A TEENAGER fighting for her life in hospital was raped before her attacker splashed petrol over her and set her alight, an out-of-sessions court heard last night.
Police yesterday charged Michael Hermogenes with a series of offences including rape and attempted murder after the attack on Monday.
The girl, 14, remains in a critical condition in the Royal Children's Hospital with burns to up to 80 per cent of her body. Her right foot might have to be amputated, police said.
Hermogenes, 24, was refused bail last night at the hearing conducted from his bedside at The Alfred, where he is being treated for leg burns allegedly sustained in the attack.
Police allege Hermogenes, reportedly a local church leader known to the victim's family, confessed to the attack after he was arrested near Hoppers Crossing railway station and interviewed at Werribee police station.
Hermogenes, of Tarneit, allegedly told police he visited the victim at her home on Monday morning with food and alcohol before the pair listened to music, watched a film and took photos of each other. He then allegedly told police he had a ''memory gap'' and found himself naked on top of the undressed girl.
The man dragged the bleeding girl from her bed to a bathroom, police told the court. The court heard the man drove to a service station and filled a petrol can.
He returned to the house, turned a gas stove on and poured petrol over the girl and throughout the house before lighting the fire, police alleged.
Hermogenes was remanded to appear in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on August 27.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/girl- ... -wvag.html
Why Australia needs the (slow) death penalty
Why Australia needs the (slow) death penalty
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: Why Australia needs the (slow) death penalty
For years I have wanted to see crins of violent crime get a sentence that matches the suffering of the victem.
There's a million miles of roas out west that nee work an to far from anywhere for a crim to walk away from. Then each prisner gets boots fitted with a tazer in the heal. Set to discharge if he/ she moves more than a set istance from where they have to be. (If they try to run they end up dead)
The sentance should be as long as it takes for the victems to recover fully. Also the work the crim d and want oes helps pay for thier own up keep an for the recovery of the people they have hurt.
It is so wrong how this can happen and the bloke can claim I have been drinking, drugs, black out, sleepwalking or any other reason for commiting the act so they get a leaser sentance. Their victem doesn't get it any easier so why should they?
The only thing I hope for now is that pore girl has a friend or to in the prison that scum ends up in. To make his stay a little less plesant
There's a million miles of roas out west that nee work an to far from anywhere for a crim to walk away from. Then each prisner gets boots fitted with a tazer in the heal. Set to discharge if he/ she moves more than a set istance from where they have to be. (If they try to run they end up dead)
The sentance should be as long as it takes for the victems to recover fully. Also the work the crim d and want oes helps pay for thier own up keep an for the recovery of the people they have hurt.
It is so wrong how this can happen and the bloke can claim I have been drinking, drugs, black out, sleepwalking or any other reason for commiting the act so they get a leaser sentance. Their victem doesn't get it any easier so why should they?
The only thing I hope for now is that pore girl has a friend or to in the prison that scum ends up in. To make his stay a little less plesant
Re: Why Australia needs the (slow) death penalty
At least he UNITED STATES OF AMERICA does some things right. 
Your collective inability to acknowledge this obvious truth makes you all look like fools.
yrs,
rubato
Re: Why Australia needs the (slow) death penalty
Not quite right dales how long can a scum bag stay on death row?
They don't need to stay in a cell for 20 years before something can be decided. they should have to work to pay for their up keep. I know here in QLD an in-mate doesn't have to work if he doesn't want to, they still get fed, have a bed and know they don't have to worry about tomorrow because it already taken care of for them.
Killing a raping, murding sadis like this isn't going to help that girl. It will cost tens of thousands to keep him prison but the one who needs that money is fighting for her life in hospital.
Make the bastard work till she is back to full health.
They don't need to stay in a cell for 20 years before something can be decided. they should have to work to pay for their up keep. I know here in QLD an in-mate doesn't have to work if he doesn't want to, they still get fed, have a bed and know they don't have to worry about tomorrow because it already taken care of for them.
Killing a raping, murding sadis like this isn't going to help that girl. It will cost tens of thousands to keep him prison but the one who needs that money is fighting for her life in hospital.
Make the bastard work till she is back to full health.
Re: Why Australia needs the (slow) death penalty
Of course, it is highly unlikely that will ever happen.Aard Vark wrote:till she is back to full health.
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
Re: Why Australia needs the (slow) death penalty
It is a shame it wont. So lets hope he gets what he deserves by the hands of the other in-matesbigskygal wrote: Of course, it is highly unlikely that will ever happen.