A manhunt is underway after a child rapist took off his tracking device and escaped from a correctional facility yesterday
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Andrew Darling was last seen at the Corella Place facility in Ararat, Victoria shortly after 2.30am before he left the facility
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nicknamed the 'Village of the Damned' - is a village-style complex which houses child sex offenders and rapists who have finished serving their prison sentences but are considered unacceptable risks to the community.
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searched the facility and found the man's tracking device, but not the man.
Darling served nine years in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000.
He assaulted the girl in her bed after breaking into her family’s home to commit a burglary.
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was released from Port Phillip Prison in May 2009 but went missing from his Ararat home the day after he was released, breaking his parole and prompting a police search.
The 42-year-old is described as caucasian, about 176cm, with a medium build, blue eyes, fair, close-cropped hair
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Both his ears are pierced with tattoos on his right lower leg, back and arms.
Police say it’s unclear what he was last wearing, but he is known to wear camouflage clothing.
He is known to frequent licensed venues.
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urged not to approach him and to phone 000 immediately.
Corella Place is a village-style complex situated next to Ararat prison that houses offenders who have served their sentences but cannot be released into the community because they are deemed to be an unacceptable risk of reoffending.
The facility is not surrounded by walls but the offenders are monitored with GPS ankle bracelets and cannot leave without permission. They also must undertake counselling and other treatment, failure to comply with these conditions can lead to a five-year jail sentence.