Paedophile will pay, even in death: NSW A-G

Posted Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:00am AEDT

The New South Wales Government says it will continue to pursue convicted paedophile Robert 'Dolly' Dunn over his refusal to repay authorities the compensation that has been paid to his victims.

NSW Attorney-General John Hatzistergos says 14 of Dunn's victims have received more than $250,000 in compensation from the Victims Compensation Tribunal.

Mr Hatzistergos says the tribunal has issued an order to recoup the money from Dunn but says that he is challenging the demand.

Prison authorities say Dunn is gravely ill in jail but Mr Hatzistergos says the case will still be pursued should Dunn die before it is resolved.

"We'll pursue the issue to the extent that we can in relation to any property that Mr Dunn has in order to be able to obtain compensation," he said.

He says Dunn continues to protest against his requirement to repay the money.

"The reality is that this man should just pay up and shut up," he said.

"His protestations of innocence have been rejected by all the courts who have previously dealt with the case and his refusal to pay insults the victims who have already suffered from his evil deeds."

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/21/2168376.htm