The Port Lincoln criminals who faced court in 2021 and the consequences they faced
From a married Port Lincoln man who groomed a child online and sent her pornography to drug dealing mums, these are the region’s criminals punished in 2021.
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From perverts with hidden cameras to violent armed robbers, plenty of Port Lincoln residents found themselves in trouble with the law last year.
While SAPOL’s data revealed Port Lincoln’s overall criminal activity mostly decreased in 2021 compared to the previous year, the region’s statistics show that threatening behaviour is up 155 per cent.
SAPOL encourages anyone at risk to contact police through 131 444, triple-0 in an emergency and support agencies.
Here is a list of Port Lincoln offenders who have recently appeared before the courts, and the consequences they’ve faced.
Kieran Bourke
A man who sent sexualised messages to a 13-year-old schoolgirl claims it was just an “online sexual fantasy”.
Kieran John Bourke, 41, was jailed in the Adelaide District Court, for grooming the child online for his own sexual gratification.
The court heard Bourke initiated a conversation on the Kik platform with someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl on April 12, 2020 at Port Lincoln.
“You did not know you were really communicating with an undercover police officer,” Judge Karen Thomas said during sentencing.
“Over the following two weeks, you gradually increased the sexual nature of your messages and asked the complainant for photographs of herself.”
The court heard Bourke offered the victim pornographic videos and sent her sexualised GIFs, saying he wanted to do those sexual things to her.
“You sent further sexualised messages to your ‘sexy young schoolgirl’, as you called her,” Judge Thomas said.
Bourke was sentenced to one year and eight months jail, with a non-parole period of 13 months.
Samuel Barlow
A musician feels shame and disgust for supporting the child exploitation industry, after being caught with a significant amount of material.
Samuel David Barlow, 35, avoided jail in the Adelaide District Court, due to the fact he was able to rehabilitate himself from his fantasy life.
The court heard police attended Barlow’s Port Lincoln home on November 6, 2018 and analysed his phone.
“Police reviewed approximately 1000 of the images stored and of those images 837 were child exploitation material,” Judge Simon Stretton said during sentencing.
“Following a further scan of the remaining images police confirmed that the majority were also child exploitation material.”
The court heard 196 of the images were classified as category four and 16 were in category five.
Category five on the Oliver scale – which forms the basis on which child exploitation images and videos are graded – is where a child is subjected to sadism, torture, bestiality or humiliation.
Barlow, of Venus Bay, had previously pleaded guilty to possessing child exploitation material.
Judge Stretton sentenced Barlow to 18 months jail, with a non-parole period of 10 months.
He ordered the sentence be served on home detention, with Barlow to complete 300 hours of community service within 18 months.
Nicholas Watts
A man who bashed and choked his heavily pregnant partner until her legs gave way wants to start afresh after being released from jail.
Nicholas Ra Watts, 42, has shown no remorse for the violent assaults he inflicted on his partner on multiple occasions.
The Adelaide District Court heard Watts and his partner had been living together for about seven months at the time of the offending.
The court heard Watts and the victim got into an argument in October, 2020.
“She woke to find you on top of her, having pulled the top of the bed quilt over her and placed your hands around her throat and after you released her, you punched her once to the left side of her rib cage,” Judge Paul Slattery said.
Watts assaulted the victim again in November, 2020.
“You began verbally abusing her and then grabbed her by the throat and dragged her from the bed.
“You pinned her up against the wall by her throat with the consequence that she was unable to breath and her legs gave way.”
Watts had previously pleaded guilty to assault, choking and damaging property.
The sentence was backdated to May 7.
Daniel Akkari
A man with a coke problem made a foolish decision when he agreed to act as a courier to pay off his debts.
Daniel Akkari, 25, will still be able to run his pizza business after he narrowly avoided jail for transporting $40,000 of drugs across South Australia.
The Adelaide District Court heard that Akkari was pulled over on the Lincoln Hwy at North Shields on August 25, 2020.
“Police were acting on information that you had illicit drugs in your vehicle,” Judge Timothy Heffernan said during sentencing.
Police found a large resealable bag containing 138g of a crystal substance, of which 64g was methamphetamine.
The court heard Akkari planned to drive to Port Lincoln, check into a hotel and leave the car unlocked where the drugs would be removed.
The court heard the drugs found were valued at $40,000.
Akkari had previously pleaded guilty to drug trafficking.
Judge Heffernan sentenced Akkari to three years and four months jail, with a non parole period of 22 months.
Judge Heffernan ordered the sentence be served on home detention.
Duran Calgaret
A thief who threatened a man with a machete in a mission to hunt down someone who “ripped him off” has avoided jail.
Duran Emelio Calgaret, 20, is trying to turn around his life of crime fuelled by “drugs and reputation” after recently becoming a new father.
The Adelaide District Court heard Calgaret attended an Oaklands Park address on March 14, 2020.
“You went there looking for a person who you thought had ‘ripped’ you off. He was not there,” Chief Judge Michael Evans said during sentencing.
Another man was present.
“You produced a large knife or machete, you asked him where his friend was. He said that he did not know,” Chief Judge Evans said.
“You forced him on to the bed and demanded that he empty his pockets.”
Calgaret made the man reset his iPhone and stole it, alongside $2000 cash and some personal documents.
Calgaret also stole tools and a toolbox, valued at $2000 from an unlocked garage on March 3, 2020.
