One of Perth’s most notorious pedophiles will be released from prison in a few weeks, though he still believes his sexual interest in children is “natural.”
Bradley Pen Dragon, 62, has spent half his life behind bars for depraved and violent crimes in Australia and abroad.
He spent 13 years in a Thai prison for raping young girls in the 1990s before being deported.
Bradley Pen Dragon has spent half his life behind bars for depraved and violent crimes in Australia and abroad. (AP)
Since moving to Perth, Dragon has been repeatedly caught watching child abuse material in cybercafes.
Her most recent crime occurred in 2017, just two days after she completed a five-year sentence for holding a mother to the point of a knife in front of her baby.
Dragon was due to be released from prison in December, but the state prosecutor’s office requested that he be declared a “serious high-risk offender”, which allows the courts to keep a criminal closed indefinitely if it is considered an unacceptable risk. for the community “. .
Instead, a judge decided to release the pedophile on a 10-year probation order, noting that his “unmet treatment needs” would be better served by the community.
Dragon will be subject to 62 strict conditions, including electronic monitoring and anti-libidinal treatment.