Slip, slop, slap: Man’s court date after intimate beach act

A MAN landed in hot water with police after officers found him and a woman in an intimate act at a beach just north of Byron Bay.

Police were patrolling the sand dunes overlooking the Tyagarah Optional Clothing Beach when they spotted the pair naked in the midst of a sexual act about 5pm on October 30.

The woman told officers she had been applying sunscreen to the man’s genitalia.

But it was later discovered the man was in breach of an ongoing apprehended violence order imposed by the woman, police facts state.

At Byron Bay Local Court, selfemployed mechanic Shayne Sluka of Doveton, Victoria, pleaded guilty on Monday to knowingly breaching an AVO against Simone Farmer.

The court heard the 54-year-old was seen lying on his right side with Ms Farmer sitting beside him.

Officers activated their body worn video camera and approached Sluka and Ms Farmer in relation to their behaviour and asked them to put on their clothes.

Ms Farmer initially said she was “applying sun lotion to Sluka’s (genitalia)”, and “they were just being cheeky”, as they were escorted to the parking lot by police.

“(We) have been trying to work on the relationship for the past 12 months,” Ms Farmer told police. “We are in love.”

Ms Farmer was not charged with any wrongdoing.

Sluka told officers he had been approached by Ms Farmer so he thought he was allowed to see her as he had not been the one to initiate their contact, court documents state.

Police said Sluka had flown to the Gold Coast from Melbourne the previous night when he was picked up from the airport by Ms Farmer.

Sluka was arrested and taken into custody at the Byron Bay Police Station where he was refused bail.

In court, Sluka’s defence lawyer Anderson Clarke said there was no coercion or lack of consent while the pair were on the beach.

“The consent was initiated by his partner,” she said.

In NSW, the maximum penalty is two years’ imprisonment for breaking an AVO as they are in place to protect people.

Magistrate Karen Stafford said while Sluka flew up from Melbourne on Ms Farmer’s invitation, he was still breaching an AVO order.

Ms Stafford convicted Sluka and fined him $1000.