A person lied to frame authorities when he entered a state in lockdown earlier than he raped a 14-year-old lady he’d groomed on-line 4 instances in a two-day horror ordeal, a court docket heard.
James Robert Sbresni, 21, flew into Western Australia from Victoria in Could, 2021, claiming he had household within the state to keep away from border restrictions, earlier than he raped the younger lady in bushland and on the deserted Batavia Motor Inne in Geraldton.
Sbresni, who lived in Preston, Melbourne, had been on bail for grooming a baby beneath 16 for a sexual offence in Ballarat, Victoria, when he snuck into Western Australia.
James Robert Sbresni (pictured), 21, flew into Western Australia in Could, 2021, claiming he had household within the state
He advised authorities he was transferring interstate to be with household however his mom Helen Anderson advised the Geraldton District Courtroom final week by way of video hyperlink that that they had no household residing in Western Australia.
The deal with Sbresni gave WA police was the previous lodgings of his sufferer’s household.
The court docket heard he had been grooming the lady for months by way of social media, earlier than he met up together with her.
He then used a knife towards her to hold out the surprising rapes. He was discovered responsible of two counts of rape this month, whereas a jury acquitted him of three different rape expenses.
Her proof in court docket revealed harrowing particulars of her assault, the West Australian stated.
‘I awoke with him touching me, I requested him what he was doing, and he … requested if I wished it or not. After I stated ‘no’, he did not care. I did not scream because the knife was beside him, he ultimately stopped,’ the lady stated.
Sbresni then raped the younger lady in bushland and on the deserted Batavia Motor Inne in Geraldton (pictured)
The pair had began a friendship over Snapchat and Fb Messenger 4 months earlier than the incident, the place he despatched a unadorned picture of himself to her they usually despatched one another specific textual content messages.
One message stated he ‘had condoms’ with him, written whereas he was in quarantine in WA.
He additionally referred to as himself ‘child daddy’ and her ‘child mama’, the court docket heard.
He flew into the state and was given a G2G cross earlier than doing the stint of quarantine, then taking a bus to Geraldton to fulfill her.
The convicted rapist appeared in Geraldton Magistrates Courtroom on expenses of offering false and deceptive data, which he pleaded responsible to.
It’s unclear whether or not this refers to how he obtained the G2G cross.
Detective Senior Constable Gareth Lewis stated he was investigating how Sbresni got here into the state however the particulars weren’t revealed in court docket.
WA police have been requested how Sbresni had gained entry regardless of having excellent expenses towards him.
Sbresni was discovered responsible of two counts of rape this month, whereas a jury acquitted him of three different rape expenses
A WA Police spokesman advised the West Australian officers weren’t capable of remark as a result of ‘matter progressing in court docket’.
The teenager was rescued on June 12 at 9pm when police swooped on the deserted motel and located her in a room on the second flooring.
Her mother and father had reported to police their considerations for her after her older sister, who lived in Queensland, stated she had seen sexualised content material on her social media.
She warned the lady’s mom about messages however the lady lied to her mum and stated she was at a pal’s home and never with Sbresni.
Police Constable Katie Cameron referred to as Sbresni however he advised her he was in Melbourne, earlier than authorities tracked his true location down utilizing Telstra phone towers.
Sbresni was arrested and might be sentenced on January 27.
Sbresni (pictured) was arrested and might be sentenced on January 27
