A Melbourne-based DJ who posed as cop to threaten his partner’s ex-boyfriend was sentenced to 11 months in jail.
Pardeep Singh also known as ‘DJ Turbo’ pleaded guilty to assault, impersonating a policeman and false imprisonment in the Victoria County Court, earlier this month.
The 20-year-old Singh threatened his victim repeatedly after his girlfriend alleged that he had sexually assaulted her when they were in a relationship, the court heard.
The ordeal began in 2018 when Mr Singh arranged for his girlfriend to lure the 19-year-old victim to Skye Valley Park on New Year's Eve.
Victoria Police vehicle, Melbourne, Australia Source: Getty Images
Once the victim reached the park, Mr Singh approached him and introduced himself as an officer from the “division of sexual assault and rape”, the court heard.
He then went on to claim that there were two hidden cameras and undercover cops watching the interaction.
Mr Singh then interrogated the teenager, threatened him with imprisonment and violence, before letting him go. Then later he sent the victim a fake intervention order via a text message, the court was told.
The following day, the victim was summoned to Frankston Park, where Mr Singh searched him and punched him several times. A few days later, he was yet again called to the park and threatened, the court heard.
On January 8, 2019, the victim reported the incidents to the police, which eventually lead to Mr Singh’s arrest.
The court heard that Mr Singh was a college dropout and had worked for at least two fast food outlets.
He was sentenced to 11 months’ in jail but walked free from court as he had served 380 days of pre-sentence custody.
While sentencing him, Judge Kevin Doyle said: “I accept your traumatic history goes some way to explaining but not excusing the way you behaved in this case”.
He was also placed on a two-year community corrections order, including supervision, judicial monitoring, mental health and drug treatment.
