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| Adrian Bayley raped three other women before killing Jill Meagher | |
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| Serial rapist Adrian Ernest Bayley raped three more women, including two just months before he murdered ABC employee Jill Meagher. | Serial rapist Adrian Ernest Bayley raped three more women, including two just months before he murdered ABC employee Jill Meagher. |
| Bayley, 43, raped an 18-year-old sex worker in his car in St Kilda in 2000. | Bayley, 43, raped an 18-year-old sex worker in his car in St Kilda in 2000. |
| He raped another 25-year-old sex worker in April 2012, in near-identical circumstances. | He raped another 25-year-old sex worker in April 2012, in near-identical circumstances. |
| Related: Adrian Bayley jailed for life for murder of Jill Meagher | Related: Adrian Bayley jailed for life for murder of Jill Meagher |
| He also raped a Dutch backpacker in July 2012 – two months before he attacked Meagher – after telling her she was in danger and convincing her to climb into his car for safety. | He also raped a Dutch backpacker in July 2012 – two months before he attacked Meagher – after telling her she was in danger and convincing her to climb into his car for safety. |
| Bayley picked up all three women in St Kilda and drove them to a secluded laneway where he parked with the passenger side door pressed against a fence, blocking their escape. | Bayley picked up all three women in St Kilda and drove them to a secluded laneway where he parked with the passenger side door pressed against a fence, blocking their escape. |
| He contested each charge but juries found him guilty in three separate Victorian county court trials. | He contested each charge but juries found him guilty in three separate Victorian county court trials. |
| Bayley has now been found guilty of raping 10 women and attempting to rape two more. | Bayley has now been found guilty of raping 10 women and attempting to rape two more. |
| Victorian police said the detectives involved in investigating the rapes had “done an exemplary job”. | |
| “They have worked hard and diligently to ensure a successful prosecution and did everything possible to ensure today’s outcome,” the police said in a statement. | |
| “We would also like to acknowledge the bravery of the women involved, who have shown tremendous strength to see this case through to today’s verdict.” | |
| Bayley is serving a life sentence with a 35-year-minimum for the rape and murder of Meagher in a laneway in Brunswick in September 2012. | |
| His attack on Meagher led to a review of Victoria’s parole laws after he was mistakenly allowed to remain on the streets. | His attack on Meagher led to a review of Victoria’s parole laws after he was mistakenly allowed to remain on the streets. |
| Bayley was released from prison on parole in 2010, but that should have been cancelled after he was convicted of assaulting a man in February 2012. | Bayley was released from prison on parole in 2010, but that should have been cancelled after he was convicted of assaulting a man in February 2012. |
| Instead he appealed against the assault charge and was released on bail, leaving him free to rape the 25-year-old and the backpacker, and to kill Meagher, 29. | Instead he appealed against the assault charge and was released on bail, leaving him free to rape the 25-year-old and the backpacker, and to kill Meagher, 29. |
| Related: Jill Meagher's murder: our legal system is letting women down | Amy Gray | Related: Jill Meagher's murder: our legal system is letting women down | Amy Gray |
| Bayley was found guilty of raping the 18-year-old in July 2014, but suppression orders prevented reporting of the case until he faced the two other trials this month. | Bayley was found guilty of raping the 18-year-old in July 2014, but suppression orders prevented reporting of the case until he faced the two other trials this month. |
| Judge Sue Pullen lifted the orders when the final jury returned its verdict on the backpacker’s case on Wednesday. | Judge Sue Pullen lifted the orders when the final jury returned its verdict on the backpacker’s case on Wednesday. |
| In June 1991, a 19-year-old Bayley was jailed for five years, with a three-year non-parole period, for raping a teenager and attempting to rape two more women. | In June 1991, a 19-year-old Bayley was jailed for five years, with a three-year non-parole period, for raping a teenager and attempting to rape two more women. |
| He was jailed again in April 2002 for 11 years, with minimum of eight, for 16 charges of rape against five victims. | He was jailed again in April 2002 for 11 years, with minimum of eight, for 16 charges of rape against five victims. |
| Bayley will be sentenced at a later date. | Bayley will be sentenced at a later date. |