Former 'Night Stalker' admits cowardice, cites Buddhism during sentencing

Glenn Gary Cameron, identified as the “Night Stalker” who assaulted eight women in Sydney’s inner west during the early 1990s, appeared by videolink at his sentencing hearing in the NSW District Court. He explained that fear of the repercussions for his family and himself prevented him from reporting his crimes, describing himself as a coward. Cameron recounted an abusive upbringing, years of drug use and a recent embrace of Buddhism, which he says helps him confront his actions.

DNA evidence from the first assault, recovered in 1991, was later matched through a national database to a relative, leading police to his former role as a funeral-home director in Alice Springs and ultimately to his arrest while transiting through Sydney. He has already pleaded guilty to 13 charges, including aggravated indecent assault, and expressed deep remorse, acknowledging the lasting harm to his victims. Support services for sexual assault survivors were noted at the end of the hearing.