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| Adrian Bayley was on parole when he murdered Jill Meagher | Adrian Bayley was on parole when he murdered Jill Meagher |
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| Adrian Bayley, who has admitted raping and murdering ABC employee Jill Meagher, has previously been found guilty of more than 20 rape offences and was on parole for attacking five prostitutes at the time of Meagher’s death, it has been revealed in court on Tuesday. | Adrian Bayley, who has admitted raping and murdering ABC employee Jill Meagher, has previously been found guilty of more than 20 rape offences and was on parole for attacking five prostitutes at the time of Meagher’s death, it has been revealed in court on Tuesday. |
| Justice Geoff Nettle revoked a suppression order at Bayley’s pre-sentence hearing at Victoria’s Supreme Court, allowing details of his previous crimes, which have been reported by foreign media, to be released to the Australian public. | Justice Geoff Nettle revoked a suppression order at Bayley’s pre-sentence hearing at Victoria’s Supreme Court, allowing details of his previous crimes, which have been reported by foreign media, to be released to the Australian public. |
| Bayley, 41, who has pleaded guilty to raping and murdering Meagher in Brunswick on 22 September last year, was responsible for a string of sexual and violent offences over the past two decades. | Bayley, 41, who has pleaded guilty to raping and murdering Meagher in Brunswick on 22 September last year, was responsible for a string of sexual and violent offences over the past two decades. |
| The first of more than 20 rapes by Bayley was a violent assault on a 16-year-old friend of his sister, when he was 18-years-old. | The first of more than 20 rapes by Bayley was a violent assault on a 16-year-old friend of his sister, when he was 18-years-old. |
| In 2002, Bayley was convicted of raping five prostitutes in Elwood. Initially sentenced to 11 years in prison, he was released on parole in 2011, which would have lasted until March this year. | In 2002, Bayley was convicted of raping five prostitutes in Elwood. Initially sentenced to 11 years in prison, he was released on parole in 2011, which would have lasted until March this year. |
| However, in February last year, he was accused of assaulting a man, with Geelong Magistrates Court sentencing him to three months in prison. | However, in February last year, he was accused of assaulting a man, with Geelong Magistrates Court sentencing him to three months in prison. |
| Bayley appealed against the prison term, freeing him from custody and ultimately allowing him to drag Meagher into a laneway off Brunswick’s Hope Street in order to rape and strangle her. | Bayley appealed against the prison term, freeing him from custody and ultimately allowing him to drag Meagher into a laneway off Brunswick’s Hope Street in order to rape and strangle her. |
| The pre-sentence hearing was told that four months after his first rape, Bayley attempted to rape a 16-year-old hitchhiker he picked up in his car. He was sentenced to five years in prison for these first two assaults in 1991, but was released after two years. | The pre-sentence hearing was told that four months after his first rape, Bayley attempted to rape a 16-year-old hitchhiker he picked up in his car. He was sentenced to five years in prison for these first two assaults in 1991, but was released after two years. |
| In 2002, he pleaded guilty to 16 counts of rape committed between September 2000 and March 2001. Bayley would drive prostitutes to a laneway behind a string of shops in Elwood, where he would park his car close to the wall so they couldn’t open the passenger door to escape. | In 2002, he pleaded guilty to 16 counts of rape committed between September 2000 and March 2001. Bayley would drive prostitutes to a laneway behind a string of shops in Elwood, where he would park his car close to the wall so they couldn’t open the passenger door to escape. |
| At the time of the 2002 trial, Judge Tony Duckett said that Bayley had subjected his victims to “deliberate humiliation.” | At the time of the 2002 trial, Judge Tony Duckett said that Bayley had subjected his victims to “deliberate humiliation.” |
| "You used an array of threats and violence to force your victims to satisfy your gross sexual appetite," Judge Duckett said. | "You used an array of threats and violence to force your victims to satisfy your gross sexual appetite," Judge Duckett said. |
| "Your conduct went far beyond mere sexual gratification. You forced your victims to accept a series of sexual acts that caused them horrifying distress." | "Your conduct went far beyond mere sexual gratification. You forced your victims to accept a series of sexual acts that caused them horrifying distress." |
