Supreme Court explains reasons for denying sex offender's release

The continued detention of a sex offender known as Mr A is valid because he did not challenge legislation under which he was convicted at the time of his trial, the Supreme Court ruled today.

The five-judge court explained in its detailed 52-page judgment why it granted an appeal by the state against the release of the 41-year-old, jailed for raping a 12-year-old girl.