The 25-year old from Albion Park, south of Wollongong, create a phony visibility on underneath the title of a€?Alexa€™ on the bisexual and homosexual social networking and dating website Grindr, before getting to operate.
His profile shortly lured the attention of an older people, exactly who Mr Hastie wooed for two-weeks, trading several intimately direct communications and telephone calls.
The pair decided to fulfill at a Police Citizens childhood Club on a Wednesday. The older guy turned-up, but a€?Alexa€™ failed to.
Mr Hastie later known as to apologise, and the susceptible sufferer approved offer your an additional chance.
The two subsequently met at another place, and Hastie experienced the backseat of elderly mana€™s car.
Mr Hastie next stated a€?You are pingeda€?, telling the sufferer he had been an undercover police officer and that a disc inside the give was a tracker that would be always bring more officials toward place.
a€?You dona€™t have to say anything but whatever you do state can be used as research in courta€?, Mr Hastie informed the guy.
Hastie subsequently searched the victima€™s automobile.
The elderly guy approved Hastiea€™s need for $2,000 and continuing help.
a€?If you dona€™t most of the transcripts [and] images can be likely to policea€?, Mr Hastie threatened.
The target next drove to a nearby purchasing hub, withdrew the money and provided they for the young people.
a€?If your actually do that once again, Ia€™ll pick both you and split your own thighsa€?, Hastie cautioned.
The victim afterwards determined that affairs werena€™t quite right, and called law enforcement.
Pleas of accountable
The kidnapping cost had been afterwards taken.
The situation emerged before Magistrate Peter Thompson in Wollongong Local Court where Mr Hastie pleaded responsible and had been sentenced to the full label of 20 months in jail and a minimum phrase of 9 several months. Continue reading “The pair then fulfilled at another venue, and Hastie found myself in the backseat regarding the old mana€™s auto”