A Melbourne court has heard a man who tried to blackmail an older man with a sex tape is ashamed of his behaviour.
The 25-year-old Melbourne man secretly filmed himself having sex with an older man and then used the tape to blackmail him. Hawthorn man Jake Michael Della-Vedova pleaded guilty at the County Court to one count of blackmail. The court heard last year he met an older man on a gay chat line and the pair eventually arranged a meeting at Della-Vedova’s flat where they had sex. The older man, whose name is suppressed, paid $150 and then took Della-Vedova out for coffee. Della-Vedova later sent the older man picture text messages, saying he had filmed their encounter. He made demands for $15,000.
The court heard Della-Vedova repeatedly threatened to give the tape to the media and sent a text message saying ‘the police will do nothing but I’m sure the press will love it’. He also sent a text message saying ‘I’m sure you know what this will do to your career, not to mention your credibility.” The court heard in a police interview that Della-Vedova said he was sorry and that he never meant to hurt anybody. Della-Vedova’s lawyer said his client had shown geuine remorse, and asked the judge not to impose an immediate jail term. Prosecutors asked the court to jail Della-Vedova.
The hearing continues.
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