THE last victim of a violent rapist who this week pleaded guilty to breaching a Department of Justice supervision order is calling on the judge to keep him behind bars for life.
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Sarah* says Gary Collingwood should never be set free, after a history of horrific sex crimes.
Collingwood breached the conditions of a supervision order when he violently raped Sarah at knife point in Kangaroo Flat earlier this year.
The Bendigo Advertiser revealed in July that Collingwood was wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet as part of his order.
He pleaded guilty in the County Court on Thursday to four charges of breaching the supervision order.
Crown prosecutor Peter Rose said Collingwood breached the order by committing a relevant offence in Victoria - the charges of rape, false imprisonment and threat to kill last January.
Mr Rose told Judge Sexton Collingwood was a registered sex offender for life with an extensive history of sexual and violent offending that includes multiple convictions for rape.
Sarah yesterday called on Judge Meryl Sexton to make community safety a priority.
"He was on a supervision order and a risk to the community, but he raped me,'' she said.
"It's affected my whole life and it's hell. He should never get out of prison.
"He will kill someone next time - he is a danger to society.
"The system let me down and I don't want that to happen to any other person.''
A spokesperson for Corrections Victoria said senior officers met with Sarah earlier this year.
"The Corrections Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner, Offender Management, met with her earlier this year,'' he said.
"This was a horrific crime, and breach proceedings are currently before the court."
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