Graham Kay terrorised women and girls across northern Sydney. The state of NSW twice watered down the notorious sex offender’s release conditions, and he went on to offend again.
won a legal bid to remove the suppression order on Tuesday.The state watered down control orders over Kay in 2020 before one attack.Warning: this story contains graphic content
Authorities feared Kay remained a danger to women in Sydney and convinced the NSW Supreme Court to put him on an Extended Supervision Order in 2017. “That publicity likely helped to escalate the matter such that it was reported to the police, leading to being charged,” the judge wrote. Kay told Justice Rothman that the negative media attention had cost him family and friends, jobs and housing.Credit:The judge said negative press and threats would “significantly impact upon capacity to continue any process of rehabilitation” and suppressed Kay’s name.Kay, in January 2022, followed a woman walking around Sydney’s Queen Victoria Building and went on to commit the worst offence since his release.
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