John Xydias, was prescribed the drug Rohypnol between 1992 and 1994 and there were suggestions he had access to it beyond this

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John Xydias, 44, was prescribed the drug Rohypnol between 1992 and 1994 and there were suggestions he had access to it beyond this, though Xydias denied it. Xydias, of Glen Iris, has pleaded guilty to 25 counts of rape and 61 of indecent assault involving 11 women, four of whom are unidentified.
The offences occurred between 1991 and 2006 at the Glen Iris home Xydias shared with his parents and a family holiday house at Dromana. Prosecutor Michele Williams SC said Xydias' crimes were in the worst category of offending and they were so serious they may warrant being considered as a new category. Ms Williams said his sentence should be used to make his case an example of general deterrence. Dr Sullivan said Xydias had a strong interest in pornography but could not diagnose him with a sexual deviant disorder. "There are features that suggest he has a particular fantasy in his mind which he's living through with his actions," he said. Xydias also did not have a psychiatric history. Dr Sullivan said Xydias was naive, of below to borderline intelligence and tended to avoid direct responsibility for his actions.
He said Xydias denied drugging his victims, but said he gave them alcohol and tended to blame them. "(He'd say) he got mixed up with the wrong girls - they're rotten eggs," he said. Xydias' lawyer Remy van de Wiel QC said his client's sentence should not be crushing. He said his guilty plea was significant and saved the community a lot of money. Mr van de Wiel said while his offending was serious, it was not in the worst category and there was a good chance he could be rehabilitated given of his lack of prior convictions. Xydias will be sentenced at a date to be fixed.