Broome man Johnny Bell, 43, is imprisoned for attempting to lure five girls aged between seven and 10 into the toilets at a McDonald's using a $50 note.
Johnny Bell tried to lure young girls into the Broome McDonald's toilet in May 2022.A West Australian man has been sentenced to three years and four months in jail for trying to lure five young girls into a Broome restaurant toilet.With time served, he will be eligible for parole in March 2025.Share article
Johnny Bell, 43, appeared before the Perth District Court on Tuesday where he was sentenced to three years and four months jail by Judge Vicki Stewart.of five counts of encouraging a child under the age of 13 to engage in sexual behaviour. After Bell was found guilty on all five counts, defence lawyer Sally Oliver requested a neuro-psychological report before he was sentenced.During the trial, the court heard on May 21, 2022 Bell was eating at Broome McDonald's at the same time as the group of five young girls.The court heard Bell encouraged the girls to engage in sexual behaviour with him, by asking them to come to the restaurant's toilets and motioning with his hands what the girls described as a "rude" sign.
"You were assessed as having high needs in areas of sexual offending, substance abuse and pro-criminal attitudes," Judge Stewart told Bell.
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