Serial rapist Comeagain fronts WA court

A convicted serial rapist who was run out of a rural West Australian town after he was released from jail has appeared briefly in court for allegedly breaching his supervision order.

Patrick Alfred Dennis Comeagain, 41, appeared in the Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday for contravening a requirement of a supervision order without reasonable excuse.

The matter was adjourned until August 5 so he could seek legal advice.

Comeagain was released from prison in June on a strict supervision order that included curfews and electronic monitoring.

The Department of Corrective Services was forced to relocate Comeagain from a Wheatbelt town within days of him moving there over concerns for his safety, following an outcry from the community.

Media reports at the time said the town's residents were given no warning about Comeagain moving in, and some female residents had begun arming themselves for protection or had fled town.

Comeagain was handed an indefinite detention order in October 2008 after spending most of his adult life in prison.

He had five episodes of serious sexual offending, starting in 1987 when he was 15.

The victims were generally adult women, but five offences in 1994 were committed against a nine-year-old girl.

It is alleged that at a scheduled appointment, Comeagain disclosed he had visited a relative's house where children were present.

Comeagain's release was subject to 43 conditions including seeking approval if he was to be in contact with children.

A Department of Corrective Services spokesman said the department and the WA Police Sex Offender Management Squad continued to manage and supervise Comeagain in the community.