The Adelaide Supreme Court has prevented a rapist who had spent almost 30 years behind bars from walking free.
Joseph Duroux is currently serving a 28-year jail sentence for seven counts of rape against three women in 1991 and one attempted rape in 1995 that occurred during break-ins across Adelaide.
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He has been eligible for parole since April 2015 and was denied parole in 2019.
The parole board doubted that Duroux could control his sexual urges.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ordered that he remain in custody.
Ann Thompson was worried her rapist would be free on Thursday. Credit: 7NEWS Duroux will now undergo further medical assessments to see if remains a risk to the community.
A victim of Duroux’s welcomed Thursday’s outcome.
Ann Thompson was only 18 years old when she was raped by Joseph Duroux inside her Torrensville unit in front of her newborn daughter.
“It’s such a big relief for me, a huge relief,” she told 7NEWS.
Duroux didn’t take the judgment well, swearing as he heard he would have to remain behind bars.
He will return to court in October.