Those charges relate to an extra 40 sexual assault matters put on him as late as last October. This is on top of the original charge of sexual assault. A number of extra victims came forward.
He was also facing charges of accessory to murder of his ex wife.
When you consider his extreme views and the possibility of extreme actions seems strange he was at large.
I heard the ex NSW Attorney General Nicolas Cowdrey rambling on yesterday on sky. Monis was reporting to police daily. Thats about the only restriction on him and he was basically free to go about his business which included the siege.
Forget the nonsense you hear from Ray Hadley. There was nothing wrong with the old bail laws and there is nothing wrong with the bail laws that are currently in place.
There is a big problem though with the crap they're about to bring in though.
At the end of the day, bail is designed to ensure that a person attends court and that they don't commit further offences. Anyone charged with an offence is presumed innocent unless and until they are convicted.
If a magistrate called the accessory to murder charge weak, chances are it was. In relation to the other charges, there is no indication they were committed while he was on bail and sexual assault charges generally are rarely described as strong.
They've gone spastically overboard with the proposed changes and many innocent people (alongside guilty pricks who won't be found guilty) are going to spend lengthy periods of time in custody. Give it 6 - 12 months and people will be screaming to high heaven and demanding change.
