Richard Pusey tells magistrate he is ‘defensive, not aggressive’

Notorious Porsche driver Richard Pusey has told a magistrate he doesn’t run around “trying to agitate people for the sake of fun”, as he tried to convince her to release him on bail.

Notorious Porsche driver Richard Pusey claims he is more defensive than aggressive in nature as he attempts to convince a magistrate to free him from jail.

But the millionaire mortgage broker will have to spend at least another four nights locked up, with magistrate Michelle Mykytowycz adjourning her decision whether to release him on bail to Monday.

He remains behind bars on allegations he shared graphic images he took of dying police officers in the Eastern Fwy crash in April 2020.

Police allege he attached the images to a complaint made to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority in November about his car insurance company, PSC Insurance Group, rejecting his claim over his Porsche, which was damaged in the collision.

He is also accused of sharing a crash photo in a Google review of Porsche Centre Melbourne on February 7.

Richard Pusey says he is ‘not an aggressive person’. Picture: Jason Edwards

Representing himself in Sunshine Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, Pusey disagreed with remarks — in a report provided to the court — that he was an aggressive person.

“I always say I am not an aggressive person, I am a defensive person,” he told the court, appearing via video link from prison with his hair slicked back in a ponytail.

“I will defend, but I don’t run around and attempt to agitate people for the sake of fun and games.”

Pusey began his self-represented bail application last month, but it was adjourned so he could be assessed for the Court Integrated Services Program.

The court heard he had been deemed not suitable for the program, which offers support for accused persons on bail.

Prosecutor Anthony Albore said bail should be refused as there was no appropriate treatment or bail support services for Pusey if released.

“The applicant is a person who requires psychological and psychiatric support when outside in the community,” Mr Albore said.

The court heard Pusey should be refused bail as there was no appropriate treatment for him if he were released. Picture: AAP

He said Pusey would be an unacceptable risk of committing further offences if freed without ongoing treatment and support in place.

If bailed, Pusey proposed he would stay with a 62-year-old disability support worker whom he dubbed “amazing” and a “modern-day hero” for her work with people who were mute.

He said she has been “very helpful, very supportive”, claiming he knows her as she is the mother of one of his previous clients.

“I trust that she will look after me and do the right thing by me,” he said.

He is on remand for four charges: two counts each of using a carriage service to cause offence and committing an indictable offence on bail.

A two-day contested hearing is slated for August.

Ms Mykytowycz said it wasn’t a straightforward bail application as she had to consider not only the risks of his release, but also of him spending more time behind bars than any sentence that would be imposed for such offending.