Stanthorpe’s Johnathon Wayne Kliendienst in Warwick District Court after breaching suspended sentence
A former Queensland taxi driver who asked a teen customer for nude photos and sent her explicit texts, has repeatedly breached his sex offender reporting conditions but won’t see the inside of a jail cell.
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A Stanthorpe predator will remain a reportable offender but won’t see the inside of a jail cell after breaching a suspended sentence, a judge has ruled.
Johnathon Wayne Kliendienst, 41, will remain a registered sex offender for three years, until 2027, but was sentenced to a rising of the court by Judge Dennis Lynch KC on Friday, May 3.
This is a nominal penalty where the offender is held in custody until the court adjourns.
Crown prosecutor Arielle Spiteri detailed to the court Kliendienst’s sentencing related to a matter from August 25, 2022, when the then 39-year-old requested the Snapchat account of a 16-year-old and began sending sexualised messages to the teenager.
The breaches of his suspended sentence came after he came in contact with a friend’s two children, and failed to report within 24 hours.
Further breaches regarded Kliendienst having access to an old email account and a PlayStation gaming account.
“They are serious, but less serious then the original offence,” Ms Spiteri said.
Defence lawyer Jess Goldie told the court the man had significant health problems, such as chronic kidney disease and depression.
Judge Dennis Lynch KC remarked the man had a relevant criminal history in both NSW and Queensland, and would remain for a “significant time into the future”.
“You did eventually report your contact with those children, but it wasn’t within 24 hours of that contact, it was some few days later,” Judge Lynch said.
The six breaches of his suspended sentences were fail to report, including the two failures to report contact with two children, and the others related to failure to report usernames and email addresses.
Kliendienst was sentenced to a rising of the court and will be subjected to his obligations to report until the end of 2027.
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