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FIRST TIME ANYWHERE: Australia Stops Sex Offender From Leaving Country

Hank Berrien

On Monday, for the first time anywhere, a sex offender was barred from leaving the country by law, as an Australian sex offender was stopped from leaving the country.

Australian government ministers described the incident as a “world first.” Foreign Minister Julie Bishop revealed the Monday occurrence to reporters at a press conference that was designed to alert the press that the law had been implemented.

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