PROSECUTORS had an Advertiser report - about a paedophile who lacks insight into the danger he poses - deleted by saying it went against closed-court rules.
Last Friday, advertiser.com.au reported serial sex offender Mark Trevor Marshall had once again been interviewed by Sexual Crime Investigation Branch detectives.
Marshall, 44, is to be released into the community once a taxpayer funded, eight-person team of public servants finds accommodation for him considered suitable by the Parole Board.
The Supreme Court was told that, during recent police interviews, Marshall showed a "consistent lack of insight" into the "danger he represents" to the public.
Hours after the article went online, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions contacted The Advertiser and requested the story be deleted.
A DPP spokeswoman said Marshall's appearance that day had been at a closed-court directions hearing.
According to legal precedent, directions hearings cannot be reported by the media - making the article a possible contempt of court.
The Advertiser pointed out Marshall's matter had appeared in that morning's Supreme Court case lists as "for mention only" - a public hearing.
The spokeswoman said the case list was in error and asked the article be removed from the website and not appear in the next day's newspaper.
The article was removed at her request - however, subsequent inquiries with the Supreme Court have revealed the case list was not in error.
Marshall's hearing was conducted in open court and is therefore reportable.
The DPP declined to comment when contacted by The Advertiser.
The full text of the original article appears below.
ORIGINAL STORY:
A SERIAL paedophile whose release from custody is imminent shows a disturbing lack of insight into the danger he poses to the community, a court has heard.
The Supreme Court is considering the licence conditions under which Mark Trevor Marshall can be released back into the community.
Marshall, 44, has a history of sex offending dating back to June 1987.
In 2009, he was jailed indefinitely because he was unwilling to control his sexual urges.
In 2011, now-retired Justice Margaret Nyland ordered he be released on licence.
However, the Parole Board refused to sign off on residences proposed for Marshall, saying they were too close to schools or childcare centres.
Marshall claimed his life was at risk upon release and said he had received death threats.
In February, The Advertiser reported a taxpayer-funded team of eight public servants was working to find a safe home for Marshall.
At that time, the Supreme Court was told 34 residences had already been rejected as being too close to schools and childcare centres.
Lawyers for Marshall urged he be housed with two long-time friends who had promised to provide 24 hour supervision of his movements.
Today Pauline Barnett, for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, said potential accommodation had been located.
"The address has been sent to the Parole Board for (its) consideration in terms of the risk factors associated with it," she said.
Ms Barnett said a "complication" had arisen in the meantime.
She said Marshall had recently been interviewed by detectives from SA Police's Sexual Crimes Investigations Branch in relation to his offending.
During those interviews, he made comments that had concerned detectives.
"The consistency of his lack of insight into his offending is disturbing," she said.
"It's concerning that, even in the circumstances of trying to get out (of custody), he still demonstrates a complete lack of insight into the danger he represents to the community."
Ms Barnett said the Department for Correctional Services would begin trialling GPS tracking of sex offenders "in the next eight weeks", suggesting Marshall as a candidate for the program.
Justice Trish Kelly agreed Marshall should undergo further psychological assessment before the release procedure progressed, and adjourned the case to allow that to take place.
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