Paul Iera, 35, nearly went to jail after admitting to a judge that he kidnapped to be able to celebrate New Year’s Eve with your lover.
On December 31 last year, Paul Iera called his girlfriend to tell her that he was kidnapped when in fact he was going to meet his lover. Paul and his lover also texted his girlfriend pretend to be a kidnapper. They promised to deliver him safe and sound the next day.
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What Paul and his lover did not expect was his girlfriend’s panic after reading the message. Fearing that her boyfriend’s life was in danger, the woman immediately reported the kidnapping to the police, and the authorities were immediately established to locate and rescue the victim. So while Paul Iera is Have fun with your lover Lake Illawarra Police spent 200 man hours, equivalent to more than $25,000 in taxpayer money, trying to track him down.
On the morning of January 1, during a dangerous traffic stop, the police stopped Iera’s truck and found him safe and sound next to his lover. He tried to explain to the officers that he had actually been kidnapped by some Middle Easterners who eventually let him go. However, his story had many inconsistencies and twelve days later he was arrested and charged with giving false information with the intention of forcing others to investigate.
Paul Iera faces seven years in prison for his despicable deception. However, after admitting to fabricating a story about a kidnapping to hide his infidelity with his girlfriend in court, he escaped jail time and was ordered to pay A$16,218.11. to the New South Wales Government as compensation for the work carried out by the police.
In addition, Iera was also sentenced to 350 hours of community service.
Judge Michael Ong described the defendant’s actions as “abhorrent” and added that he seriously considered sending him to jail.