Serial rapist unmasked as the horror of his brazen crimes against women and girls are fully revealed

A man dubbed the “North Shore Rapist” has failed to keep his identity a secret after allegedly committing predatory acts against women over decades.

The New South Wales Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted an order banning publication of Graham James Kay’s name, despite the 72-year-old arguing he feared for his safety.

Kay was released in 2015 after serving 18 years in prison for sexually abusing eight women on Sydney’s leafy north shore in the 1990s.

After serving a new sentence in 2022 for stalking and intimidating a woman in central Sydney, Kay was released again, but with conditions including having to wear an ankle monitor.

Nine newspapers have successfully challenged Kay’s attempts to keep his name secret while the state of New South Wales seeks an extended supervision order against him to ensure the safety of the community.

Kay argued that his identity should remain secret. He claimed that he had received threats in the past and that at one point the word ‘RAPIST’ was written on the side of his car.

“I find it difficult to apply for jobs or build meaningful friendships because I’m afraid it will all be taken away from me,” he told the court.

But the victim of one of Kay’s attacks in the 1990s told the court his details should be made public so others could protect themselves, as she herself could not when she thought she was going to die at his hands.

In rejecting the convicted rapist’s plea, Judge Sarah McNaughton found there had never been a credible threat of violence against him or an actual incident where his physical safety was at risk.

After his initial release from prison, Kay was again sentenced to four months in prison in April 2018 for breaching supervision orders for failing to disclose an intimate relationship.

Just four days before the sentence began, Kay had assaulted a 16-year-old girl who worked in a supermarket, for which he was given a 15-month conditional release.

As the girl approached Kay, he grabbed her hip and kissed her on the cheek, causing her to turn away from him.

Kay’s identity has been withheld since 2020 amid fears of physical violence against the serial rapist, who attacked eight women in Sydney’s north in the 1990s.

The teenager would later describe the kiss as “sloppy” and said she was disgusted and very scared by it, having learned of his previous crimes through the media.

In 2022, Kay was arrested again after stalking a woman for about two hours in central Sydney, before confronting and sexually assaulting her in the building where she lived.

His actions in chasing the woman were described by a magistrate as ‘a predator on the prowl’.

Kay was convicted of sexual contact without consent and stalking or intimidation with intent to cause fear of physical or mental harm.

In May 2022, he was sentenced to two years in prison, a sentence that was extended by six months on appeal.

The application for extended supervision will be brought before the court again on August 23.

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