Shine Welcomes Detention Order for Sex Offender
Published Friday, 07 December, 2007 at 02:36 PM
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister Assisting the Premier in Western Queensland
The Honourable Kerry Shine
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Kerry Shine has welcomed a Supreme Court decision to return convicted child sex offender Desmond George Buckby to prison for an indefinite term for control, care and treatment.
Mr Shine sought the continuing detention order after Mr Buckby breached his supervision order when he was found with five children under the age of 16 in his unit in Townsville without the prior written approval of an authorised Corrective Services officer.
“This case shows that our supervision of these sex offenders in the community is working,” Mr Shine said.
“A man and his children had moved next door to Mr Buckby after his release from prison.
“He had contact with these children despite knowing that doing so would put him in breach of his supervision order.
“The good work of Queensland Corrective Services officers led to this man being caught before he could commit an offence against these children.
“He has been in prison since being detained by Queensland Corrective Services officers when he was detected with the children in October.
Mr Shine said the Government will not tolerate any breaches of supervision orders by sex offenders and that a breach would lead to them being brought back before the court.
“If an offender is brought back before the court for breaching their supervision order then I will apply for them to be subject to a continuing detention order, as I have in this case.
“If the Supreme Court decides to release these offenders back into the community we will watch them like a hawk, they will be subject to strict conditions including electronic monitoring and a curfew.
“The protection of children in our community is a prime focus of this Government and we will continue to fight for child sex offenders and violent sex offenders to be kept in prison.”
Media Contact: Troy Davies 3239 6400, 0488 799 273
Mr Shine sought the continuing detention order after Mr Buckby breached his supervision order when he was found with five children under the age of 16 in his unit in Townsville without the prior written approval of an authorised Corrective Services officer.
“This case shows that our supervision of these sex offenders in the community is working,” Mr Shine said.
“A man and his children had moved next door to Mr Buckby after his release from prison.
“He had contact with these children despite knowing that doing so would put him in breach of his supervision order.
“The good work of Queensland Corrective Services officers led to this man being caught before he could commit an offence against these children.
“He has been in prison since being detained by Queensland Corrective Services officers when he was detected with the children in October.
Mr Shine said the Government will not tolerate any breaches of supervision orders by sex offenders and that a breach would lead to them being brought back before the court.
“If an offender is brought back before the court for breaching their supervision order then I will apply for them to be subject to a continuing detention order, as I have in this case.
“If the Supreme Court decides to release these offenders back into the community we will watch them like a hawk, they will be subject to strict conditions including electronic monitoring and a curfew.
“The protection of children in our community is a prime focus of this Government and we will continue to fight for child sex offenders and violent sex offenders to be kept in prison.”
Media Contact: Troy Davies 3239 6400, 0488 799 273