Director of Public Prosecutions had report on paedophile Mark Trevor Marshall deleted by claiming his hearing was in closed court PROSECUTORS had an Advertiser report - about a paedophile who lacks insight into the danger he poses - deleted by saying it went against closed-court rules. Last Friday, advertiser.com.au reported serial sex offender Mark Trevor Marshall had once again been interviewed by Sexual Crime Investigation Branch detectives. Marshall, 44, is to be released into the community once a taxpayer funded, eight-person team of public servants finds accommodation for him considered suitable by the Parole Board. The Supreme Court was told that, during recent police interviews, Marshall showed a "consistent lack of insight" into the "danger he represents" to the public. Hours after the article went online, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions contacted The Advertiser and requested the story be deleted. A DPP spokeswoman said Marshall's appearance that day had been at a closed-court directions hearing. According to legal precedent, directions hearings cannot be reported by the media - making the article a possible contempt of court. The Advertiser pointed out Marshall's matter had appeared in that morning's Supreme Court case lists as "for mention only" - a public hearing. The spokeswoman said the case list was in error and asked the article be removed from the website and not appear in the next day's newspaper. The article was removed at her request - however, subsequent inquiries with the Supreme Court have revealed the case list was not in error. Marshall's hearing was conducted in open court and is therefore reportable. The DPP declined to comment when contacted by The Advertiser. The full text of the original article appears below. A SERIAL paedophile whose release from custody is imminent shows a disturbing lack of insight into the danger he poses to the community, a court has heard.