A social media influencer who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy twice in one night “has no sexual interest in children”, a court has been told.
The 46-year-old woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was jailed earlier this month on two counts of aggravated sexual intercourse with a child under 16.
A jury determined that she had gotten into bed with the teen one night in mid-2021 and kissed him.
‘Don’t tell your father about this,’ the woman told her victim before taking off his clothes and undressing herself.
He then forced the teenager to perform oral and penetrative sex.
A magistrate determined that a 46-year-old influencer “has no sexual interest in children” after being found guilty of raping a 14-year-old boy (file image)
On March 1, Judge Sarah Hopkins sentenced the influencer to at least 18 months in prison with a maximum of three years behind bars.
However, the judge told a New South Wales district court on Tuesday that she had omitted part of her sentence during the sentencing process.
It amended the file, clarifying that it had been based on expert opinions that the influencer had a “low risk of reoffending.”
Judge Hopkins highlighted forensic psychologist Stephen Woods’ conclusion that there was no evidence the 46-year-old woman had “paedophilic tendencies”.
“Professor Woods (discovered) that she had no sexual interest in children,” he said.
The influencer was three times older than her victim when she sneaked into a bed and raped him in the middle of the night.
Judge Hopkins found that the woman had “good prospects for rehabilitation” because “the offenses were isolated” and she had committed to abstaining from drugs and alcohol.
The woman got into bed with the teenager and told him “don’t tell your father about this” before forcing him to perform oral and penetrative sex (file image)
During sentencing, the judge accepted that the sex offender had been experiencing a “complex combination of comorbid (mental) disorders” at the time of the rape.
“In all likelihood, the symptoms were acute at the time of the crime,” he said.
The court heard the woman had previously sought treatment for an eating disorder, an anxiety disorder and an adjustment disorder.
“In light of my findings about the connection between the crime and the offender’s mental problems, I accept that the offender’s moral culpability is reduced,” Judge Hopkins said on Tuesday.
He also considered that a longer probation period was justified due to the onerous custody conditions of the influencer, who had been subjected to “threats and harassment” behind bars.
The 46-year-old woman is likely to remain in protective custody for the remainder of her sentence due to her profile and the crimes she committed.
She can be released in less than a year, on February 26, 2025. Earlier this month, her lawyer confirmed that the 46-year-old woman will appeal her sentence.
The influencer denied engaging in sexual activity with the teen beyond a kiss, which she said she stopped before it continued.
However, the jury found her guilty of performing oral sex on the teenager before having penile-vaginal sex with him in three different positions.
Just two hours earlier, the influencer was filmed performing a ‘sexually suggestive’ dance for the 14-year-old boy.
In the video shown to the court, she can be seen caressing her butt, lifting her shirt to reveal her stomach and twerking in front of the victim.
Judge Hopkins previously said the 46-year-old man appeared to be “very drunk” in the video.
While a jury found her guilty of sexually assaulting the teenager, she claimed she had “no pedophilic tendencies” (pictured, New South Wales District Court).
The woman claimed to have drunk a bottle and a half of wine the night of the rape, while the victim estimated she had consumed twice that amount.
A few days after sexually assaulting him, the court heard the influencer told the teenager to “keep this quiet for a while”.
However, in a legally intercepted phone call a year later, the 46-year-old woman laughingly admitted her attraction to the 14-year-old boy.
“I started to love you so much (that) I got confused, like I started to feel attracted to you,” she told him.
‘Now you are a man. You are not a boy, you are obviously a man.
During the call, the influencer urged the victim several times not to tell her father about the late-night sexual assault.