Jail sperm smuggling is 'stupid and outrageous'

A former Police superintendent has been asked to investigate allegations a convicted murderer in an Australian jail has fathered a child from behind bars. It is believed the criminal's sperm was smuggled out of prison and used to impregnate his girlfriend interstate. She gave birth to a boy last month.

New South Wales Corrective Services Minister John Robertson has asked former superintendent Rod Harvey to investigate the matter. Mr Robertson has expressed deep concern about the breach.

His concerns have been echoed by Matt Bindley from the Prison Officer Vocational Branch. Mr Bindley says it is an outrageous breach.



"You can't take anything out as small as a letter, let alone sperm," he said. Mr Bindley from has welcomed the investigation. "It's something that shouldn't happen and we don't want to see happen again," he said.

"We've got a job to do and we'd like to see that everyone does it in a professional matter and we don't get dragged down in the community because of people doing stupid things like this.

"It breaches everything that we stand for. It's quiet clear when you join the job, you don't take anything in and you don't take anything out."