While Wilmot did not directly participate in her killing, his involvement in the joint criminal enterprise led to his conviction on multiple charges, including sexual assault and robbery.
In 1990, a Supreme Court judge noted while Wilmot did not sexually assault Balding, he was sentenced because of his involvement in the joint crime committed.
He was sentenced for four counts of sexual intercourse without consent, detain with intent to gain advantage and robbery in company.
He was sentenced to nine years and four months imprisonment, with a seven-year non-parole period.
He was granted parole in October 1996 but was incarcerated again within a year for stealing a woman's handbag and assaulting her in Ashfield.
In 2004, he was imprisoned for sexually assaulting a 19-year-old railway worker at Leightonfield railway station in 1998, following DNA evidence linking him to the crime.
In 2019, a Supreme Court judge found that Wilmot posed an ‘unacceptable risk of committing a serious offence if not kept in detention’ as he showed no remorse despite spending most of his life in jail and having years of support and counselling.
He was also described as lacking empathy and displaying a sense of entitlement.
The court also heard this month that a forensic psychologist found that he represented a ‘well above average’ risk of reoffending.
Earlier this year, Supreme Court Justice Helen Wilson described Wilmot as having a ‘disturbing history of sexual offending which he continues to deny or minimise.’
Justice Wilson said, ‘He has no insight into the risk he poses to others and refused to acknowledge the need for risk management strategies. '
It was also described that he continued to display 'psychopathic personality traits' and was a ‘recidivist sex offender’ who used ‘threats, weapons, and violence as necessary’.
‘He has negative and sexist views of women and is supportive of sexual violence towards women, deeming them to deserve sexual violence depending upon their clothing, level of intoxication or perceived permissiveness,’ Justice Wilson noted in her judgment.
While in custody, he has been classified as an extreme high-security prisoner and has a documented history of violence and hostility towards prison staff, as stated in court.
Wilmot is due to be released from prison later this year, with the court granting the state an interim supervision order earlier this month.
The state has applied for an extended supervision order, which would allow for heavy monitoring conditions to be imposed upon him once he re-enters the community.
This includes wearing an electronic monitor, submitting to drug and alcohol testing, and restrictions on his use of the internet and social media.
Wilmot has been granted an NDIS support package, which includes assistance with daily life and help with social, economic, and community participation.
Additionally, he is prohibited from accessing the Internet and social media platforms and is not permitted to change his name.
The court was informed earlier this month that he dismisses the necessity of community supervision orders, calling it ‘b******t’.
The case is scheduled to be reviewed again on 28 June.
You can watch 7New’s coverage below:
Credit: 7NEWS Australia / YouTube
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