Notorious rapist who preyed on women at train stations is finally caught… as police reveal he was on the same line where he started his reign of terror a decade ago
Nicholas Rodney Troy Faulkner Sexually Abused Women at Train Stations in WA
He was convicted of the 2011 crimes and sentenced to nine and a half years in prison
After his release in 2019, he is said to have violated a prison sentence and a surveillance order
Police have issued a warrant for his arrest and arrested Faulkner at Glendalough station
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A serial rapist jailed for sexually assaulting three women at train stations has been overrun by police on the same line as he attacked his victims 11 years ago.
Nicholas Rodney Troy Faulkner was arrested Saturday night at Glendalough train station, just north of Perth’s CBD, after failing to appear in court on Tuesday.
Faulkner, 34, was released on parole in 2019 but was ordered to appear before the Mandurah Magistrates Court on Tuesday after being charged with five counts of violating a suspended sentence and two counts of violating a supervision order following the sentence.
Faulkner spent nine and a half years in prison for raping two women and assaulting another at train stations on the Joondalup Line – the same line as Glendalough station – in 2011.
Nicholas Rodney Troy Faulkner (pictured) was jailed for nine and a half years for raping two women and assaulting another at train stations in Western Australia in 2011
Faulkner’s release in 2019 was controversial after he was not referred for dangerous sex offender status.
It was labeled a “monumental failure” of the system at the time and prompted the government to undertake a review, The Western Australian reported.
Tests on Faulkner showed that there was a good chance that the convicted rapist would also reoffend.
After his release in 2019, Faulkner is alleged to have violated five suspended prison terms between June and August of this year and two sentencing supervision.
Court documents claimed the breaches allegedly took place in Mandurah, where Faulkner lives.
An arrest warrant was issued for him when he failed to show up on Tuesday and a massive police search began.
Police Commissioner Col Blanch explained, just hours before Faulkner was caught, that detectives had narrowed their search and focused on the convicted sex offender.
Faulkner was arrested at Glendalough train station (pictured) after failing to appear in court
The convicted rapist is said to have violated five prison terms and twice complied with supervision orders in Mandurah between June and August.
“Subway detectives and regional detectives have been actively looking for him in recent days,” he said earlier this week.
Police believed that Faulkner did not pose a dangerous threat despite his previous crimes.
He was arrested just before 7 p.m. Saturday by officers at Glendalough train station.
Faulkner faces Perth Magistrates Court on Sunday.