Now that's a better likeness..
Here's his rap sheet..sorry for the long read!
Keating was born in 1959 in New
South Wales and had a juvenile criminal record in New South
Wales.
His first offences, serious offences, in Western
Australia were in 1977 when he was 18 years of age. On
11 October 1977 he was convicted of deprivation of liberty
and two counts of rape and sentenced to a five-year parole
term with a minimum of one year, nine months' imprisonment.
The circumstances of that case were that on 26 June 1977 at
Osborne Park he abducted a nurse and subsequently raped
her. The judge in the sentencing remarks on that occasion
His Honour Jones J
You came here from New South Wales and arrived in
this state in June, just about three weeks before you
committed these crimes. The series of outrages which
you have perpetrated on your unfortunate victim
constituted an atrocious crime. To say that you
behaved like an animal would not be true: no animal
would behave in the way you did -
and the sentence was then imposed; a finite sentence at
that stage.
In 1977, on October 12 1977, Keating requested to be
transferred to minimum security at Wooroloo Training Centre
or Karnet Prison Farm and indicated that was because - for
his preference for working on farms and the statement that
he felt that retention at Fremantle Prison would have an
emotionally detrimental effect on him. On 27 October 1977
the prison assessment and orientation report written by an
officer recommended that Keating remain at Fremantle Prison
at maximum security as he presented as an irresponsible
young man who appeared to be emotionally unstable and
impulsive.
The report indicated that Keating had been referred
to a psychologist at his request and attended Alcoholics
Anonymous meetings. On 17 November 1977 a psychologist
completed a report concerning Keating. This would appear
to be the first of many psychological reports in relation
to Keating; it's document 287, which commences:
This inmate's youth and immaturity cause me to be
concerned at the effect which Fremantle Prison is
having on him. He recognises that he has committed a
serious offence and must be dealt with accordingly.
However, he is a nervous, sometimes clearly
frightened young man and it concerns me that maximum
security may be detrimental to his present and future
adjustment -
and the recommendations towards the end of the page are:
Immediate transfer to Pardelup. Keating has a
country background and work experience and is keen to
work on a farm. His lack of family and friends in
the state negates concerns about visits; (2) if the
committee feels this would be unwise for security
reasons, an alternative would be to transfer to
Bunbury with consideration of a transfer to Pardelup
after a trial period; thirdly, if it's deemed
necessary to maintain Keating in maximum security for
a further period, I suggest that his present
difficulties justify an early review. If he is to
remain in Fremantle, I request that he be reviewed no
later than two months from now.
On 18 November 1977, the following day, the
classification committee decision slip indicated the
committee's recommendation for Keating to remain at
Fremantle Prison in view of the likelihood of escape. This
decision was approved by the director on 23 November 1977;
however, it included the notation, "If at all possible, I
would like to see this inmate out of Fremantle with a
recommended review date of February 1978
He was transferred to Brunswick Junction Prison to
commence work release on 23 February 1979 and commenced
employment on 26 February 1979 as a labourer at the sleeper
processing company in Picton Junction. Shortly after on
10 March 1979 Keating escaped from legal custody. The
incident report in relation to that is document 299, which
states:
As instructed, at 8.45 am I left Brunswick Prison to
take a cricket team to Bunbury rehabilitation centre
and inmate Keating, P.S. a work releasee to Bunbury
on shopping leave. I left Keating, P.S. at the
Bunbury Railway Station at 9.15 am and told him,
"Return to the Bunbury Railway Station between
11.30 am and 12 noon on Saturday morning, 10 March
1979." I returned to the railway station at
11.40 am. I then waited until 12.20 pm. Keating did
not return. I did a tour of the Bunbury shopping
area and did not find Keating.
Two days later on 12 March 1979
whilst at large, Keating broke in and entered a residential
property at Trigg where he stole a quantity of jewellery.
The next day, 13 March 1979, so shortly after his escape
from legal custody, whilst still at large, Keating answered
a newspaper advertisement from a woman seeking a male
flatmate. He was selected by the woman from a number of
applicants.
At approximately 10.20 pm that night the flatmate
went to bed whilst Keating was watching television in
another room. Sometime later he entered her bedroom. She
asked him to leave. He threatened her with a knife and
threatened to kill her if she made a noise. After an
unsuccessful attempt to have oral sex with her, Keating
raped her at knife point. He tied her up and stole $174
from her handbag.
Keating was apprehended on 16 March 1979 and returned
to maximum security at Fremantle Prison. On 17 March 1979
at East Perth Court of Petty Sessions he received a finite
sentence of three months' cumulative imprisonment for
escape legal custody. On 30 April 1979, according to the
prison assessment and orientation report, it was
recommended that he remain in maximum security at Fremantle
due to the future court.
