One of the Skaf gang rapists is set to walk out of jail in a matter of weeks after NSW's State Parole Authority said it intended to grant him parole.
Sydney man Mohammed Sanoussi, 29, will be back in the community permanently after serving 13 years of a 16-year sentence for his part in the August 2000 gang rapes of young girls.
The attacks, involving 14 men, happened at various locations in Sydney.
"Today at a private meeting, the authority formed an intention to grant parole to Sanoussi ... taking into account factors including his ongoing compliance with weekend leave conditions imposed in late 2012," the authority said in a statement on Friday.
Sanoussi became eligible for parole in 2010 and has applied three years in a row.
He has complied with all conditions of his weekend leave, which was granted in October last year.
Both the Community Corrections Division and the Serious Offenders Review Council have recommended parole as part of a phased reintegration back into the community.
If he is granted parole he faces up to 27 conditions including electronic monitoring, drug and alcohol abstinence, no contact with victims and ongoing psychological and psychiatric treatment.
The authority will make its final decision at a public hearing on August 22.
Sanoussi's victims, the state government and any other interested parties are welcome to make submissions before the hearing.
Brothers Bilal Skaf and Mohammed Skaf, who led the attacks, were among the convicted rapists.
Sanoussi became eligible for parole in 2010 and has applied three years in a row.
He has complied with all conditions of his weekend leave, which was granted in October last year.
Both the Community Corrections Division and the Serious Offenders Review Council have recommended parole as part of a phased reintegration back into the community.
If he is granted parole he faces up to 27 conditions including electronic monitoring, drug and alcohol abstinence, no contact with victims and ongoing psychological and psychiatric treatment.
The authority will make its final decision at a public hearing on August 22.
Sanoussi's victims, the state government and any other interested parties are welcome to make submissions before the hearing.
Brothers Bilal Skaf and Mohammed Skaf, who led the attacks, were among the convicted rapists.
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