A convicted pedophile released from immigration detention by a Supreme Court ruling is back behind bars after using his freedom to get back on social media and allegedly using it to contact minors.
Emran Dad, 33, was arrested yesterday morning in Dandenong, southeast of Melbourne, and charged with nine counts of failing to comply with his reporting obligations as a registered sex offender, while also being charged with trespassing.
Alleged breaches included Dad returning to Instagram, Bigo and TikTok, where he posted a bizarre video of himself unwrapping a pair of large wraparound sunglasses.
Emran Dad, a released asylum seeker from Afghanistan, posted a bizarre TikTok video of himself unpacking a new pair of sunglasses before he was arrested, accused of violating sex offender reporting requirements
He eagerly opens the box while wearing a red shirt, cap and white shorts as Indian-style pop music plays.
“Too fierce,” he says, eagerly opening the box as a distortion filter occasionally blows his features out of proportion.
“Damn, these are the glasses I ordered,” he says to the camera and starts dancing.
In another post, he poses for a black and white photo in front of the camera as a cartoon voice says, “I feel a little bad” and sad music plays.
His profile photo shows him in an orange sweater, headgear and headphones with large reflector sunglasses and cartoon GIFs of french fries and a bending stick figure.
Dad, 33, showed his joy at getting the new sunglasses by dancing in the bizarre video
Dad, who is from Afghanistan, is alleged to have run a prostitution ring that targeted underage girls in state care and was jailed in 2012 for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in exchange for cigarettes.
He told police at the time that he did not know he could not have sex with girls under the age of 16 because that law did not exist in his native Afghanistan.
In 2017, father pleaded guilty to sex with another 13-year-old girl who was in state care.
During a brief pre-trial detention hearing yesterday afternoon, Dad refused to apply for bail.
The court heard Dad had an intellectual disability, which had gone largely untreated while in immigration detention.
He also complained of breathing difficulties while in custody.
Dad's lawyer asked that his client be treated by a prison nurse before being taken back to prison.
Dad faces nine charges for failing to comply with his reporting obligations as a registered sex offender
While Dad's lawyer had hoped to return on Wednesday to make that request, he was told that this would now not be possible until December 14th.
Registered sex offenders residing in Victoria are also subject to significant and stringent reporting obligations as required by the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004,” Victoria Police said in a statement.
'They are required to regularly provide a range of information about their personal circumstances and may have an individual offender management plan which will differ depending on the level of risk.'
Meanwhile, a fourth asylum seeker has been released from indefinite detention after the controversial Supreme Court ruling was arrested and charged.
The 45-year-old man was arrested at a Melbourne hotel and charged with theft and breaching his curfew, the Australian Federal Police said in a statement.
Australian Federal Police officers allege the Sudanese-born man stole luggage from a traveler who was sleeping at Melbourne airport.
The Supreme Court's decision against indefinite detention on November 8 allowed 148 non-citizens, many with serious criminal records, to be released from detention.
It has created a political crisis for the Albanian government, with calls for Immigration Minister Adam Giles and Home Secretary Clare O'Neal to resign or be dismissed over their lack of preparedness and handling of the situation.