Luke Cavallaro: Pleasure Point man sentenced for sexual messages

A man sent sickening messages to who he thought was a teen boy as he tried to procure him for oral sex. However, a court heard he should not be jailed as a prison sentence would be “more onerous” and lead to “increased anxiety” because of COVID-19.

Luke Cavallaro, pictured, said he was after “eshay lads” in an adult classifieds ad. He has today avoided jail for tyring to procure a 14 year old boy for oral sex.

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A would-be child predator who tried to procure a teen boy for oral sex has avoided spending any time behind bars as he has “good chances of rehabilitation” and family support, a court has heard.

Luke Cavallaro, 28, had told a 14-year-old boy he wanted him to wear his “lad gear” during an x-rated encounter and not to worry about the size of his penis in a series of sexually charged messages in 2018.

The only problem was, the person on the other end of the conversation was an undercover police detective from the child abuse squad.

Cavallaro, from Pleasure Point, was told numerous times by what he thought was a highschool student about the boy’s sexual inexperience and age but continued to offer to fellate the teenager.

Cavallaro leaving court earlier this year.

In one instance, the District Court on Friday heard, Cavallaro had asked the boy if he wanted to get “rough”.

When the undercover detective feigned confusion, Cavallaro then sent a pornographic video of what he meant.

The conversations had begun after the transport consultant posted an ad on a classifieds website Locanto in 2018 looking for sexual favours from “eshay lads”.

The pair’s explicit conversations on Skype and Facebook over a three-month period included Cavallaro saying he got turned on by the idea of oral sex with “a lad”.

He had pleaded guilty to using a carriage service to procure a child under 16 at Campbelltown Local Court earlier this year.

The court was told Cavallaro has good prospects of rehabilitation.

On Friday the Downing Centre District Court was told Cavallaro’s offending stemmed from a downward spiral which began with a loss in the family.

Sitting quietly in the dock with his head tilted, Cavallaro was supported by another family member in court.

Judge Phillip Ingram sentenced him to 12 months jail, to be served in the community under a three year good behaviour bond and orders to see a counsellor.

Judge Ingram noted Cavallaro had good prospects of rehabilitation and opted not to put him behind bars as it would be “more onerous” and lead to “increased anxiety” because the coronavirus pandemic meant he would not be allowed visitors while in jail.

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