Richard Pusey has asked a magistrate to refer to him as ‘them/they’ in another bizarre court appearance which saw him again berate police.
The disgraced Porsche driver fronted a Melbourne court after being charged with allegedly posting a picture of the body of a police officer killed in 2020s Eastern Freeway truck crash.
‘My pronouns are they/them,’ Pusey insisted from a prison phone after his matter was called on Tuesday.
Pusey walked free from jail in August donning a bizarre outfit (pictured) after serving 10 months for filming the dying police officers.
Constable Glen Humphris, Senior Constable Kevin King, Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor and and Constable Josh Prestney all died in the horror crash (pictured left to right)
Four officers were killed after they pulled over Mr Pusey Porsche (pictured) for allegedly speeding on Melbourne’s Eastern Freeway
The 44-year-old had his bail revoked after he was charged earlier this month with two counts of using a telecommunications device to menace and two counts of committing an indictable offence while on bail.
Pusey was previously dubbed ‘the most hated man in Australia’ by a magistrate after he was convicted of filming four police officers who had pulled him over for speeding in his Porsche who were fatally struck by a truck.
The despised Melbourne businessman, who was previously represented by high priced criminal barrister Dermot Dann QC, was unrepresented during his brief hearing on Tuesday.
It is a decision he may live to regret, with the court hearing an application from Pusey to receive documents related to a ‘Google something or other’.
When told the virtual hearing was being observed by journalists eager for documents outlining the allegations, the cocky criminal had no objections.
‘That’s fine. Just make sure I get front page,’ Pusey said.
Earlier, Pusey had embarked on a wild rant in which he suggested he could not obtain justice in a Victorian court.
Interrupting Magistrate Cynthia Lynch, Pusey took aim at Victorian Police Association boss Wayne Gatt, who had been critical of Pusey following his behaviour along the Monash Freeway in 2020.
‘Wayne Gatt … made a statement stating that justice for people like Richard Pusey isn’t done in court, which raises the question of why am I here today, your honour?’ Pusey said.
‘If justice isn’t done in court for people like myself as stated by Wayne Gatt then where is justice done?’
A picture of Pusey’s wrecked black 2016 Porsche 911 was posted online with the caption: ‘You don’t need one of these to bend a cop’. Pusey was reportedly trying to claim insurance over the crash
Bizarre social media posts began appearing on an account called ‘the Richard Pusey show’ shortly after he was released from jail (pictured)
Pusey continued his tirade, referring to police as part of Mr Gatt’s union ‘family’.
‘His family members, the Victoria Police members, keep authorising charges to be sent to the department of prosecution for them to prosecute,’ he said.
‘Which doesn’t really make sense and seems contradictory to what Gatt said when he was describing justice for someone like myself isn’t done in court so I’m just a little bit lost as to why I’m being brought into a courthouse.’
Pusey was told he was before the court due to the allegations put before it by police.
Police allege Pusey posted a Google review of the Porsche Centre Melbourne, which included one of the pictures he took at the scene of the April 2020 crash over which he was previously sentenced on outraging public decency charges.
Pusey told the magistrate he intended to plead not guilty to his latest charges, which are set to return to court next month.
Just weeks ago, a memorial for the four police officers – Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor, Senior Constable Kevin King and Constables Josh Prestney and Glen Humphris – was held at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium.
Police Association boss Wayne Gatt was targetted by Richard Pusey during a wild court outburst on Tuesday
Richard Pusey was defended by high-priced Melbourne barrister Dermot Dann, QC (far right) during his proceedings related to the Monash crash. He represented himself in court on Tuesday
Richard Pusey pictured atop of his Fitzroy mansion after another blow-up
About 2,000 people attended the memorial including the victims friends, colleagues and families.
‘Police are human, they cry, they suffer, they worry, but they do what they do because the community expects it of us and because they want to be of service,’ Victoria Police Commissioner Shane Patton said.
‘I can’t begin to tell you how sorry I am that they did not come home from their shift that night,’ he said.
Colleagues in the stadium’s stands were pictured wiping away tears as members of the officers families shared stories.
‘Our police officers wear a uniform, but underneath that uniform is a person who has people that love them and look forward to them coming home,’ Constable Glen Humphris’ partner Todd Robinson said.
Premier Dan Andrews said the incident had resonated with Victorians and he felt for the officer’s families.
‘Their loved ones has chosen to live a life in the service and protection of others. It’s essential, it’s honourable and it can be tragic,’ he said.
‘To run toward the danger… in order to protect others is a special thing,’ he said.
Pusey in April 2020 after his arrest over his role in the Monash Freeway crash, which claimed the lives of four officers
Word breaks that Richard Pusey was involved in yet another police incident, this time at his own home
In October 2021, Pusey was reportedly fighting for a $250,000 payout for the wrecked Porsche but had been denied by two insurance firms
He was rejected payment from his own insurer after it found out Mr Pusey had not disclosed his prior indiscretions to the company.
It is understood the 44-year-old then turned to Connect Logistics, which owned the Semi-trailer driven by Mohinder Singh – the driver convicted over the deadly collision.
Pusey had walked free from jail just a couple of months earlier in August donning sunglasses and a mask that read ‘fake news’.
He had served 10 months for filming the crash scene and at one point commenting ‘this is f****ng justice’.
Just three weeks after his release he was sent back to jail, charged with assaulting police and stalking after a disturbance at his Fitzroy home.
In December, social media accounts popped up online which appeared to be operated by Pusey and contained pictures and comments that repeatedly referenced the crash and bizarre thinly veiled insults towards police.
