A man who raped a 76-year-old woman will be subject to intensive monitoring and a nightly curfew when he is released from prison next month.
Christo Brown, 28, will serve a five-year high-risk offender order after the Supreme Court of Tasmania ruled he poses an “unacceptable risk” to the community.
Brown is due for release on October 31 after serving eight years for the 2015 rape.
He has been behind bars since November 2017 and hasn’t lived in the community for eight years.
Chief Justice Chris Shanahan imposed the maximum supervision period following expert assessments that found Brown had an “above average risk of future sexual offending”.
“… Mr Brown poses an unacceptable risk of committing another serious offence unless a high risk offender order is made,” Chief Justice Chris Shanahan said.
The order includes a strict 8pm to 6am curfew, electronic monitoring and a complete ban on alcohol and drugs.
Brown must also undergo mandatory counselling and cannot leave Tasmania without approval.
Police will have powers to search his home and conduct frisk searches at any time.
Brown has a criminal history dating back to age 14, including arson and sexual assault convictions.
The court heard Brown wanted to relocate to Perth to avoid “pro-criminal connections” in Tasmania, but his legal team did not oppose the supervision order.
Justice Shanahan noted that without the order, Brown “would be denied the support he needs and his reintegration with the community would be put at significant risk”.
The Director of Public Prosecutions sought the order under Tasmania’s Dangerous Criminals and High Risk Offenders Act 2021.
