SA Attorney-General Seeks Liddy's Extended Detention

0:00In Sydney today, March 4th, South Australia's attorney general is seeking to keep convicted child sex offender Peter Litty behind bars past the end of his sentence this June. The former magistrate was jailed in 2001 for 25 years with an 18-year non-parole period for abusing young children at a surf-life-saving club between 1983 and 1986. Litty became eligible for parole in July 2019, but has been repeatedly denied release. Attorney General Kaya Mahir lodged the application in the Supreme Court this week, stressing the need to protect kids and the community from such a dangerous individual. He highlighted how Litty's position as a sitting magistrate made the crimes even more shocking. As a backup, Mahir also requested an extended supervision order that would impose very strict conditions on Litty if he were ever freed. The court will now review expert medical evidence to decide if Litty can and will control his impulses, determining his ongoing detention, or monitoring.

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