The Port Lincoln born man had previously pleaded guilty to multiple offences including assault and theft.
Chief Judge Evans sentenced Calgaret to two years jail, with a non-parole period of 14 months.
The sentence was suspended on a two year good behaviour bond, with supervision for 18 months.
Matthew Hamnett
A man who secretly filmed three women in private acts without their consent is “ashamed and disgusted” with his behaviour.
Matthew Hamnett, 50, of Port Lincoln, was jailed in the Adelaide Magistrates Court.
Court documents reveal that Hamnett had indecently filmed the women without their consent between October 1 and December 11, 2020 at Port Lincoln.
The court heard Hamnett had planted a secret camera in the bathroom, which filmed the women in private acts, including undressing and showering.
Hamnett pleaded guilty to three counts of indecent filming.
Magistrate John Wells sentenced him to eight months and two weeks jail.
Mr Wells ordered it to be partially suspended on a two-year good behaviour bond for $1000, after Hamnett had served three months and two weeks.
The sentence was backdated to May 28.
Zane Parenzan
A man who viciously attacked a deli owner with a metal pole during a robbery said he never intended to hurt anyone.
Zane Leslie Parenzan, 22, was jailed in the Adelaide District Court for the violent robbery that left the victim fearing for her life.
The victim was the 61-year-old owner of a Port Lincoln deli.
The court heard the owner received a call from her security company on April 10, 2020 that the alarms had been activated.
The victim went to the store and found Parenzan inside carrying a metal pole.
“You immediately hit her to the head very forcefully causing her to stumble backwards,” Judge Timothy Heffernan said during sentencing.
The court heard Parenzan left the victim injured and bleeding as he searched the shop for money.
“You then hit her with the metal pole two more times, and pulled at her and either kicked or stomped on her more than once when she was on the ground,” Judge Heffernan said.
Parenzan stole the victim’s handbag which contained $3500, as well as a Microsoft Surface Pro tablet and a keyboard.
The Port Lincoln man had previously pleaded guilty to serious criminal trespass and robbery.
Judge Heffernan sentenced Parenzan to five years and 11 months in jail, with a non-parole period of three years and 10 months.
The sentence was backdated to April 11, 2020.
Kara Larking
A drug dealer caught with methamphetamine potentially worth over $130,000 wants to kick her own habit so she stops hurting her children.
Kara Jane Larking, 34, was jailed in the Adelaide District Court after her desire to be a “super mum” led to a drug addiction.
The court heard Larking was detected after police found text messages sent by Larking on the phone of another person also suspected of drug trafficking.
“The messages appear to show that you had been arranging to sell two half gram amounts of methamphetamine to a person for $800,” Judge Timothy Heffernan said during sentencing.
Police received information that Larking was transporting methamphetamine from Adelaide to Port Lincoln.
She was intercepted on the Port Lincoln Highway on September 1, 2020.
Police found 134g of a substance which contained 68g of methamphetamine in her car, as well as tick lists and mobile phones at Larking’s home.
Larking, of Port Lincoln, had previously pleaded guilty to drug trafficking.
Judge Heffernan sentenced Larking to three years and nine months jail, with a non-parole period of two years and three months.
Alyce Sharp
A mother’s drug dealing enterprise did not stop after her house was raided, turning to Australia Post to ship packages of meth.
Alyce Sharp, 33, was jailed in the Adelaide District Court for dealing methamphetamine to feed her own addiction, as well as for profit.
The court heard Sharp was stopped by police leaving the address of a known drug user on June 25, 2020 in Port Lincoln.
Police found 13g of methamphetamine, 7.5g of which was pure and over $12,000 in cash.
Police then searched Sharp’s house and found 252g of 1-4 butanediol, also known as fantasy, tick lists, $11,800 in cash and a set of cards containing phone numbers of known drug persons of interest within Port Lincoln.
Sharp attended the Australia Post outlet in Rundle Mall on April 15 and sent a package containing methamphetamine.
Sharp then attended Australia Post in Findon on May 10, 2021 and sent another package to the same address but to a differently named person.
The package
contained 23g of methamphetamine, which was of 76.5 per cent purity, and 15 buprenorphine strips.
Sharp, of Port Lincoln, had pleaded guilty to five counts of drug trafficking.
Judge O’Sullivan sentenced Sharp to six years and three months jail, with a non-parole period of five years.
The sentence was backdated to July 6.
Jamahl Dudley
A young father who violently resisted arrest, seriously injuring a police officer in the struggle, wants to be a good role model for his children.
Jamahl Lynton Lyle Dudley, 23, will be behind bars for close to a year after the police officer required a total knee reconstruction.
The Adelaide District Court heard Dudley was at the Lincoln South Football Club on October 31, 2019 when police came to arrest him for unrelated matters.
“You began to struggle and called out to your brother KD, ‘help me, help me. Smash them, smash them, bro’,” Judge Paul Slattery said during sentencing.
Dudley was able to free himself and ran through the gaming room.
The victim followed Dudley and grabbed him.
“The complainant leant down towards you and took hold of your arm while you were thrashing around and screaming,” Judge Slattery said.
“The complainant heard a pop come from his right knee and his knee gave way.”
The victim had torn a ligament in his knee and required a total knee reconstruction.
Dudley, of Port Lincoln, had previously pleaded guilty to resisting a police officer and causing harm.
Judge Slattery sentenced Dudley to ten months jail.
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