https://onlineregistry.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/content/court-lists#/detail/20170022017716837408SentenceHearing/
He was held in custody for 7 months for abduction a 2 year old little girl from a Westfield Shopping Centre in Sydney's Penrith district.
Today, Judge Stephen Hanley SC, admitted that he found his amnesia story hard to believe as Anthony McGauley said he took the child whilst under the influence of drugs, thinking it was his niece.
Not only did this judge say he thought that story was untruthful but so did the police prosecutor and a psychologist, with police saying that there were inconsistencies in his statement.
However, this still did not make this judge sentence this abductor up to 10 years in prison, NO, instead, he gave him a "Good Behavior Bond" no even parole or probation - WTF?
Yes, he served 7 months in prison but so what, this 2yo girl could have been raped and murdered, so what kind of punishment and what kind of message is this judge giving to others who might be thinking of abducting our children?
SHAME ON YOU JUDGE STEPHEN HANLEY - SHAME!!
Judges like this should be REMOVED from the bar and from their position, if you agree and want to complain here are the details for you to follow up on and make your compliant.
NSW Bar Association
ABN 18 526 414 014
Address: 174 Phillip Street, Sydney 2000
Ph: 02) 9232 4055
charlotte.philippe@courts.nsw.gov.au(02) 4720 1621
If the NSW Bar Association does not remove this overdue SC we could always remove their funding which is held in the National Australia Bank Account.
BSB Number: 082 080
Account Number: 509106596
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More info on this ridiculous and pathetic judge:
http://www.justice.nsw.gov.au/Pages/media-news/media-releases/2013/criminal-barrister-district-court-judge.aspx
https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=588413155377574;res=IELHSS
http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/NSWBarAssocNews/2013/65.pdf
When judges like this don't know how to protect our most vulnerable victims namely, CHILDREN then it is time for a judge like this to move on and be dismissed.
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As for Anthony John McGauley, with his lies, lack of responsibility and desire to kidnap a young girl, maybe vigilante justice will catch up with him.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/02/09/19/42/kidnapper-s-father-throws-punches-at-cameraman
When our so called justice system lets us down, we must ALL complain and stand up for justice and make our voices heard, especially when it involves little kids who have no voices.
SHAME on this judge and as for Anthony McGauley, he should have been given years in prison, not only as punishment (Bearing in mind he was high on drugs) for his crime and what he possibly could have done to this little girl but to also send a clear message to other potential child abductors.
https://twitter.com/7NewsSydney/status/887947104458489857
Even the judge who denied him bail back in July said he is a possibility of RE-OFFENDING!
Police work very hard to catch these scums and what do the judges do? Let them out of prison so they get have another chance. Imagine the backlash if this #AnthonyMcGauley kidnaps, rapes and kills a young child?
~ Anonymous