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Gene Bristow, who kidnapped and raped backpacker, refuses to pay victims of crime levy

Gene Bristow was sentenced in 2019. (Supplied: SA Courts Administration Authority)

A South Australian hobby farmer who kidnapped and raped a European backpacker, holding her captive in a dirty pig shed for two days in 2017, is refusing to pay his victims of crime levy.

The Crown has ordered Gene Bristow to pay $3,120 towards the levy, which helps compensate victims of crime.

Bristow lured the 24-year-old to his 40-hectare Meningie property through a GumTree advertisement she posted looking for farm work.

He was sentenced to 18 years in jail in 2019.

People found guilty of crimes are often ordered to pay the levy under the Victims of Crime Act.

District Court Master Elizabeth Olsson told Bristow, who appeared in the District Civil Court via video link, that she had read his reasons for not wanting to pay the levy.

The rapist was sentenced to 18 years in jail in 2019. (Supplied: Tim Ide)

"I do note that one of your arguments is that because you're not an Australian citizen the legislation doesn't apply," Ms Olsson said.

"I suspect you're not going to be successful on that argument, so you might want to look into that a bit further."

Ms Olsson said he would need to demonstrate why there was a good reason for not paying the levy.

The court heard in 2019, once Bristow led the backpacker into the pig shed — which was out of sight from his family home — he pressed a replica gun against her shoulder and threatened to shoot her if she tried to leave.

Images inside the shed were earlier released by the court.

The court heard Bristow kept the backpacker's presence on his property secret from his wife of 25 years and son, whom he lived with on the farm.

Gene Bristow kept the backpacker's presence on his property secret from his wife and son. (Supplied: District Court)

The backpacker previously told the court Bristow then bound her hands behind her back with cable ties, shackled her feet with chains and stripped her naked before sexually assaulting her multiple times.

Bristow will next appear in court for the civil matter in July.

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