Andrew O'Keefe claims he is "the victim" in bizarre courtroom rant
Disgraced TV host Andrew O'Keefe has gone on a bizarre rant while appearing in court over charges of assaulting a Sydney sex worker.
The 50-year-old told the Central Local Court magistrate that he was "the victim" in the situation while appearing in court via video link from western Sydney's Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre.
O'Keefe has been incarcerated for over six weeks, and claims he has been "bullied and taunted" by prison officers and guards.
The hearing before Magistrate Lisa Viney was to finalise suppression orders on the identity, appearance or address of the sex worker who alleges he choked her in his apartment on January 25th to the point she had to bite him to break free.
Magistrate Viney discussed the details of a 10 year non-publication order on the alleged choking victim's identity, to which O'Keefe said, "I am predisposed towards accepting (but) I have one query."
O'Keefe went on to claim this order was placed on the grounds of "the complainant's depression and suicide ideality is based on the offence of 25 January", but argued there was "no offence on this date".
When the magistrate explained the order was based on how the extent of publicity from the case had affected the woman's "personal mental health and implications for her family", O'Keefe continued to argue.
"Neither the police nor the court have taken into account the effect on MY mental health ... the effect of ... publicity of this in which I am the victim and am suffering at this very moment from the publicity."
"It is an injustice against me and should not have been brought in the first place."
Dismissing his selfish outburst, Magistrate Viney remanded O'Keefe back into custody, with a hearing date still yet to be set.
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