Graham Capill in court Anti-gay campaigner Graham Capill has again been denied parole, five years into a nine year sentence for molesting young girls. The former Christian Heritage Party leader was jailed in 2005 for sexually violating three young girls aged between five and 11. The Parole Board considered his early release in hearing on September 28, but has ruled it can't be satisfied he poses no undue risk to the safety of the community. The report states the 51-year-old is now attending a therapy course targeted at sex offenders who are nearing release. "Mr Capill is a first time offender in prison for egregious offending against (Withheld) over a period of 12 years," the report says. "Unless the Board is persuaded he understands what brought him to offend over such a prolonged period, and also understands the seriousness of his offending and the extent to which it will not be tolerated by a community entitled to protect itself and those particularly vulnerable within it, and unless he takes effective steps to deal with that or shows how he intends to do so safely in the future, there is good reason to suppose he may offend again against young children." It says Capill has spent 5 years 3 months in prison "affording some measure of justice to his victims and absorbing the consequences of his offending". The Parole Board says he is low security, drug free, well behaved in the institutional setting and keeps himself busy. It says Capill is receiving ACC counselling and attends AA meetings and psychologists regard him as a medium to low risk of sexual reoffending . "While he is not by any means a well man, his current health is stable." The Kia Marama Child Sex Offender Programme he is on is due to run until later this year, with follow-up maintenance afterwards. "As things stand, with important work still to be done, the Board cannot be satisfied Mr Capill poses no undue risk to the safety of the community and parole must be declined," the decision reads. It says it will see him again in 12 months or earlier if he satisfactorily completes the Kia Marama programme, with follow-up maintenance and has a strong release plan including a stable and safe address for release.
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First published: Tuesday, 12th October 2010 - 1:11pm