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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Matthew Kelly

Hunter man faces jail for harassing NSW Premier Chris Minns

Even Gary Peck admitted the language he used in his foul, expletive-ridden online rant to NSW Premier Chris Minns was excessive.

The 62-year-old unemployed Glendale man logged on to the premier's online portal on April 1.

He was intent on expressing his fury at the way a motor vehicle collision he had been involved in during 2023 had been dealt with.

He claimed the government was covering up a faulty exhaust system in Sydney's NorthConnex tunnel.

This, he said, had caused the accident that left him unable to work for 31 months.

"You pathetic c...," Peck titled his message to the Premier.

"F... you, you sit there in silence like the gutless c... you are," court documents show the text of the message read.

"You are a pissweak c... of a human, gutter rat scum, you and your f...ing cabinet."

"...I'd rip you apart with your lies every f...ing one of them. Go on, call the cops you scum. I will have my day."

"...I'd f...ing kill you but that would be too easy."

"... I am f...ing broke you c..., financially f...ed."

"I make no apologies for the language used as I have been discriminated against for the past 30 f...king months."

Gary Peck indicated he wished to receive a response to his message.

At the end of the message Peck indicated that he wished to receive a response along with updates from the NSW government.

Police facts tendered to Toronto Local Court said the message was the ninth time that Peck had contacted the premier about his grievance via the online portal since February.

Premier's Department staff contacted police given Peck's offensive language and the potential threat: "I'd f...ing kill you but that would be too easy."

Counter-terrorism police conducted a search warrant at Peck's Glendale address at 7.25am on April 15.

Peck, who admitted to sending the messages, told police during an interview that the language he used was "excessive".

He previously pleaded guilty to a charge of using a carriage service to menace and harass.

Judge Ian Cheetham told Peck on Thursday that he faced the real prospect of a custodial sentence.

"I regard the words attributed to Gary Peck as serious," Judge Cheetham said.

He ordered a pre-sentence report and adjourned the matter for sentence on October 28.

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