Grappler Editorial:-

Much as it disgusts me and literally turns my stomach to read of such things by a 'man', I read this so as to ensure that I never lose track of the insanity that is so much part of our society these days.  FSS - some jerk-off kills a young girl in a park in Malbun, then embarks on a rape and bashing spree... and this guy lived there and ran free to kill.  Does anyone know why this happens?  I don't.

"JILL Meagher’s evil killer Adrian Ernest Bayley has been convicted of raping three more women after secret trials spanning half a year.

The guilty verdicts can finally be revealed after the Victorian County Court lifted strict suppression orders designed to ensure the notorious killer received fair trials.

Bayley, who is serving a 35-year minimum term over the murder of Ms Meagher, now faces even more time behind bars, with his horrific tally of known victims now at 12.

He forced three victims to relive their ordeals over the past six months by pleading not guilty and going to trial.

Adrian Bayley has been convicted of raping 12 women. He is serving at least 35 years for

Adrian Bayley has been convicted of raping 12 women. He is serving at least 35 years for the murder of Jill Meagher.

JILL Meagher’s evil killer Adrian Ernest Bayley has been convicted of raping three more women after secret trials spanning half a year.

The guilty verdicts can finally be revealed after the Victorian County Court lifted strict suppression orders designed to ensure the notorious killer received fair trials.

Bayley, who is serving a 35-year minimum term over the murder of Ms Meagher, now faces even more time behind bars, with his horrific tally of known victims now at 12.

He forced three victims to relive their ordeals over the past six months by pleading not guilty and going to trial.

Two of the rapes occurred in the months before Ms Meagher’s murder in September 2012.

Justice was almost denied to Bayley’s traumatised victims after several media organisations breached the strict suppression orders restricting the reporting of his wicked history.

One breach — a report during Bayley’s first trial last year by Fairfax’s Clementine Ford — came as the jury were deliberating and forced the delay of the next two trials to March this year.

It also seriously impacted on the final rape trial, which involved a Dutch backpacker who refused to return to Australia to testify.

That trial concluded today after a jury returned a guilty verdict, finding Bayley attacked her in Balaclava on July 15, 2012.

The jury came to a majority verdict after deliberating for more than three days.

That woman gave a description of her attacker that looked remarkably like Bayley, but sadly police did not connect her rape to Bayley until after Ms Meagher’s murder.

The court heard that like Ms Meagher, the 27-year old was attacked on her way home after enjoying drinks out with her friends.

She only a short stroll from home when attacked.

The terrified woman was choked, bashed and raped before convincing Bayley to take her home to the share house she was staying at with other backpackers, where she escaped.

Although each of the three juries was told about Bayley’s conviction over the murder of Ms Meagher, none had any idea about the extent of his shocking criminal history.

Bayley’s legal team are likely to appeal the guilty verdicts on the basis the notorious killer was unable to get a fair trial due to the media firestorm following the murder of Ms Meagher.

His barrister, Saul Holt, had argued the point unsuccessfully last year before the commencement of the first trial.

The conclusion of the trials will see Bayley return to 23-hour lock down for the remainder of his sentence.

In Bayley’s first trial last year, he was found guilty of raping a woman 12 years before the murder of Ms Meagher.

His second trial was for raping a woman in St Kilda in 2012.

Bayley was remanded in custody and will return to court on May 27.