Rapist Who 'Thought He Was OZZY OSBOURNE' Gets 10 Years

September 7, 2006

The Australian man who drugged and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl because he believed he was rock star Ozzy Osbourne and had to follow in his footsteps has been sentenced to a maximum 10 years in jail, according to News.com.au.

Arthur Fairwell faced the NSW District Court today (Friday, September 8) over the attack at Bradbury, in Sydney's south-west, in May 2004.

The 39-year-old had pleaded guilty to six offenses, including aggravated sexual intercourse without consent and two counts of administering a stupefying drug.

During sentencing submissions for Fairwell last week, the court was told he was under the delusional belief he was Ozzy Osbourne, the heavy metal rocker turned reality TV star.

When Fairwell learned of an allegation that Osbourne had sex with a 13-year-old girl, his obsessive beliefs compelled him to think he had to follow suit, Judge Murrell heard.

The judge today (Sept. 8) said Fairwell had a long history of treatment for mental illness, and accepted psychiatric evidence that he suffered from a chronic paranoid schizophrenic disorder.

However, there was no evidence to suggest he was delusional or psychotic at the time of the offences, she said.

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