Steve Cullen: criminal lawyer on convicted sex offender Adrian Dermer being admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court

Victim advocates are questioning the process that allowed a convicted sex offender to gain a position on the High Court. In 2018, Adrian Dermer was jailed after he admitted to a sexual connection and violent charges with a 14-year-old when he was two months shy of 17. Dermer has now been admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court. Criminal lawyer Steve Cullen says the Law Society has a comprehensive process when it comes to issuing the necessary certificate of character to practise law. "That committee would call for a variety of reports, the onus would be on the applicant to satisfy the committee that the were fit and proper - I would think any committee member would have to have regards to the totality of the circumstances." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.