Tweet Facebook Mail A man has been jailed for violently raping a woman in a luxury hotel after trying to discredit her as an attention-seeker and telling her she was "getting what she deserved". A judge did not believe Joel Nathan Fitzpatrick Burtt was genuinely remorseful despite his lawyer submitting the man was distressed while the woman recounted what happened to her in her evidence at his trial. Instead, he continued trying to minimise his offending and appeared to believe he was found guilty by a jury due to increased community awareness and discussion of violence against women, Judge Sarah Huggett said.
READ MORE: One of 12 murder accused grilled by witness about Brisbane teen's death A judge did not believe Joel Nathan Fitzpatrick Burtt was genuinely remorseful. (Dion Georgopoulos) Fitzpatrick Burtt, who turns 23 on the weekend, was jailed for at least five years and six months in the NSW District Court today. He was found guilty in August of multiple counts of sexual intercourse without consent, aggravated sexual assault and choking .
He pleaded guilty to another assault offence, but provided a very different narrative of what occurred, leading to a "significant dispute" that was not resolved in his favour. Fitzpatrick Burtt, who turns 23 on the weekend, was jailed for at least five years and six months in the NSW District Court on Friday. (Dion Georgopoulos) READ MORE: 'You make me sick': Paramedic's family slams his killer over stabbing attack Judge Huggett sai.
