The judge overseeing the case of a brutal pedophile who abused his own son and assaulted a police officer has suggested he is in store for a long jail term.
The 26-year-old Adelaide man, whose identity has been suppressed, has pleaded guilty to 11 aggravated counts of producing child exploitation material, seven counts of having intercourse with a person under 14 years and assaulting an officer.
When he was arrested by the elite Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team, a combined AFP and SA Police outfit responsible for some of the state’s biggest child abuse busts, the man launched into a violent assault on one of the officers in the back of a police car, breaking three of the officer’s ribs and causing a permanent disability in his shoulder, Adelaide District Court has been told.
The victim of the man’s sexual offending was his young son who has cognitive disorders.
On Wednesday, defence lawyer Jason Evitts made submissions on the man’s behalf to Judge Liesl Kudelka, asking the judge to return the man’s computer, which contained personal photos and videos.
The court was told the offender was a gamer and Mr Evitts said returning his gaming modules would give his client something to focus on “upon his release from custody”.
Judge Kudelka suggested the offender would not leave custody in the near term.
“I suspect that once he is released from custody those gaming modules will be somewhat out of date, Mr Evitts,” she said.
“I anticipate that might be right, Your Honour,” Mr Evitts replied.
Prosecutor Lisa Duong objected to the return of the computer and maintained her submission for forfeiture.
“While there can from time to time be occasions where it is possible to identify some discrete images or discrete records which could be returned to an offender, if they were specifically identified, that is not in fact being done in this particular instance,” she said.
Judge Kudelka accepted the prosecution’s arguments and made an order for the forfeiture.
The man will be sentenced on August 31.
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