In the US, child molestors are the scum of the scum and are hated by all the other prisoners. They do 'hard time' due to the other prisoners giving them a taste of their own medicine.
I don't know if that is true in Australian prisons or not, but I can't say I'd be sorry if it is.
If he's only doing 8 months, he deserves some hard time.
Child rapists disgust me.