A spoon clinking in opposition to a glass.
That was the sound a 25-year-old lady heard from one other room as her new housemate laced her drink with a sedative.
The following morning she awakened in Marco Gastello's mattress. He had raped her whereas she was unconscious.
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On July 8, 2017, the lady had moved into Gastello's Melbourne condo after seeing it marketed on Gumtree.
They performed pool and began consuming that night.
She began coughing and Gastello poured her a number of vodka pictures as he stated it might "kill the micro organism in her throat".
He then laced her drink with sleeping capsules whereas she was within the rest room.
After consuming the drink, the lady discovered it troublesome to stroll however managed to succeed in her bed room.
She awakened subsequent to Gastello in his mattress.
He went to the gymnasium and she or he found white powder inside her glass and went to police after speaking to a pal.
When police arrested Gastello for the rape they discovered little one abuse materials and intimate pictures of ladies on his units.
Additional investigations revealed he had taken pictures of two girls with out their consent, together with of a 21-year-old colleague whereas she was drunk in mattress three years earlier.
Detectives additionally discovered intimate pictures of one other former housemate of Gastello taken whereas she was asleep in March 2017, together with pictures of him sexually assaulting her.
It took police three years to progress the case as a result of staffing modifications and he was not arrested or charged till June 2020.
The 2 girls he took non-consensual intimate pictures of didn't discover out they existed till after Gastello's arrest.
The 44-year-old was jailed for 9 years and 10 months on Thursday.
He pleaded responsible to rape, sexual and indecent assault, administration of an intoxicating substance and possession of kid abuse materials.
Decide Marcus Dempsey stated the three girls had been at their most susceptible when he dedicated the "wicked" and "vile" sexual offending.
"Every of those girls trusted you as a colleague or a housemate, your abuse of their belief is nothing in need of despicable," he stated.
Gastello, who has already served two years and 4 months of his sentence, can be eligible for parole after six years and 4 months.
He can be registered as a intercourse offender for all times.
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Nationwide Sexual Abuse and Redress Help Service 1800 211 028