Logistics exec accused of posing as women online, telling men to rape them

A high-powered executive and registered sex offender allegedly set of up fake online profiles of women and told men to enter their homes and carry out twisted rape fantasies, a court has heard.

Caroline Springs man Jonathan Kiddle is accused of directing men to the homes of women to rape them. Picture: Supplied

A high-powered executive of a national logistics company allegedly set up fake online profiles of women which directed men to enter their homes to carry out twisted rape fantasies, a court has heard.

Details of the elaborate and sickening internet hoaxes allegedly carried out by Caroline Springs man Jonathan Kiddle can be revealed after he appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court for the first time on Friday.

Former high-flying executive Jonathan Kiddle allegedly targeted 18 victims, including women he knew personally.

Mr Kiddle, 51, a registered sex offender formerly employed at Snapes Project Logistics, allegedly targeted 18 victims including women he personally knew.

Police sources told the Herald Sun he allegedly assumed the identities of the women by using real photos of them in fake online profiles where they claimed to be looking for men to fulfil their rape fantasies.

Charge sheets state he incited “unknown men” to attend their homes and workplaces to rape the women who he is also accused of stalking.

His alleged plots began last July and were exposed by detectives from Melton Criminal Investigation Unit, who raided his home and Sunshine West employer on October 30 with assistance from cybercrime digital forensic officers and members of Australian Federal Police’s search and imaging.

A raid of Mr Kiddle’s Caroline Springs home allegedly uncovered methamphetamine and LSD, as well as child abuse material. Picture: Supplied

Multiple electronic devices, along with methamphetamine and LSD, were allegedly seized in the raids, which also uncovered child abuse material.

Mr Kiddle is facing 72 charges including incitement to rape, stalking, possessing and distributing child abuse material and intimate images and failing to comply with reporting obligations as a registered sex offender.

His conduct allegedly involved him using phone numbers, email addresses and encrypted communication platforms without notifying police as required under the Sex Offenders Registration Act.

None of the women were physically injured as a result of the alleged deceptions however it’s understood some men did physically attend victims’ homes.

The court heard the allegations against Mr Kiddle were “extensive” and a recent offer had been made by prosecutors to resolve the matter.

Dressed in prison greens, Mr Kiddle appeared virtually from Ravenhall Correctional Centre where he said nothing throughout the virtual hearing.

He was terminated from his workplace immediately after the police raids.

His LinkedIn profile states he worked at Snapes Project Logistics since 2020 where he acted as a chief financial officer and general manager.

He was educated at Charles Sturt University in NSW.

Mr Kiddle was remanded to reappear in court in May.

Originally published as Logistics exec accused of posing as women online, telling men to rape them