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<br>A man who posed as a woman in an online classifieds ad, luring victims to his Melbourne apartment to fulfil a “fantasy”, has been jailed.<br> <br>Peter Valsamakis, 42, posted ads on classifieds site Locanto, pretending to be “Michelle” and asking men to arrive at his South Yarra apartment, put on a blindfold and strip naked before taking part in sex acts.<br> <br>The County Court was told on Tuesday when the clients would contact Valsamakis, he would respond with images of women and female genitalia.<br> <br>One man, who was fellated while blindfolded, removed the blindfold and said: “You’re not Michelle. You’re supposed to be a girl.”<br> <br>Another victim, a 26-year-old man, responded to Valsamakis’ ad seeking a “toy boy”.<br> <br>When he arrived at Valsamakis’ apartment, he was suspicious and did not take off his clothes as planned.<br> <br>Through his blindfold, he saw that Valsamakis was a man and hit him in the face and took his phone.<br> <br>A 20-year-old victim responded to an ad asking for a man to “fulfil my fantasy”.<br> <br>He went to the apartment, undressed himself and put the blindfold on, with Valsamakis entering and performing a sex act.<br> <br>The complainant removed his blindfold to find a man masturbating in front of him.<br> <br>On his way out of the apartment, he chanced upon another man who was on his way to meet “Michelle”, and the two hatched a plan to steal Valsamakis’ television.<br> <br>Valsamakis then contacted police complaining of a theft and burglary.<br> <br>Sentencing him on Tuesday, Slot 777 Judge Patricia Riddell said Valsamakis described the time of his offending as a “dark period” in his life.<br> <br>He had started working as an escort to maintain his lifestyle of drug use.<br> <br>Valsamakis had also told a psychologist he had a “subconscious desire to be arrested” so the conduct would end.<br> <br>He has claimed he has no intention of re-entering the sex industry and Judge Riddell found his risk of reoffending low.<br> <br>Judge Riddell said the victims, mainly young men, had “placed themselves in a vulnerable position” and had a “sense of violation”.<br> <br>Valsamakis pleaded guilty to charges including indecent assault, procuring sexual penetration by fraud and working as a sex worker while unlicensed.<br> <br>He was jailed for 18 months, of which he has already served 503 days.<br> <br>Upon release, Valsamakis will serve a two-year community corrections order and must undergo mental health and drug treatment.<br>
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