Sex offender bailed, ‘any hapless woman could be next’

A mechanist who captured a young hitchhiker and harassing an autistic woman who needs help and refused to target a third victim in need.

56 -year -old Robert William Lyford was given bail despite the concern of a judge to be the next victim of “any unlucky woman”.

While visiting NSW Northern Rivers to help him move, he struggles with the accusations he has sexually touched a 58 -year -old woman.

The daughter of the alleged victim asked for help through a local Facebook group.

Lyford, who works by doing cash mechanic works, was in the woman’s house when he was allegedly hugging him on the evening of May 28th and squeezing his hips.

“The defendant asked the victim whether he was single or whether he wanted friends who have benefits.”

He returned home the next day.

Although the fearful woman initially took refuge in a neighbor’s house, she approached Lyford after seeing that she wouldn’t finally leave.

He is then accused of hugging him, holding his chest and putting his hand on the groin.

The 56 -year -old was arrested by the police on June 3 and was detained for more than three months.

However, despite the concerns of prosecution that he might disturb again, he received bail by the NSW Supreme Court on 25 September.

Justice Christine Adamson, similar criminal accusation history noted.

Lyford was imprisoned in 2023 after sexual crimes against two women.

After going home to mow his grass and move to the end of the garbage, and then to be friends with benefits, a 40 -year -old autistic woman harassed an autistic woman.

“He doesn’t have to have sex right away (Sic), foot plains and back plains,” the police said the facts, after rejecting the facts.

For the next two days, he wrapped him and kissed him before holding his chest and thigh.

Lyford took a 15 -year -old hitchhiker and watched that he had caught his chest on August 2022.

The next month, he touched his thighs, buttocks and his hand while he bought a barrel of wine for him in a bottle shop.

This behavior continued home driving.

His father saw that he was left by Lyford and called the police.

Justice Adamson, the third alleged victim is given guarantee against the accusations, Lyford’s cognitive disorders to control the desires of “limited capacity” means that it means.

“So any unlucky woman allegedly helped is a potential sacrifice and now they are all very opportunistic.”

However, he found that the bail conditions proposed by his defense lawyer Sharmila Jordan-Mee improved this risk.

Lyford will be detained at home with his former partner and prohibited from providing help to any member of the community.

On October 24, he will take a hearing at the Ballina Local Court.

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