Kiwi man sentenced in Brisbane over stalking, sexual assault charges

October 10, 2017

A man has been sentenced for harassing several women, from a teenager to a 74-year-old, in a "bizarre" morning of stalking north of Brisbane.

Melvin Hayes Aleke pleaded guilty in the Brisbane District Court today to charges including unlawful stalking and sexual assault.

The court heard Aleke harassed seven women - including a teenager who feared for her life after he repeatedly urged her to get into his car - in the Redcliffe area on January 24 this year.

The Auckland-born man also groped a 60-year-old in a park and asked a 74-year- old to come and sit in his car, all on the same morning, it was heard.

Prosecutor Mark Whitbread said Aleke had no previous criminal history and described his behaviour as attention-seeking with "sexual overtones".

Judge Paul Smith ultimately found Aleke's offending was bizarre, serious and persistent and sentenced him to a head term of 18 months.

However, he ordered this be suspended for a period of two years given the man has already spent 259 days in custody.

Aleke was supported by a large number of family members in court.

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