Derek Spratt: Man who snuck into sleeping friend’s bed while naked and rubbed against her slapped with fine

A young man who snuck into a sleeping female friend’s room and rubbed up against her while naked has been slapped with a fine. Derek Spratt, 26, appeared in Narrogin Magistrates Court on October 28 via videolink from Casuarina Prison charged with one count of unlawful and indecent assault. Spratt represented himself and changed his plea to guilty after previously pleading not guilty during his appearance at Midland Magistrates Court on April 29. On the morning of January 28, Spratt snuck into the victim’s bedroom while naked and got into her bed. The 26-year-old had spent the night at the victim’s home in Narrogin after they had driven back from Perth together the day before. Spratt removed the blankets from the victim before pressing and rubbing his body against her back while the victim was asleep. The victim woke up as he continued the offending and turned to see Spratt exposed to her in the bed. Spratt then left the home after the victim asked him to and was arrested later that day. Police prosecutor Sgt Warrick Walker told the court Spratt did not offer an explanation or take part in an interview about the offending. Magistrate Erin O’Donnell said despite the offending not being the lowest end of indecent assault, it was at the “lower end” and Spratt had no similar convictions on his record. Spratt was fined $1000 with costs of $156.