Veronica Grey: Australian who tried to post POO to Leonardo DiCaprio and Jared Leto marked as ‘Valentine confectionery’ learns his fate in court
Veronica Gray: Australian Who Tried To Post POO To Leonardo DiCaprio And Jared Leto Marked As ‘Valentines’ Learns His Fate In Court
- More than 20 packages contain feces and urine
- Parcel sender admits to using ‘poor judgement’
More than 20 packages of feces and urine were mailed from Western Australia to Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jared Leto, a court has heard.
Veronica Gray, who identifies as male, was given a two-year good conduct bond for sending satchels containing his frozen rubbish from post offices in Perth, Lesmurdie, High Wycombe and Kalamunda.
The 23 packages were labeled “Valentine’s Day” and mailed to DiCaprio and Leto at different addresses in California, in what Gray admitted was “bad judgment.”
The bizarre contents were discovered when a package leaked onto an Australia Post employee when it burst in transit ABC reported.
Grey, who is in Australia on a temporary bridging visa, was charged with five counts of using a postal service to threaten, harass or insult from February 2-8.
More than 20 packages of feces and urine were sent from Western Australia to Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio (pictured) and Jared Leto, a court has heard
The 23 packages were labeled “Valentine’s Goods” and addressed to DiCaprio and Leto (pictured) at different addresses in California
The Filipino-born man had checked boxes on the packaging that the contents contained no prohibited items.
At Broome Magistrates Court on Wednesday, Grey’s solicitor Kaia Gooding said he sent the packages to the actors because, like him, they are passionate about the environment.
A psychiatric report revealed that due to an intellectual disability, Gray had not considered the consequences of his actions.
“The risk of recidivism is non-existent,” Ms Gooding said.
Magistrate Deen Potter said Grey’s actions had a “significant impact” on post-op operations, which required personal protective equipment to be used.
“Based on the fact that your worldview falls outside accepted norms…you were not motivated by malice,” Mr Potter said.
But he added, “In a world of increasing political polarization… the court should discourage other individuals from sending material through the mail.”
After Gray was fined a two-year $3,000 recognition guarantee, he said “God bless you” to Mr. Potter and thanked “anyone who was empathetic to what I accept is poor judgment.”
The bizarre contents were discovered when a package leaked onto an Australia Post employee when it burst in transit. An Australia Post mailbox is pictured