A court decides that a convicted paedophile can keep the proceeds from the sale of his home after police moved to seize the funds and seek their transfer to the government. Multiple outlets report that the judge rejects the police position that the money should be handed over. The decision means the seized sale proceeds are returned to the man rather than paid to the state. While the articles agree on the outcome and the central dispute—whether the funds are to be surrendered to the government or returned to the person—the reporting does not add further detail on the legal basis for the seizure, the amounts involved, or the full arguments presented by each side. The case is described as involving the return of proceeds linked to the sale of property associated with a convicted offender, with the court ruling against the police application. The reports are consistent in characterizing the judge’s decision as a rejection of police efforts to redirect the proceeds, resulting in the man retaining the money.