Former NSW Labor minister and convicted paedophile Milton Orkopoulos is arrested for an alleged breach of parole and is being held at Maroubra Police Station.
Orkopoulos was released from Long Bay prison on December 20, under strict conditions.He was elected to NSW Parliament in 1999, representing the electorate of Swansea, and was handed the Aboriginal Affairs portfolio in 2005.
He was found guilty of 30 drug and child sex offences in 2008 after it was revealed he had been raping minors. Orkopoulos met his victims through circumstances such as Labor functions or work experience in his electoral office.Yesterday police said they would issue him with a court attendance notice for the offence of"failing to comply with reporting obligations".At the time, his lawyer, Omar Juweinat, said his client's post-prison life would be"not an easy one".An appeal against his conviction was dismissed in 2009.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Disgraced former MP Milton Orkopoulos accused of breaching paroleThe convicted paedophile will have to face court and could return to prison after allegedly failing to comply with his parole conditions.
Read more »
Former Labor minister Milton Orkopoulous arrested at homeBreaking: Former NSW Labor minister and convicted child sex offender Milton Orkopoulous has been arrested at his south-east Sydney home
Read more »
Ex-Labor MP and convicted paedophile could return to prison after allegedly breaching paroleFormer NSW Labor minister Milton Orkopoulos, convicted of 30 drug and child sex offences, is facing court again after allegedly breaching his parole conditions.
Read more »
Disgraced former MP Milton Orkopoulos accused of breaching paroleThe convicted paedophile will have to face court and could return to prison after allegedly failing to comply with his parole conditions.
Read more »
Climate change refugees cannot be forced to return home, UN says in landmark rulingGovernments that send refugees back to countries severely affected by climate change could be in breach of their human rights obligations, a UN committee says.
Read more »
Former Labor minister Milton Orkopoulous arrested at homeBreaking: Former NSW Labor minister and convicted child sex offender Milton Orkopoulous has been arrested at his south-east Sydney home
Read more »