‘Recidivist sex offender’ set for release this year

Content Warning: This article mentions distressing topics, such as sexual assault, rape, robbery, and murder, which may be distressing to some readers. Discretion is advised.

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.


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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:


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Key Takeaways

  • Violent predator Wayne Wilmot, involved in the 1988 Janine Balding murder case, is set to be released from prison later this year.
  • The state is seeking an extended supervision order from the NSW Supreme Court to impose heavy monitoring conditions upon Wilmot's release.
  • Supreme Court Justice Helen Wilson has described Wilmot as having psychopathic traits and as representing a risk of violent reoffending.
  • Corrective Services NSW has arranged accommodation and psychological counselling for Wilmot upon release, and he has been granted an NDIS support package.
What are your thoughts on this case? Let us know in the comments below.
 
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Having been involved in this matter, I am not 'shocked' by his release.. As you can see all of the Legal and Mental advisors have expressed their views however, the Parole Board, who are a group of 'faceless people' can do whatever they want and are never held accountable for their decisions. I don't advocate what happens in the American system however, they do have their good points ie: truth in sentencing. If a Judge imposes a sentence he sets a minimum then maximum terms of imprisonment. The minimum must be served and then consideration is given in relation to the prisoner's behavior, attitudes, rehab possibilities or other factors are taken into account for parole. If he fails these or other factors he serves the maximum sentence. This person WILL OFFEND AGAIN, we will have another or more victims, he will have 'no remorse' and the 'system' will repeat itself. The system is 'broken' and there is a 'bias towards the offender' and the victim/s are forgotten. I have seen it happen many times and on one occasion it cost a mother her life even after the offender stated in Court that he would 'kill his wife' when he got out. After serving a short term in prison he was granted parole and carried out his threat. Governments are 'afraid to get tough on offenders' because there is a element in society who 'believe' that everyone should get a 'second chance', which is not applicable to everyone, or are just 'bleeding-hearts' who have a desire to look 'trendy' or take part in a 'rally' to show how 'hip' they are.
 
This person has lost any right he had to be free.
Seems to me that this Parole Board needs to be dismissed and replaced with people who have more common sense. They are told by all and sundry that he shows no remorse, and is highly likely to reoffend and yet they are still considering his release.
Perhaps they should lock up the Parole Board as they are a threat to society
He has had more than a second chance and proven time and again that he is not a fit person to be given release.
 
Onice again.....they release these low-lifes only to have them re-offend.
Keep criminals like this behind bars.
How many times have we seen that criminals out on parole commit more crimes...there's murders which could have been prevented!! That poor woman who was raped and murdered by these animals ......they should never see the light of day again !!
 
An appalling decision by a group of people who ignore the safety of the public, and the obvious threat this repeat offender of violent crimes poses. This man and those found guilty of similar atrocities should serve a life sentence. Why are the authorities responsible for reviewing the never ending appeals of vicious offenders, not held to account when their decision to release recidivists into the community where, as proven, they offend again? It would appear that offenders civil rights are more important than are those of their victims.
 
Let the parole board release him with the ruling that they must accomodate him with them 24 hours a day/Judges if you can call them that need to look at the victims rights criminals like this should have NO RIGHTS.Anita Cobby a good NEVER TO BE RELEASED should be manditory or Injection give them the the choice .
 
'Supreme Court Justice Helen Wilson has described Wilmot as having psychopathic traits and as representing a risk of violent reoffending.' These people are cunning and plead guilty to get a lighter sentence!
Once upon a time, people who were diagnosed severely mentally unstable were locked up in an asylum. However, the powers to be disregarded this and established that these psychiatric cases could be dispersed within our society. Inevitably, society falls victim to these unstable citizens like poor unsuspecting Janine Balding did, as well as other Australians who are murdered or disfigured by these maniacs.
 
Well the do gooders and the WOKES DEI's have been pushing this new agenda around for quite a while and these are the consequences of it all.
I said all along that if you give them an inch they will never be happy even after they have gained a mile.
I would only love that these released people with these sort of records will be forced to relocate only next to the Judges and the Politicians who are supporting this sick minded crap, not next to the everyday citizen who had no say at all in it.
 
"It takes a village to raise a child" Well the village (community) is disgusted that this sexual predator could even be considered for release to potentially abuse and/or murder another innocent young woman. Our children, our women have the right to feel safe in the community. He does not deserve anything other than extended jail time. He should not receive a NDIS package and by the sound of it, he will not comply with supervision and monitoring conditions. He has not been rehabilitated. Why are these mongrels supported...it's time the justice system support the memory of the victims and their families.
 

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