Convicted ‘playboy rapist’, Simon Monteiro, told the New South Wales state parole board it’s ‘in the public interest’ that he be released from prison.
Mr Monteiro, 50, was given a 12-year sentence in 2009 for bashing and raping his girlfriend in their Sydney home.
The sentence had a non-parole period of seven years and nine months, but he remained behind bars after refusing to participate in a program for sex offenders.
Now, it is believed he has undergone a ‘therapeutic program’ to address his offending and is seeking parole.
Convicted ‘playboy rapist’, Simon Monteiro, has told New South Wales state parole board it’s ‘in the public interest’ that he be released from prison
In a hearing to the State Parole Authority last month, Mr Monteiro, who represented himself, failed to convince the parole board he is fit to be released.
The ‘playboy rapist’ will have to wait until December 12 for a full psychiatric review of his mental health, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
The parole board were unwilling to allow Mr Monteiro to return to the public out of ‘the need to protect the safety of the community’.
They were waiting to determine the exact nature of any mental health issues, which ‘remained largely unclarified’.
The attempt to convince the parole board comes after more victims of the convicted rapist petitioned for him to be kept behind bars (pictured Goulburn jail)
The attempt to convince the parole board comes after more victims of the convicted rapist petitioned for him to be kept behind bars.
His victims and advocates for his victims have amassed more than 30,000 signatures on a petition calling for him to stay in prison.
‘Simon Monteiro, a man described in court as a dangerous and vindictive rapist, has provisionally been granted parole,’ the petition states.
‘We, as victims of Simon’s and advocates of rape victims, are urgently petitioning in the interests of the safety of women everywhere.
The post notes that prison staff and psychologists have described Monteiro as ‘belligerent, agitated, self-entitled and abusive.’
It adds: ‘We are calling for a reform of the parole system to ensure that offenders who are not truly reformed and continue to pose a risk to the community are not released, even if their sentence is up.
His victims and advocates for his victims have amassed more than 20,000 signatures on a petition calling for him to stay jailed
‘We call for the safety of victims and future victims to be paramount.
‘We implore the State Parole Authority, the NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman, the NSW Corrective Services Minister David Elliott and the NSW Commissioner Peter Severin to ensure Simon is not released.
‘He is manipulative, vindictive and dangerous. Far too many women have been sexually assaulted and their lives put at risk by dangerous men released on parole. We fear Simon’s release may result in the same outcome.’
One of Monterio’s victims, Kim Gentle, previously said that his assault on prison staff, including threatening to sexually assault a prison guard’s wife, are all tell-tale signs Monteiro should not be set free.
In 2003 Monteiro (left) met art dealer Kay Schubach (right) in a cafe and went on to try and strangle her to death in her Point Piper apartment
‘His release into society not only puts me at risk again but also many of his past victims,’ Ms Gentle wrote in a submission to the parole board.
She describes him as a ‘narcissist’ with a history of committing offences while out on bail.
Monteiro met Ms Gentle in 2001 when he assaulted her, stalked her and finally tried to suffocate her with a pillow on her 31st birthday.
However, for that crime his penalty was downgraded to a good behaviour bond after appeals.
In 2003 he met art dealer Kay Schubach in a cafe and went on to try and strangle her to death in her Point Piper apartment.
She didn’t tell police at the time because she feared for her life but went on to write a book called Perfect Stranger in a bid to stop the recidivist from getting away with his crimes.
It wasn’t until 2009, after Monteiro raped his then-girlfriend and destroyed her home, that he was handed a jail sentence.
While imprisoned he has been a critic of prison conditions, serially complaining and also demanding a cell by the coast, a soft-bristled toothbrush and an orthopedic mattress.
His sentence will expire in 2020.
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