2025-12-16
Man who sexually assaulted sleeping woman has sentence deferred so he can spend Christmas with family
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Brian O'Callaghan handed down an 18-month sentence but deferred it to January 20 next to allow Mendes spend the Christmas holidays with his family. He suspended the final six months of this sentence in recognition of the "substantial work" Mendes has done to rehabilitate himself.