RAPIST John Alan Wilde has lost his court fight to have curfew restrictions eased so he can spend more time with a Christian motorcycle club.
Wilde has been living under curfew since his release from jail in 2008.
On Wednesday, the 51-year-old applied to have his daily 6pm curfew lifted until 11.30pm on Thursdays and Sundays so he can attend bible studies with the God Squad Motor Cycle group and an evening church service.
But Justice Elizabeth Fullerton on Wednesday rejected his bid for an interim extension on his curfew.
In handing down her orders, she said Wilde would not disagree that he was a high-risk offender.
"Yes I do," said Wilde.
Wearing a Harley Davidson motorcycle jacket and with heavy metal rings on his fingers, Wilde also appeared to disagree with an allegation read out in court that he had offered to don his leathers to intimidate someone on behalf of a female friend.
When Crown lawyer Gillian Mahony read out the allegation, Wilde loudly exclaimed, "What?"
Earlier, his lawyer, Sam Pararajasingham, told the court that Wilde had been spending time with the Christian motorcycle club The God Squad, which once a week meets until 11.30pm.
His curfew had periodically been extended to 9pm and 11.30pm on a case-by-case basis.
Halfway through Wednesday's proceedings, Wilde's team amended their application for his curfew to be extended only on two days of the week.
"If it's so flexible, if it's so malleable, why not give him the extra three hours?" Mr Pararajasingham said.
The Crown argued that the 9pm curfew allows for case workers to do spot checks on Wilde, including random blood-alcohol tests.
Under the terms of his release, Wilde is not allowed to drink alcohol.
Extending the curfew would make spot checks harder to do, the Crown argued.
"There is the risk it will start to be abused," Ms Mahony said.
Justice Fullerton ordered that Wilde be seen by two psychiatrists for an assessment.
Outside court, Wilde told reporters that he was never a threat to society, but remained silent when reporters pointed out his multiple convictions.
Wilde was last jailed in 1993 for 16 years after forcing his way into a Sydney woman's home and ordering her to perform oral sex on him at knifepoint, only 13 days after he was released on parole.
It was the third time Wilde had committed such an offence, having already served jail terms for home invasions and rapes committed in 1981 and 1983.
His maximum jail term expired in November 2008, but Wilde has been on a series of interim detention orders while the NSW Supreme Court heard applications for his further incarceration.
An application for permanent orders on the extension of his curfew will be mentioned in court on February 4.
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