Brian Keith Jones
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 Brian Keith Jones, police mugshot
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| Alias(es) | Brendan John Megson, Mr Baldy |
Brian Keith Jones, formerly known as Brendan John Megson, is an Australian who was convicted of the abduction and sexual assault of six male children between 1979 and 1980. Jones was given the nickname Mr Baldy for shaving his victims' hair and dressing them in female clothing during the attacks. In 1994 he was released from prison, but reoffended within weeks and was again imprisoned until 2005.
Jones was eligible for parole as of August 2003, and was eventually released from HM Prison Ararat in July 2005. Jones was released from prison with the strictest parole conditions ever given to a Victorian prisoner.
On August 7, 2005, talk radio show host Derryn Hinch revealed Jones' living arrangements on air. Hinch's comments caused controversy in the Melbourne suburb of Frankston, where residents attacked the house named on air and abused its occupants. A local supermarket began a petition to remove Jones from the area. Hinch later revealed his comments were mistaken and Jones was not living at the Frankston address.
On August 8, 2005 the Victorian government represented by Peter Faris, QC, applied to the Country Court of Victoria for a 15-year supervision order under the Serious Sex Offenders Monitoring Act, enabling Jones to be supervised once his parole term expired. Jones appeared in court via video-link and did not contest the application [1].
Jones was later settled in a residential area in Ascot Vale, Victoria, causing public outcry over his placement near to schools and playgrounds. After a vigil by protesters outside the house Jones was moved from this address.
He has requested permission to change his name again, this time to Shaun Paddick. The Victorian Government intends to block the move, on the basis that they believe the name change to be a deliberately offensive reference to his former crimes.
Upon release from prison, Jones lived in a cottage within the perimeter of HM Prison Ararat, on an extended supervision order, which allows for restrictions on his movements and contact with other people. In August 2006, Jones was imprisoned indefinitely for breaches of his parole conditions.
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- Garry David - (d. 1993), Victorian prisoner during the 1990s who remained imprisoned beyond his sentence due to fears for public safety.
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