Furious Port Pirie locals run convicted child sex offender living near school out of town

Published Mar 19, 2025, 8:01 PM

A convicted child sex offender has been run out of a country SA town by a group of angry mums and dads. Damien Bell is a parolee staying at a house within eyesight of a Port Pirie primary school.

Damian Bell pedals the teachings of Jesus Christ. He died for us, for our sins. Well, there may be forgiveness from above, on the ground in Paul Pirie there's none.

We go.

Escorted by police for his own safety. After his neighbors found out he was on parole and in their community.

They all got together and supported everyone to get this sex offender out of Ashtray.

The fifty three year old is a convicted sex offender recently released from jail for the possession of child exploitation material. We should have been no thought about it, and he shouldn't be so close to a school. Where he's been staying is a family heavy area and within eyesight of a primary school.

Gets completely just disgusting. Like I don't know how they allow it.

Or we're asking for is to have a town that is predator free. That's all we want.

The Parole Board has reiterated Damien Bell's conviction is for possession of child exploitation material, not for contact defending. Although it doesn't consider him as sexual predator, his release conditions do prohibit him from loitering around schools.

Any crime committed against a child is unacceptable by the community.

Today, police were back at the address where dog feces had been thrown at the door. Bell's mother has told seven News he has now left Paul Piri Lauren Rose, seven News