Perth Restaurateur Found Guilty of Rape: Third Conviction for Serial Offender

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A Perth jury has delivered a guilty verdict for restaurateur Alberto Nicoletti in a rape case, marking his third conviction for a series of sexual assaults. The trial involved multiple complainants, and key details had remained secret until now. Nicoletti had met each of the women in bars before committing the assaults.

Key Takeaways:

  • Alberto Nicoletti, a 33-year-old Perth restaurateur, has been found guilty of raping a woman, his third conviction for sexual assault.
  • Nicoletti had met each of the women in bars before committing the assaults, and in the case of the latest conviction, he maintained it was a "fully consensual sexual escapade," which the jury did not believe.
  • The woman, who had been asleep after being driven home from a South Perth pub in 2020, woke up to find Nicoletti having sex with her without her consent.
  • Nicoletti initially faced 10 sexual assault charges and one charge of deprivation of liberty relating to eight complainants.
  • He had two trials last year, with a jury finding him guilty of two charges but not guilty of others, and verdicts could not be reached in relation to four alleged victims.
  • Nicoletti was sentenced for digital penetration of two women in 2016 and 2020, receiving a total effective sentence of five years and six months.
  • The suppression orders regarding his retrials have been lifted, allowing the details to be reported.
  • Nicoletti will face a sentencing hearing for his latest conviction on October 2.

Statistics:

  • Alberto Nicoletti faced 10 sexual assault charges and one charge of deprivation of liberty relating to eight complainants.
  • He had two trials last year, with a jury finding him guilty of two charges but not guilty of others.
  • Four alleged victims in the area of his retrials have had their suppression orders lifted, allowing their names and details to be reported.
  • Nicoletti has been convicted of sexual assault three times: the latest conviction, digital penetration of a woman in Como in 2016, and digital penetration of a woman he was dancing with at a Northbridge wine bar in 2020.
  • The total effective sentence for the two crimes in 2016 and 2020 was five years and six months.
  • Nicoletti will face a sentencing hearing for his latest conviction on October 2.
  • Vincenzo Mineo, a friend of Nicoletti's, faced trial with him in 2024 and was found not guilty on two charges, but unable to be reached a verdict in one case.

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