Computer engineer, 30, who made hoax calls to support centre for sex assault victims falsely claiming to have been raped by his landlady is hit with a £100 fine
- Autistic Orion Phoenix said he awoke to find woman ‘going up and down on him’
- Court heard how he struggles to relate to people after he was orphaned age 11
- Defence lawyer said that he seeks solace in computers as opposed to people
- He got a Community Order and £100 fine at Manchester Magistrates’ Court
Orion Phoenix (pictured) claimed to have been raped in hoax calls to the Cornwall support centre
An autistic computer engineer falsely claimed to have been raped in hoax calls he made to a support centre for sexual assault victims.
Orion Phoenix, 30, of Manchester, said he’d woken up to his landlady ‘going up and down on him’.
Yesterday he was handed a Community Order after asking Willow Centre workers in Cornwall what ejaculation was in a bid to appear naive.
The Masters graduate, who was orphaned at 11 years old, said he awoke to find his landlady having sex with him.
But his strange prank was exposed when the employee reported to the police.
Phoenix initially denied the allegations, saying somebody must have been using his phone, but he later admitted the offences.
He admitted two counts of breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order at Manchester Magistrates’ Court, which heard he sees the world differently to others and seeks solace in computers as opposed to people.
Prosecuting, Andrew Martin, said: ‘There were two offences between August 24 and 25 last year, where the defendant made hoax calls to the Willow Centre in Truro claiming to go by the name of David O’Neill.
‘The first call took place at around 4:30pm and got through to a woman on the other side. He said that he was a victim of rape, claiming that he woke up to his landlady going up and down on him.
‘The call sounded strange and it got even stranger. He said a weird sensation occurred the assault happened. The worker on the other end of the phone asked if this was ejaculation and he asked her what that was.
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‘She then asked for the defendant’s number so she could call him back later and when she did he didn’t answer.
‘He called the Willow Centre back the next day and got through to the same person and said that he wanted help.
‘After realising it was a hoax, she asked him politely not to call again and and just passed his information on to the police. He was arrested and interviewed.
‘He originally said that he never made any calls to the Willow Centre and challenged this by saying that by it must’ve been his housemate that he no longer is in contact with.
The freelance computer engineer (pictured) was orphaned at the age of 11 and his lawyer said he has sought solace in technology as opposed to people over the years
‘He has 30 previous convictions for 28 offences between 2004 and 2017. The last offence was for consistently making excessive calls through a communication network and causing annoyance and anxiety. He was given a Criminal Behaviour Order on May 9 2017.’
Mitigating, Joshua Bowker, told the court that Phoenix is autistic and therefore finds it harder to fit into society than most other people.
‘The defendant is entitled to credit for entering a guilty plea,’ he said. ‘The witness from the Willow Centre in Truro doesn’t indicate that the phone calls caused her distress, although Mr Phoenix knows that wasting their time is unacceptable.
‘His mother passed away when he was just eight years old and his father passed away when he was only 11.
‘He went to college and university and has a Masters degree in Computer Science, and he has just started a good job where he has been doing a freelance work as a computer engineer.
‘This is the start of something good for him and he sees himself in this job for a long period of time.
‘He has been diagnosed with autism and he says that he sees the world in a different way to others, seeking solace in computers rather than people.
‘He has been living in London but he moved up to Manchester for a fresh start, where he still lives.
‘I believe a matter of a community order would be best for him. He has been in custody in the past and it had a very severe effect on him.
‘It was hell on earth for him because he wasn’t receiving the help that he needed in prison for his mental health.’
Phoenix was given a 12-month community order and ordered to pay a £100 fine plus court costs of £135. His Criminal Behaviour Order from his previous conviction also stands for another two years.
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