Paul Kelaita: He was arrested in his undies in scenes that brought Bondi to a standstill. Now vile details have emerged about how he allegedly raped a woman for three hours
A man arrested in his underwear on a Bondi roof after an extensive manhunt is alleged to have raped a woman and held her captive during a terrifying three-hour ordeal.
Paul Kelaita, 45, was arrested by plainclothes police detectives on Wednesday after allegedly fleeing from officers in Bondi shortly before 4pm.
Kelaita, who is described as having multiple behavioral disorders including mania, did not apply for bail at Waverley Local Court on Thursday as he faces 28 charges.
Court documents revealed the Harrington Park man forced a woman into her Land Rover in Killarney just two weeks before his arrest.
Police allege Kelaita held the woman captive for three hours, during which time he raped her, forced her to touch his penis and kissed her without consent.
Paul Kelaita (above) failed to apply for bail in Waverly court on Thursday after being accused of allegedly raping a woman for three hours two weeks earlier
Keliata, who also allegedly stalked the woman before and after, allegedly “placed his flaccid penis on (her) vagina” during the incident.
Magistrate Ross Hudson described Keliata as suffering from a range of behavioral disorders for which he would receive treatment while in custody.
“(They range) from adjustment disorders, major depressive reactions to schizoid personality, OCD and other problems… manic behavior,” he said.
Kelaita was supported in the courtroom by his father and a woman who sat quietly in the back of the room and refused to answer questions as they left the courtroom.
The alleged manhunt began shortly before 4pm when police approached Kelaita on Roscoe St in Bondi in relation to the alleged sexual offences.
Police allege Kelaita (pictured during his arrest on Wednesday) forced a woman into her Land Rover in Killarney before raping her, forcing her to touch his penis and kissing her
Keliata also allegedly stalked the woman before and after the alleged rape (photo, his arrest on Wednesday)
Kelaita is said to have fled from officers on foot, sparking a massive manhunt involving the police helicopter, which also shut down a local daycare center.
He was eventually arrested by police about an hour later on the roof of a house on Curlewis St in Bondi and dragged away in rugby shorts.
Police allege Kelaita entered a woman’s Curlewis St home during the hours-long incident with the intention of evading police before attacking her.
Local residents, who watched the manhunt unfold, reported to local media that Kelaita was using their homes as shelters.
In total, Kelaita is charged with four counts of aggravated sexual assault while in custody, and eight counts of stalking and intimidation.
Kelaita was supported in Waverly Local Court by his father (photo leaving court on Thursday)
An unidentified woman who did not want to talk to reporters (above) also supported Kelaita in court at his next appearance on December 12.
He also faces three counts of sexual touching without consent, one of inciting another person to touch him without consent, and negligent driving.
He separately faces one charge of common assault, and three charges of entering a building to commit an indictable offense and entering restricted areas.
Kelaita will appear in the same court again on December 12 on the Sydney charges and will also appear in Gosford District Court in early February.