Qld: Charges yet to be laid against Fardon

AAP General News (Australia)
04-04-2008
Qld: Charges yet to be laid against Fardon

BRISBANE, April 4 AAP - Police have yet to charge serial sex offender Robert John Fardon
following his arrest.

Fardon, 59, who has spent most of his adult life in prison, was arrested around 7.30pm
(AEST) yesterday at an address in Wacol, west of Brisbane.

A Corrective Services spokesman said Fardon was arrested for two alleged breaches of
his strict 38 point supervision order.

Police today would only confirm they were assisting Corrective Services in their investigation.

However, ABC Radio reported police were also interviewing Fardon over the rape of 61-year-old
woman at the Gold Coast on Wednesday.

He was held overnight at the Brisbane watchhouse, but charges have not yet been laid.

Fardon has spent more than 30 years in prison for sex offences and was the first Queensland
prisoner to be kept in jail under a continuing detention order after serving his full
sentence in 2003.

Supreme Court justice Ann Lyons released him on a 10-year supervision order in September 2006.

He was back into custody in July last year after breaching the order by travelling
to Townsville, but was again released by the Supreme Court in October.

AAP ews/evt/de

KEYWORD: FARDON DAYLEAD

2008 AAP Information Services Pty Limited (AAP) or its Licensors.