Ronaldo Otto jailed for five years for sexually assaulting autistic man

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Ronaldo Otto, who goes by the first name Samantha, was jailed for five years for sexually assaulting a 20-year-old autistic man. Judge Orla Crowe ordered the term to begin when Otto’s existing sentences for sexual assault and assault causing harm expire.

Otto pleaded guilty to the assault, which took place on February 1, 2023. The court heard that Otto followed the man on a bus, groped him and later took him down a laneway, where Otto sexually assaulted him. The judge described Otto’s conduct as “predatory, intimidating behaviour” and noted there had been no expression of remorse beyond the guilty plea.

The five-year sentence is the latest reported outcome in the original subject’s cases.