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#16444172 at 2022-06-14 12:31:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #23: HOUSE OF CARDS Edition
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Paedophile Hey Dad! star Robert Hughes is released from jail and will be deported to the UK within hours despite continuing to deny all of his crimes
MAUREEN DETTRE and ASHLEY NICKEL - 14 June 2022
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Disgraced Hey Dad! actor and convicted child sex offender Robert Hughes has been released from prison and will be deported to the UK today after being granted parole.
The 73-year-old was granted parole on June 2 by the NSW State Parole Authority, which determined he be released no later than Tuesday.
He was released from Long Bay Correctional Facility just after midnight on Tuesday and is at Villawood Detention Centre awaiting deportation from Sydney Airport.
The paedophile actor was released under the cover of darkness as the clock ticked over and into the custody of Australian Border Force officers, who are expected to ensure he is flown straight out of the country.
Hughes renounced his Australian citizenship in 2020, thus becoming a non-lawful citizen requiring deportation upon release.
Australian Border Force, who usually handles the deportation of convicted criminals who are not Australian citizens, said it did not comment on operational matters.
During his parole hearing the SPA said it had been satisfied that after eight years behind bars Hughes' release was in the interests of the safety of the community.
Hughes, who starred as Martin Kelly in the TV comedy from 1987 to 1994, was previously rejected twice by the SPA.
'The offender has been assessed as below average risk,' SPA chairperson David Frearson and four panel members said.
'He intends to live with his wife and does not intend to seek employment.'
Hughes was jailed in 2014 for 10 years and nine months with a non-parole period of six years, which expired in April 2020.
A jury found him guilty of 10 charges relating to sexual and indecent acts perpetrated on four young girls in the 1980s and 1990s.
Hughes continues to deny his crimes despite 'overwhelming evidence'.
The victims included his former on-screen daughter Sarah Monahan, who attended his third parole hearing.
'He's an old man and he's frail, but they don't change, and he's a denier,' Ms Monahan said.
'He still thinks he hasn't done anything.'
The SPA acknowledged the 'profound and deleterious effects on the victims… continue to this day and will probably be lifelong consequences'.
'It must be particularly galling for the victims to observe the offender's continued and obstinate denials in the face of compelling and overwhelming evidence from multiple witnesses,' it said.
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