Child rapist on the run after breaking out of facility

Convicted child rapist on the run after he absconded from a Melbourne disability treatment facility.

It is believed he could be on his way to Mildura, police say, reports 9 news.

Christopher Austin fled the Disability Forensic Assessment and Treatment Service in Fairfield at about 11.30pm on Tuesday.

Austin was serving a five-year residential placement order after committing a sexual assault.

A man fitting Austin’s description was seen at 6am yesterday in Kew East, pushing a mountain bike along the Main Yarra Trail near Willow Grove, wearing shorts and a jumper.

Austin – who has an intellectual disability – had two years remaining on his order after being convicted of rape.

He has dollar sign tattoos on his leg and finger and a rat’s tail hairstyle.

Police have warned members of the public not to approach him.

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13 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 03 Feb 2022
    8:51 am
I hope this worked out ok

- - mom101628 said
  - 08 Dec 2018
    10:38 pm
Hope he is soon caught. Was this another Telstra problem when the lines were down and parolees were not known where they were?

- - ella12 said
  - 24 Jan 2017
    4:55 pm
Agreed, this should never have happened.

- - rovermum said
  - 28 Nov 2016
    9:09 am
I do not understand how this happens. He needs to be caught soon. 4 days on and I believe he’s still on the run. I hope he doesn’t hurt anybody else.

- - mom101628 said
  - 25 Nov 2016
    10:42 pm
Do hope he doesn’t get a chance to hurt anyone else before he is caught again.

- - mom134803 said
  - 25 Nov 2016
    7:07 am
Concerning.

- - mom160421 said
  - 24 Nov 2016
    10:19 pm
I hope he’s caught soon before he hurts anyone.

- - nealsq said
  - 24 Nov 2016
    5:59 pm
hopefully he is caught before anyone else gets hurt

- - june11 said
  - 24 Nov 2016
    3:23 pm
He may not be severely physically disabled. He may have an intellectual disability. The facility obviously isn’t secure enough. If he’s on a bicycle we can go a lot of places that aren’t accessable by car.

- - mom112217 said
  - 24 Nov 2016
    2:58 pm
Hoping he will be caught before any one is harmed.

- - mom90758 said
  - 24 Nov 2016
    2:18 pm
Let’s hope the Police would be able to get him as soon as possible!!

- - hopefullyheidi said
  - 24 Nov 2016
    10:53 am
Should have been in prison in the first place.

- - mom70876 said
  - 24 Nov 2016
    10:13 am
He can’t be too disabled to have escaped. This is scary. I hope that they catch him soon.