Aussie man ‘pinched mother’s nipple,’ sent sexual texts, court hears

An Aussie mum was left “extremely unsettled” after her son acted in a disturbing way towards her before sending inappropriate texts, a court has heard.

Some of the disturbing texts the son sent his mum. Picture: Text mockup

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An Aussie mum was left disturbed and unsettled after her 28-year-old son came up behind her and “pinched her nipple” before sending sexually explicit messages and photos.

Sydney’s Downing Centre District Court heard the man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was living with his mother in a NSW town when the disgusting incident occurred.

According to agreed facts, he drank a significant amount of Jack Daniels and Coke before arriving home.

His mother had gotten out of the shower and asked him to rub sunscreen on the top of her back.

As she walked away, the towel fell slightly. The man reached around her and “pinched her left nipple,” the facts read.

The man said rubbing the sunscreen on his mum was “arousing”. Picture: Text mock-up

Judge Stephen Hanley SC said his mum turned around and asked: “are you f**king right?” before going into her bedroom.

According to the facts, the man went into his own bedroom and sent a series of deeply disturbing texts, including telling her rubbing the sunscreen on her had “aroused” him.

“Don’t tell anyone,” one text read.

He also texted her several inappropriate photos, the court heard.

Feeling afraid and uncomfortable, the woman waited for her son to go to sleep before sneaking out of the house at 3.30am and reporting the incident to police, the court heard.

While the man can’t be named, he has a significant following on social media.

The incident was sparked by the son rubbing sunscreen on his mother. Picture: Supplied

He pleaded guilty to sexual touching without consent, using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend, intentionally record and intimate image without consent and contravening an apprehended violence order (AVO).

The AVO was in place to protect his mother. It allowed the pair to live together but banned the son from being around his mum when he had consumed alcohol, due to his substance abuse issues.

The court heard he managed to get his alcoholism under control but recently relapsed.

The man was initially sentenced to three years in prison with a non-parole period of 18 months in the local court.

He made a failed bid at downgrading his sentence in the NSW District Court on Friday.

Judge Stephen Hanley SC accepted the crown’s submission that the offending was “unsettling... to some extent bizarre”.

“The offences are objectively serious and concerning”.

His lawyer had argued the offence was “opportunistic” as opposed to sexually motivated.

“He’s said he let his mother down something chronic,” his lawyer said.

“His partner has remained supportive of him (and) he’s got an ongoing history of employment.”