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Notorious paedophile and former magistrate Peter Liddy has been released from prison after serving a 25-year jail term for sexually abusing four children.

The 82-year-old has been released onto a strict home-detention supervision order.

What's next?

The South Australian government is pursing applications to have him indefinitely detained, or placed on an extended supervision order.

Notorious paedophile and former magistrate Peter Liddy has taken his first steps of freedom after serving a 25-year prison term for sexually abusing four children.

Liddy was jailed in 2001 for sexual offending against four children between 1983 and 1986 while he was volunteering at the Brighton Surf Life Saving Club.

He has been placed on an interim supervision order with strict conditions, including home detention, while the South Australian government pursues an application to have him indefinitely detained.

The 82-year-old's release comes after the Supreme Court refused Liddy's bid to shelve those proceedings.

As he left the Adelaide Remand Centre he remained tight lipped.

This article was originally published by ABC Top Stories.

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