Warrant issued for Canberra child rapist who failed to turn up for sentencing

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John Paul Garay, who raped a boy at his Wanniassa home in the 1980s, did not appear for a hearing in the ACT Supreme Court this afternoon.

A warrant has been issued for a Canberra man in his 60s who was due to be sentenced over historical sexual offences, including child rape, this afternoon.John Paul Garay, of Wanniassa, was due to be sentenced today for eight child sex offencesGaray's lawyers say they cannot contact him

Two of the charges included sexual intercourse with a child under the age of 16, and all of the offences took place at Garay's Wanniassa home in the 1980s.Lawyers representing Garay applied for a stay on the charges twice, but the applications were rejected by both Justice Michael Elkhaim and Chief Justice Lucy McCallum.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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Why wasn't he locked up when found guilty. When will we protect children against these monsters

Why wasn't he held in remand whilst awaiting sentence

these are the real people they need to be after . not those they have no proof against .

Have they looked inside the churches,he may be hiding there.

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