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| Perth man who shoved pie in Qantas boss Alan Joyce's face pleads guilty | Perth man who shoved pie in Qantas boss Alan Joyce's face pleads guilty |
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| The Perth man who shoved a lemon meringue pie into the face of the Qantas boss, Alan Joyce, while he delivered a speech has pleaded guilty to four charges, including assault. | The Perth man who shoved a lemon meringue pie into the face of the Qantas boss, Alan Joyce, while he delivered a speech has pleaded guilty to four charges, including assault. |
| Tony Overheu, 67, planned the 9 May attack on Joyce in front of 500 people in advance as a political statement to protest against “high-ranking” people speaking out on social issues, such as the Qantas chief executive’s support for same-sex marriage, the Perth magistrates court heard. | Tony Overheu, 67, planned the 9 May attack on Joyce in front of 500 people in advance as a political statement to protest against “high-ranking” people speaking out on social issues, such as the Qantas chief executive’s support for same-sex marriage, the Perth magistrates court heard. |
| Overheu is due to be sentenced on Friday and his lawyer, Tom Percy, is seeking a fine and spent conviction so he does not have to disclose a criminal record in his work as a handyman. | Overheu is due to be sentenced on Friday and his lawyer, Tom Percy, is seeking a fine and spent conviction so he does not have to disclose a criminal record in his work as a handyman. |
| Percy said his client had tried writing to newspapers and calling talkback radio but had not received much attention, the ABC reported, so he had made “a grave, foolish and significant error of judgment” . Overheu had been banished by his church and banned for life from flying with Qantas. | Percy said his client had tried writing to newspapers and calling talkback radio but had not received much attention, the ABC reported, so he had made “a grave, foolish and significant error of judgment” . Overheu had been banished by his church and banned for life from flying with Qantas. |
| In addition to the assault charge, Overheu admitted to trespass, damaging the lapel microphone Joyce was wearing and giving a false name to police after the attack. | In addition to the assault charge, Overheu admitted to trespass, damaging the lapel microphone Joyce was wearing and giving a false name to police after the attack. |
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