Ex bikie turned born-again Christian wants to spread gospel in prison

A former Melbourne bikie enforcer says finding God will allow him to go into a prison “a free man” to spread the gospel to other inmates.

Former Melbourne bikie enforcer Lee Undy says he will go into prison “a free man”, despite being sentenced to eight years’ jail for supplying cocaine.

Mr Undy, a one-time ­sergeant at arms of one of Melbourne’s most feared criminal gangs, will spend at least two years behind bars after pleading guilty to two counts of supplying a dangerous drug and one count of contravening an order in Cairns Supreme Court.

The former Bandido and self-confessed born-again-Christian says he plans to “spread the gospel” inside the hardened jail, which is home to some of the most notorious criminals in Queensland.

“I want to say even though I go to prison, and I’ll be in handcuffs and leg irons, I go in a free man,” Mr Undy said in a video message on ­social media before being ­sentenced.

Former bikie and Port Douglas business owner Lee Undy. Picture: Supplied.

“I’m looking forward to getting this over and (on) with my life and what Christ has called me to do.”

Mr Undy, 49, said that he wanted to “bring hope” to other inmates while serving his prison term and he “wasn’t a Christian when these crimes were committed.”

He admitted to supplying 1kg of ­cocaine in Port Douglas between August 2017 and January 2018 when he was a gym and yoghurt shop owner in the tourist town.

Despite his jail term, which will see him eligible for parole in February 2023, Mr Undy said he would take a “new creation” into the prison, which houses 870 inmates.

“So pray that I’ll share the gospel in there, and that there’ll be a revival in Lotus Glen up here in Far North Queensland,” he said.

Prisoners inside Lotus Glen Correctional Centre. Picture: Marc McCormack

“I do not go in there as a condemned man, I go in a man that’s free because of what God has done for me.

“I’m just looking forward to the next journey of my life. It will be a short term of imprisonment, a few years, but I’m just glad I can take a new creation into this prison and I can bring hope.”

His defence barrister Robert Richter said Undy, who once trained to be a pastor, rediscovered his religious faith while in custody when he was initially charged, and was reformed.

“In prison he will minister to others,” he said.

“Having lost his faith (when he was younger) he descended into a life of petty criminality.

“Having regained his faith … he’s going to be a productive member of the community (when released) you can be sure.”