Serial pedophile Bradley Pen Dragon has landed back behind bars after he was allegedly captured in possession of images of children, just days after he was released from prison.
The famous criminal was released from prison on Tuesday for living in an undisclosed location in the suburbs of Perth even though he was considered to have a high risk of recidivism.
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The 62-year-old is now in custody again, after WA police accused him of violating a requirement of a supervision order.
Pen Dragon made a brief appearance Friday in Perth Magistrates’ Court and was arrested for reappearing next month.
Bradley Pen Dragon has spent half his life behind bars starting in Thailand, where he raped girls under 15. Credit: The West Australian
He is charged with alleged possession of images of children, which violates one of the 62 strict conditions of his release.
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Prime Minister Mark McGowan said on Friday that he was against the release of Pen Dragon at the time and was not surprised that he had been arrested again.
“The state government appealed not to let him out. The court let him out, with conditions,” he said.
“Not surprisingly, he has been arrested again for alleged non-compliance, so it is now a matter for the court.”
McGowan said Pen Dragon’s 62 parole terms and swift police action that detained him again within 48 hours of his release show that “the police and authorities took it very seriously. seriously “.
Bradley Pen Dragon, one of WA’s most dangerous peophiles, is back behind bars. Credit: The West Australian
Pen Dragon has spent half his life behind bars accused of child sexual abuse in Perth and Thailand.
A psychiatrist previously told the court that Pen Dragon has a “pedophilic disorder” and has “firmly rooted attitudes that allow sexual contact with children” as natural.