Perth father sentenced to nearly 30 years’ jail for raping 12 women

“[One victim] said ‘stop, get the fuck out’. You must have heard that … and you ignored her. She said ‘stop’, and you said ‘shhh’.

“I still cannot work out in my own mind how you’re so self-deluded that you gave denial.”

Troy said had Lusk not been arrested he believed he would have continued to rape and assault women, stating he had planned out the offending, rendered his victims unconscious and kept video proof for his own sexual gratification.

“It was predatory – you showed no mercy forcing yourself on your 12 victims, it was almost mechanical,” Troy said.

“You told the psychiatrist you appear to think you and the victims had a good time together. Your sexual penetration was often violent.”

He said it appeared Lusk believed he had done nothing wrong, and that he had showed continued denial and a lack of any real empathy or remorse.

Lusk was sentenced to 28 years behind bars, backdated to January 2022, when he was first remanded in custody. He will be eligible for parole after serving 26 years.

In December, four of his victims recounted the attacks in court, all telling similar stories of feeling shame and worthlessness.

One woman, who sobbed throughout her statement, told Lusk that she was a sociable 21-year-old when she met him. She had hoped to strike up a relationship with his best friend, but one night Lusk drugged and then raped her.

The woman told the court she had no idea she had been assaulted until she was contacted by the police three months later.

“The police asked me if I knew someone by the name of Adam Lusk,” she said.

“My stomach dropped. They let me know he was being investigated for several crimes against women. I broke down crying.”

The youngest victim told the court she was just 15 years old when she met Lusk.

“I had feelings for him at the time, and it took me over a year for me to realise the severity of what happened and what he did to me,” she said.

“At such a young and vulnerable age I was forced to learn how evil and scary the world can be. It’s unfair to learn so young how terrifying people can be.”