Richard Pusey complains of being on ‘period’ in bizarre court appearance

Despised Porsche driver Richard Pusey complained of being on his “period” and called a magistrate a “dishwasher” in his latest court appearance.

Despised Porsche driver Richard Pusey has been warned about being in contempt of court after he likened a magistrate to a “dishwasher” who was “washing the dishes”.

Pusey, 44, fronted Sunshine Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday where he is contesting four charges for allegedly uploading graphic images of the April 2020 crash in a Google review of a Porsche dealership and in a complaint to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority.

Beaming in via video link from Melbourne Remand Centre, the self-represented Pusey, who previously stated his pronouns were they/them, initially refused to leave his cell to attend the hearing after complaining about being on his “period”.

After a short delay, Pusey was brought into the virtual courtroom where he told Magistrate Michelle Mykytowycz she was being treated like a “marionette” by police and he did not consent to attending.

Richard Pusey after being released from The Metropolitan Remand Centre in Ravenhall last year. Picture: Jason Edwards

“You are merely a dishwasher, no offence, washing the dishes,” Pusey said.

“You are very close to being in contempt of court,” Ms Mykytowycz replied.

During the bizarre court appearance the former mortgage broker, who has been on remand since February after twice being denied bail, said he had been attending art classes while in custody and was “somewhat of a Picasso”.

He also flagged he wanted to withdraw his not guilty plea but did not intend to plead guilty.

But Ms Mykytowycz said the hearing would proceed on the basis of a not guilty plea and would be adjourned to next month as the prosecutor was too unwell to attend.

Pusey is facing charges for allegedly attaching images of the dead officers, who were killed after a truck careened into them after they had stopped him for speeding, to a complaint with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) in November.

In the complaint, Pusey allegedly wrote “nobody wants to own the claim” and that he was seeking $2.2m in compensation for his destroyed car and trauma he suffered having witnessed the crash.

Pusey is also accused of posting another crash photo as part of a Google review about Porsche Centre Melbourne in February this year.

It’s alleged Pusey wrote a one-star review complaining about the warranty for luxury vehicles with the account’s profile picture depicting Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor on the roof of his Porsche.

Pusey will return to Sunshine Magistrates’ Court on October 28.

He is also expected to make a fresh application for bail in the Supreme Court later this year.