Peter Scully

Peter Gerard Scully is an Australian convicted child sex offender and murderer imprisoned in the Philippines.

Peter Gerard Scully is an Australian convicted child sex offender and murderer imprisoned in the Philippines. He was convicted in 2018 of human trafficking and multiple rape charges, then received an additional 129-year sentence in 2022 for further child sexual abuse convictions. Reports and court coverage have linked him to a wider child exploitation case involving offenses committed in the Philippines.

Background

Peter Gerard Scully was born in Melbourne, Australia, on 13 January 1963. Later reporting places him in the Philippines, where he became the subject of a major criminal case.

Criminal convictions

In 2018, Scully was convicted in the Philippines of human trafficking and five counts of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment. In 2022, he received an additional 129-year sentence after further convictions related to child sexual abuse.

Case significance

The Scully case drew major international attention because of allegations involving child exploitation and online distribution of abuse material. Coverage of the case has frequently described it as one of the Philippines' most disturbing child abuse prosecutions.

Current status

Available reports indicate that Scully remains imprisoned in the Philippines. Publicly reported court outcomes indicate that he is serving a life sentence plus additional decades in prison.