Disabled man jailed without trial freed after 10 years

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Disabled man jailed without trial freed after 10 years

An intellectually disabled man who was jailed in Western Australia for 10 years without conviction has been released.

Marlon Noble was 19 when he was arrested in December 2001 for allegedly sexually assaulting two minors in Carnarvon, in WA's Gascoyne region.

He has always denied the charges.

Psychiatrists assessed him in 2003 as being mentally unfit to stand trial and he was detained under the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Defendants) Act.

Mr Noble was released from Greenough Regional Prison on Sunday and told reporters he wanted to get on with his life.

The Mentally Impaired Accused Review Board has placed strict conditions on his release, including orders prohibiting him from drinking alcohol or spending a night away from his home in Geraldton without permission.

AAP

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