Serial Sex Offender Sentenced for Harassing Schoolgirls and Assaulting Hospital Staff

A serial sex pest, Piotr Homenda, has been sentenced to a timeserved prison sentence and placed under supervision for three years after harassing schoolgirls and assaulting hospital staff in Perth. Homenda's crimes included exposing himself to 12-year-old girls, sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl, and making lewd comments to two 14-year-old girls. He also acted in a threatening or abusive manner to Perth Royal Infirmary staff and was found guilty of punching the air and kicking out in their direction.

Key Takeaways:

  • Piotr Homenda, a 38-year-old sex offender, was sentenced for harassing schoolgirls and assaulting hospital staff in Perth.
  • Homenda admitted to exposing himself to three 12-year-old girls, including an incident outside a city shop on March 1, 2023, where he was found intoxicated and trying to hug the girls.
  • He also admitted to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl at a bus stop on April 7 last year, making lewd comments about her leggings and following her and her friend after they ran off.
  • Homenda acted in a threatening or abusive manner to Perth Royal Infirmary staff, including punching the air and kicking out in their direction, and swearing at nurses in Polish.
  • He was found guilty of making lewd comments to two 14-year-old girls outside a Perth takeaway, including pointing at his private parts while talking to them.
  • Homenda was sentenced to a backdated 13-month prison sentence and placed on the sex offenders register for a decade, and ordered to complete the Moving Forward To Change rehab programme.
  • The sheriff noted that Homenda presents an "above average risk of further sexual offending" and imposed a string of strict conduct requirements, including keeping away from other sex offenders and declaring any relationships or associations with anyone in a position of responsibility for children.

Statistics:

  • 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by Homenda at a bus stop on April 7 last year.
  • 12-year-old girls were targeted by Homenda on March 1, 2023, outside a city shop, where he exposed himself while intoxicated.
  • 14-year-old girls were made the subject of lewd comments by Homenda outside a Perth takeaway.
  • Homenda served 9 months and 23 days on remand before his trial.
  • The maximum sentence Homenda could have received is 18 months in jail.

Sources:

  • [1] "Serial sex pest sentenced for harassing schoolgirls and assaulting hospital staff." [Undated]. Scram News.
  • [2] [Caption(s) for the article with Piotr Homenda]