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Brian Keith Jones, Mr Baldy, police mugshot

Brian Keith Jones, formerly known as Brendan John Megson, is an Australian who was convicted of the abduction and sexual assault of six children between 1979 and 1980. Jones was given the nickname Mr Baldy for shaving his victims' hair. In 1994 he was released from prison, but reoffended within weeks and was again imprisoned until 2005. Image File history File links Brian Keith Jones, mugshot. ... Image File history File links Brian Keith Jones, mugshot. ... For other uses of related terms, see or see Kidnapper Kidnapping, a word derived from kid child = nap (=nab, snatch), recorded since 1673, originally meant stealing children for use as servants or laborers in the American colonies // Definition It has come to mean any illegal capture and detention of persons... This page deals with sexual assault as a medical emergency and gives information on how victims, first-aiders and medical personnel can respond. ... Jump to: navigation, search This page refers to the year 1979. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1980 (MCMLXXX) is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Jones was released from prison with the strictest parole conditions ever given to a Victorian prisoner. Jones has been eligible for parole since August 2003, and was eventually released from HM Prison Ararat in July 2005. Jones was settled in a residential area in Ascot Vale, Victoria, causing public outcry over his placement near to schools and playgrounds. Parole can have different meanings depending on the context. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... HM Prison Ararat is located in Ararat, Victoria, Australia. ... Tram running down Union Road, Ascot Vale. ...

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. Jump to: navigation, search Talk radio is a radio format which features discussion of topical issues. ... Derryn Nigel Hinch (born 9 February 1944) is an Australian media personality, best known for his work on Melbourne radio, but has also been a police reporter, foreign correspondent, newspaper editor, television show host, novelist and vintner. ... Jump to: navigation, search Frankston is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

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]. Queens Counsel (postnominal QC), during the reign of a male Sovereign known as Kings Counsel (KC), are barristers or, in Scotland, advocates appointed by letters patent to be one of Her Majestys Counsel learned in the law. They do not constitute a separate order or degree of...

See also

• 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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