Tauranga man Tony Robertson was under a 10-year supervision order when he raped and killed Auckland woman Blessie Gotingco.

Robertson's bid to have his name suppression failed today, allowing his name and previous convictions to be released.

Tony Robertson is now a convicted murderer and paedophile. Photo: File.

The 28-year-old was found guilty by jury in May of the brutal murder of Blessie. Read more here.

But this is not the first time Robertson has been before the courts for a serious offence.

Back in 2005 he was jailed for abducting and molesting a five-year-old Tauranga girl.

He was released from prison on December 11, 2013, after serving an eight-year sentence.

However, Robertson was back in court in January 2014 for breaching parole conditions.

At the age of 18, Robertson was arrested for kidnapping and sexual assault of a five-year-old between December 14 and 15, 2005.

On December 14 Robertson accosted a 12-year-old Welcome Bay boy walking home from school, and took his cellphone.

Soon after he approached three children, aged six, seven and eight and invited them to enter his car, telling them their mother was at a nearby service station and that she had a present for them.

One of the children ran up to his mother nearby and when she approached Robertson, he drove off.

The next morning, he approached a five-year-old girl and her seven year-old brother near Maungatapu School.

He invited the girl into his car, telling her that her mother was at a nearby beach and had a present for her. The girl got into his car and Robertson pretended to speak to the girl's mother by cellphone.

He told her brother not to get into the car and drove off.

The brother promptly alerted his teacher, who in turn alerted the police. An extensive search was mounted and at 9.45am, Robertson was found with the girl a short distance out of Tauranga.

According to court documents, the child was on the front seat, which had been reclined. She was upset and crying.

In a later interview, the girl stated that Robertson had asked to photograph her in her boxer shorts, which were later found in the back of the car.

He had asked her to roll on her stomach, touched her underwear and bottom, licked her thigh, and tried to kiss her face. She pushed him away and protested.

His criminal offending started when he was 16 and by the time Robertson turned 18, he had convictions for assault, aggravated robbery, possession of an offensive weapon, wilful damage, threatening to kill, burglary, breaching supervision conditions and breaching a community work order.