On 5 June 1979, Keating escaped from maximum security
at Fremantle Prison. Incident reports indicate that
Keating escaped under the tray of the rubbish truck and was
subsequently recaptured by an officer, the driver of the
truck, while at the Fremantle Council rubbish tip on the
same day. On 18 June 1979 at the East Perth Court of Petty
Sessions Keating received a further finite sentence of
three months' cumulative imprisonment for escaping legal
custody.
On 8 August 1979, Keating was sentenced to a finite
term of two years cumulative imprisonment for break, enter
with intent. This was the offence committed on 12 March
1979. After sentencing Keating was reportedly about to be
placed into the van to return to prison whereby he ran away
from court escorts on the spur of the moment. He was
apprehended on site. The following day he was sentenced to
a further finite term of one-month concurrent imprisonment
for escape legal custody.
On 5 September 1979, so the following month, two
incidents were reported. One incident reported Keating had
attempted to escape legal custody. He was later charged
for that offence on 10 September 1979 at Fremantle Court of
Petty Sessions where he received a further finite sentence
of two months' cumulative imprisonment. On the same day of
the attempted escape Keating reportedly committed an act of
misconduct by being in possession of an article not issued
to him, namely, a spanner and was confined to a punishment
cell for four days.
As I have already indicated, on 3 October 1979 he was
convicted on his plea of guilty and sentenced in relation
to the offences committed on 13 March 1979, which included
the life sentence. The management of Keating then returned
to review by psychologists and psychiatrists. There was a
review by a consultant psychiatrist F.G. Farrelly on
24 November 1980, which is document MI309. The report is a
short one and reads:
2/8/05 QUINLAN, MR 957
On 22 January 1981 Keating received a prison charge
for unlawfully assaulting another prisoner. As a result of
that offence he was confined to punishment for five days.
On 23 April 1983 he received a
prison charge for assaulting another prisoner and as a
result was confined to a punishment cell for four days.
on 24 October 1984, as a result of a
case conference, it was recommended that Keating be reduced
to medium security rating and recommended that he be
transferred to Canning Vale Prison on an eight-week trial
period and on 3 November 1984 Keating was transferred to
Canning Vale Prison at medium security. 14 days later
Keating again escaped legal custody. According to the
advice of escape from legal custody, Keating had broken
into the gymnasium roof and climbed the wall, using a steel
frame.
He was in the company of five other prisoners and
during the time at large he broke into a house in Balcatta
where he arranged for a woman to come to the house. Two
females attended the house, at which time they were
indecently assaulted and sexually assaulted. He was
apprehended on 20 November 1984. What can be seen at this
point is a pattern emerging in terms of Keating's
incapacity at that age in his 20s to control his offending
behaviour.
He was placed in prison originally for sexual
offences in 1977. He escaped in 1979 and within two days
committed serious sexual offences for which he received a
term of life imprisonment. When he next went to medium
security, he escaped within 14 days and that day committed
sexual offences against two women. He was apprehended on
20 November 1984 and returned to maximum security at
Fremantle Prison. The next day on 21 November at East
Perth Court of Petty Sessions, he was sentenced to a finite
term of four months' cumulative imprisonment for escape
legal custody.
On 2 January 1985 he was transferred to Fremantle
public hospital as a result of a drug overdose. Two
officers were in attendance and leg irons were applied. He
returned to Fremantle Prison on 3 January 1985 after
receiving medical treatment. On 23 April 1985, Keating was
sentenced at the Perth Supreme Court for break and enter,
two counts of deprivation of liberty, three counts of
unlawful indecent assault, and sodomy.
Then on 27 October 1986, Keating committed
the first of his serious offences of a sexual nature within
the prison environment. At approximately 3.45 pm an
incident occurred during an interview with Keating by a
female psychologist at Fremantle Prison.
The interview had been conducted in a room within the
prison hospital annexed buildings. Keating reportedly held
a home-made knife, a scissor blade, to the psychologist's
throat, putting some tissues in her mouth and made
unspecified demands. After some time the psychologist was
able to talk Keating into relinquishing the knife and
leaving her alone. She took the knife and threw it out the
window once Keating returned to prison routine.
n October 1991 he was transferred to Casuarina
Prison at maximum security when Casuarina Prison opened and
was in the self-care unit. Shortly after October 1991, on
29 January 1992, he committed his second offence against a
female person in prison and a more serious offence than the
one that he had committed against the prison psychologist
in 1986.
