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Andrew McIntyre learned of the decision not through official channels but from another individual who had also suffered at the hands of the same abuser.
Even after many years, McIntyre is still grappling with the horrific abuse he experienced during his childhood.
“Now that I have children, I find the thought of such cruelty unimaginable,” McIntyre shared with 9News.
At just nine years old, he was targeted by Munro, a family friend.
“It’s a bizarre situation because, before the abuse began, he was someone I considered a friend,” McIntyre reflected.
The paedophile and former scout leader is behind bars for the horrific abuse of a number of children, including McIntyre, between the 1960’s and 1990’s.
Now he’s been granted parole, something at least one of his victims was notified about earlier this week, 9News understands.
McIntyre said he’s frustrated he wasn’t told.
“I’ve never received any notification – maybe that’s my fault, I don’t know,” he said.
Lawyer Andrew Carpenter has worked with dozens of survivors of child sexual abuse and says running into an offender is the last thing they need.
“The last thing any victim survivor wants to do is be out in public and see an offender that’s out when they thought they were in jail,” Carpenter told 9News.
Munro was 72 when he was sentenced to 10 years and nine months’ prison in 2017 for vile crimes in relation to McIntyre and another boy.
A third victim was identified three years later, adding more jail time.
“I was appalled by one year and six months for a third conviction of a known, proven paedophile,” McIntyre said.
Carpenter said there needs to be a change to protect victims.
“Until the parliament passes laws to make sure sentences are longer this is just going to be a thing that keeps happening over and over again,” he said.
A parole release date is still to be set but 9News understands there’ll be strict conditions for Munro, including electronic monitoring and home detention. He’s also not allowed to contact any of his victims.
Munro was questioned by police over the disappearance of the Beaumont children in 2016 who found no evidence linking him to the case.
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