A serial Australian burglar who photographed his penis with mobile phones he stole - and then sent the images to some of the owners' friends - told police after his arrest he had been "off me head for a while". Shane Anthony Willis, 33, sent the photos via MMS to unsuspecting, innocent and horrified victims who included teenage girls. The victim of one phone theft, a student at a Melbourne private school, was reported to his year 11 head teacher after the recipient, an angry friend, received an image.
Melbourne Magistrates Court yesterday heard the student, 17, whose parents were contacted by the school, was further humiliated and embarrassed when he learnt others were sent the photo. Willis pleaded guilty to more than 60 charges that included aggravated burglary, theft and using a carriage service to menace. After Willis avoided arrest in February by jumping from a second-storey window, detectives found a large amount of stolen property in the North Fitzroy house.
In a police summary tendered in court by prosecutor Michael Robinson, investigators realised during a search of the house that Willis had taken photos of his penis inside the premises and sent the images to various contacts whose details were stored in the stolen phones. The background of some of the images was of the premises, including curtains and a TV and, when Willis's three-month crime spree ended last April with his arrest in Bendigo, he was asked to comment.
He replied: "Don't know about that. I've been off me head for a while ... so ... on drugs, so I couldn't tell you what I've done." He admitted he had been "running amok" and doing "stupid things". Magistrate Donna Bakos remanded him in custody for a plea hearing in the County Court in November.
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