'Bored' man who travelled 15km on a Sydney train to 'look at pretty women' is fined for breaching coronavirus laws and swearing at cops
- Man was arrested after being found riding trains during COVID-19 lockdowns
- He gave police the reason he was 'bored and wanted to look at pretty women'
- The 29-year-old fronted court on Thursday and is to appear again on May 21
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A man who said he was 'bored and wanted to look at pretty women' has been arrested after travelling 15kms on a train amid coronavirus lockdown.
The 29-year-old was spoken to by police officers at Cabramatta Railway Station in Sydney's west about 9.45am on Thursday.
He did not have a valid Opal ticket and when officers questioned him he revealed he had travelled from his house in Wiley Park without any legitimate reason.
The 29-year-old was spoken to by police officers at Cabramatta Railway Station in Sydney's west about 9.45am on Thursday
Officers from the Transport Command then arrested the man and he was driven to Fairfield Police station.
He became irate at the station and allegedly started hurling abuse at the officers.
The man was charged with not complying with coronavirus rules and using offensive language in a public place.
He was refused bail and appeared at court yesterday, where he was granted conditional bail to re-appear on Thursday May 21.
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New South Wales has strict laws regarding coronavirus lockdowns in the form of public health orders.
Those who break the rules can be fined $1,000 in NSW and even more in other states.
Victoria has some of the harshest penalties with fines of $1652 for breaking social distancing laws.
Some of the strictest uses of the fine in that state include a 17-year-old girl being fined for taking a driving lesson with her mother and three males fined for playing video games in a lounge room.
The man was charged with not comply with noticed direction re s 7/8/9 - COVID-19 and use offensive language in/near public place