| In the Victorian Supreme Court on Tuesday, defence barrister Saul Holt said that Bayley accepted that a life sentence was “appropriate”, but asked for a specific non-parole period so that he had the chance of being released in the future. | In the Victorian Supreme Court on Tuesday, defence barrister Saul Holt said that Bayley accepted that a life sentence was “appropriate”, but asked for a specific non-parole period so that he had the chance of being released in the future. |
| Professor James Ogloff, a psychologist, told the court that Bayley claims to have been sexually abused by his father and a female relative from the age of nine. | Professor James Ogloff, a psychologist, told the court that Bayley claims to have been sexually abused by his father and a female relative from the age of nine. |
| Bayley also told Ogloff that he had feelings of remorse for what he had done and had attempted suicide after being arrested over Meagher’s rape and murder. | Bayley also told Ogloff that he had feelings of remorse for what he had done and had attempted suicide after being arrested over Meagher’s rape and murder. |
| Crown prosecutor, Gavin Silbert, SC said that Bayley should never be released. | Crown prosecutor, Gavin Silbert, SC said that Bayley should never be released. |
| The prosecution played CCTV footage in court that showed Meagher’s final moments, as she walked home along Sydney Road at 1.30am. | The prosecution played CCTV footage in court that showed Meagher’s final moments, as she walked home along Sydney Road at 1.30am. |
| Meagher, 29, spoke briefly to her brother in Ireland on the phone before being attacked by Bayley. | Meagher, 29, spoke briefly to her brother in Ireland on the phone before being attacked by Bayley. |
| Bayley left her body in the laneway until 4.22am, when he returned in his Holden Astra. He drove Meagher’s body to Gisborne South, about 45km from the scene of the crime, where he buried her in a shallow grave. | Bayley left her body in the laneway until 4.22am, when he returned in his Holden Astra. He drove Meagher’s body to Gisborne South, about 45km from the scene of the crime, where he buried her in a shallow grave. |
| Tom Meagher, Jill’s husband, told the Supreme Court in a victim impact statement that he was half a person since he lost his wife. He said he was haunted constantly by visions of what had happened to Jill just metres from their home. | Tom Meagher, Jill’s husband, told the Supreme Court in a victim impact statement that he was half a person since he lost his wife. He said he was haunted constantly by visions of what had happened to Jill just metres from their home. |
| "What was stolen from me on the 22 September 2012 was love, my best friend and my entire world," he said. | "What was stolen from me on the 22 September 2012 was love, my best friend and my entire world," he said. |
| "I think of the waste of a brilliant mind and a beautiful soul at the hands of a grotesque and soulless human being. | "I think of the waste of a brilliant mind and a beautiful soul at the hands of a grotesque and soulless human being. |
| "I am half a person because of this crime." | "I am half a person because of this crime." |
| George McKeon, Meagher’s father, told the court: "It is just not okay to rape and murder my child.” | George McKeon, Meagher’s father, told the court: "It is just not okay to rape and murder my child.” |
| "It was a brutal end to her life and something that will live with me for the rest of my life.” | "It was a brutal end to her life and something that will live with me for the rest of my life.” |
| "I will never see my daughter bearing and rearing her children. I have no other daughters.” | "I will never see my daughter bearing and rearing her children. I have no other daughters.” |
| A friend of Meagher, Effie Lyons, spoke about declining an invitation to meet up with her friend on the night she died. | A friend of Meagher, Effie Lyons, spoke about declining an invitation to meet up with her friend on the night she died. |
| "I had a missed call from her shortly before she died. I was asleep, about 100 metres from where it happened," she said in her victim impact statement. | "I had a missed call from her shortly before she died. I was asleep, about 100 metres from where it happened," she said in her victim impact statement. |
| "I am acutely aware that under slightly different circumstances, Jill could be here reading a statement about me." | "I am acutely aware that under slightly different circumstances, Jill could be here reading a statement about me." |
| Bayley will be sentenced on Wednesday 19 June at 9.30am. | Bayley will be sentenced on Wednesday 19 June at 9.30am. |
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