Lochlan Mackenzie Rigby pleads guilty to indecent assault

A 19-year-old has pleaded guilty to indecent assault after inappropriately touching a female victim in Warnbro. Lochlan Mackenzie Rigby appeared before Rockingham Magistrates Court on Friday charged with one count of unlawful and indecent assault. Prosecutor Senior Constable Mick Fallows told the court that on October 26, the victim and Rigby were parked along Warnbro Beach Road. The victim was laying in the passenger seat when Rigby began touching the victim inappropriately for approximately five minutes. The victim pretended to be asleep. A short time after, Rigby drove the victim home. The victim sent Rigby a message on Snapchat asking him why he touched her inappropriately. Rigby apologised about the incident and the victim took a screenshot of the messages and reported the incident to police. Rigby was arrested and questioned in relation to the incident. Rigby’s lawyer Joanne Graham said that he was extremely remorseful over the incident. “The nature of the Snapchat messages included messages from (Rigby) apologising for the behaviour,” Ms Graham said. “He can’t offer an explanation but regrets the behaviour deeply.” Rigby was ordered to complete a 12-month community-based order with program requirements. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732)