A South Australian court has heard prosecutors will seek to have paedophile Jadd William Brooker detained indefinitely because of his risk to the community.
Brooker, 39, has admitted to committing 181 crimes against children, including 100 counts of communicating to make a child amenable to sex.
The prosecution told the South Australian District Court it intended to make an application to the Supreme Court that Brooker never be released after serving his sentence.
If successful, Brooker would only be released if he could prove to two psychologists that he could control his predatory behaviour.
The move is possible due to sentencing law changes made in 2018, designed to protect the community from serial predators.
During a previous hearing, an investigating officer said Brooker's offending was the "worst and most degrading witnessed in 14 years of investigation".
Brooker wanted to infect children with HIV
The court previously heard Brooker's victims included boys from Australia and Italy and that he used multiple messaging apps including Skype and Telegram to contact children.
Brooker, who is HIV positive, had conversed with a "like-minded individual" about his desire to infect children with HIV, the court heard.
E-crime identified more than 4.5 million "items of interest" on Brooker's phone, laptop and a hard drive that were seized in August last year.
His arrest has led to several other people being charged with child exploitation offences, including former Labor staffer Ben Waters.
Brooker, who is in custody, will face court again in January and will be sentenced next year.
