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NT Pedophile To Be Outed On Internet

Pedophiles and sex offenders in the Northern Territory will have their identities, addresses and criminal histories revealed by a national child protection group.
Movement Against Kindred Offenders (MAKO) has "notified" 60 Australian communities via letterbox drops of sex offenders living in their neighbourhoods. The group advocates a "zero tolerance" approach to offenders.
MAKO president Kylie Newman said yesterday the group had focused its efforts on the eastern states in past years.
But this year it notified the WA community of Kalgoorlie about a sex offender living in the region.
Ms Newman said the group was now looking to the Territory.
"We are a national organisation -- most of our work so far has been in the eastern states but we've just done a notification in WA and we will be looking at the Territory in the future," she said.
Nine pedophiles in the Territory have already been outed on the group's Internet website www.mako.org.au
The listings include details of crimes and the date of their convictions.
The MAKO website lists more than 520 convicted sex offenders Australia-wide.
Ms Newman denied she was creating a vigilante group.
"The majority of sex offenders will reoffend again and again and again," she said.
"The average pedophile will molest between 45 and 135 children each.
"The protection of children and preventing further victims of sex crimes must be a priority.
"The purpose of this list is to promote public awareness and give some protection from the potential dangers posed by individuals who have committed sex offences in the past and to deter sex offenders from reoffending.
"This is not about revenge on these people.
"We want people to be vigilant not vigilantes."

NT News (21-10-2003)
Edith Bevin

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