Man hands himself into police over allegations he posed as a quarantine worker to sneak into an isolating woman's home to demand sex
- Man is accused of posing as an authorised worker at an isolating woman's house
- He is accused of trying to demand sex from the vulnerable Melbourne woman
- Not known how he allegedly got hold of her home address and personal details
- Allegedly received a call from the man claiming to be doing a random check
A man accused of impersonating an authorised officer to proposition a Melbourne woman in home quarantine for sex has been arrested.
The 25-year-old Carlton man is in police custody after allegedly entering the woman's Burwood home last month on the pretence he was an authorised officer.
He handed himself into a police station on Thursday, a Victoria Police spokesman confirmed to AAP. Charges are yet to be laid.
The man was wanted for stalking and attempting to procure a sexual act by fraud after allegedly asking for sexual favours to not send the woman to hotel quarantine.
The woman, named only as Phoebe, has told the Nine Network she was up to day four of home quarantine after returning from Sydney.
The woman, only known as Phoebe, said the man claimed to be doing a random check before entering her bedroom and becoming aggressive (stock image)
She says she received a call on the evening of July 14 from a man claiming to be an authorised officer doing a random check.
Half an hour later, he arrived at her Burwood house with a document containing her personal details, tricking his way into her bedroom, where he became aggressive.
'He said 'If you make me happy I will lie for you and no one needs to know',' Phoebe said, adding she then kicked him out of her house and reported the incident to police.
Victoria's COVID-19 Commander Jeroen Weimar said he was aware of the case, saying the situation must have been incredibly distressing.
'Home officers will always be in uniform, always have appropriate identification and they will never under any circumstances seek entry into your home,' he told reporters on Wednesday.
'Please, if you are being visited as part of the home visit program, by one of the authorised offers, ask for ID, check their uniform and if they ask to get into your home, shut the door.'
Covid-19 Commander Jeroen Weimar (pictured) described the woman's alleged experience as 'incredibly distressing'
