The nightmare for a 14-year-old girl started in November of 1995 as she was leaving a skating rink near Brisbane, Australia. Unbeknownst to her, convicted criminal Darren Michael Costello was stalking her and eventually attacked and sexually assaulted her as she took a shortcut home, according to opposing view.com.
At the time of the attack, Costello was on parole for robbing a pregnant woman with a baseball bat. If all of this wasn’t sick and disturbing enough already, the young girl hanged herself three days later. Now a convict, Costello spent nearly 15-years in prison for the crime.
Just when you think this sorry excuse for a man could get no lower, Costello has requested that the Queensland, Australia Supreme Court allow him to remove his ankle monitor because it makes him feel ?uncomfortable?. What is a poor rapist to do?
In a plea to the court in December, the convicted rapist said:
?I feel the monitoring device is an obstacle and barrier in my way from (sic) being able to try and live a normal life and engage with people.?
I hate to break it to you Darren, that’s part of the package when you decide to go out and rape innocent little girls. After being released from prison in 2010, Costello was obviously given the ankle monitor to keep track of his whereabouts due to his violent criminal past.
With the robbing of a pregnant woman, and the rape and subsequent death of a 14-year-old girl in his recent past, you would think that Costello would have other issues to worry about rather than feeling ?uncomfortable? or ?self-conscious? about an ankle monitor.
With a story like this, one can’t help but wonder: Does a person like this really need to ?engage with people?? I’m sure there will be many opinions on this. As a liberal, I believe in empathy and second chances for many. But is there a line that cannot be crossed?
Costello’s case for removal of the monitor will be heard on Feb. 3.
