Michael Dudley admits sexually touching teen

A Sydney man plied a 13-year-old girl with Vodka Cruisers before he sexually touched her in her own bed.

Michael Dudley, 29, has been jailed for sexually touching a 13-year-old girl.

A Sydney man who plied a 13-year-old girl with Vodka Cruisers before groping her has been jailed.

Michael Dudley, 29, was charged with sexual touching and supplying alcohol to a minor without her parents’ consent after the sickening incident on June 6 this year.

Dudley had dinner at the 13-year-old girl’s Sutherland Shire home before he entered her bedroom where she was watching a movie in bed while her sister was in the top bunk.

At Sutherland Local Court, Magistrate Michael Connell said Dudley gave the girl three Vodka Cruisers to drink when her mother was out of the room.

“She laid on the bottom bunk and started watching a movie,” Mr Connell said.

“The offender came in, the lights were off and the door was open.”

Michael Dudley, 29, at court.

Dudley then sexually touched the girl while her sister listened to music in her headphones on the upper bunk.

“He moved his hand down her body and under her crop top and squeezed her breast,” Mr Connell said.

“The victim froze until someone walked in and the offender stopped what he was doing before the victim curled up into a ball.”

The victim remained curled up with her arms crossed over her body but Dudley pushed her legs apart, touched her upper thigh and buttock, then pulled her hand onto his penis.

“She could feel his penis through his shorts,” Mr Connell said.

“(Afterwards) she went to the bathroom and started to cry.”

The matter was then reported to police after the victim divulged the horrific incident to her sister and subsequently their mother.

“The offender accepts the severity of the crime and asks the court to accept this heartfelt letter of apology,” Mr Connell said.

“The court finds that no sentence other than imprisonment is appropriate.”

Mr Connell convicted Dudley and sentenced him to 17 months in prison with an eight-month non-parole period.

He will be eligible for parole on August 14 next year.

Dudley’s solicitor Rabia Bulli previously told the court Dudley – who lives in Kirrawee and works as an elevator service worker – was deeply remorseful for his conduct.

“He says in his pre-sentence report ‘I destroyed someone’s trust completely and probably their life’,” Ms Bulli told the court.

“He’s disgusted by his actions and accepts responsibility for the offending.”

Dudley was quiet and unemotional when Corrective Services took him into custody.