- Philip Spillane, from Mackay, Queensland, was caught with the drugs at home
- Police found 11 grams of ice, or methamphetamine, along with $5,815 cash
- Spillane was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, suspended for three years
A Latin dance teacher who fuelled a 20-strong sex party with marijuana, diazepam and methamphetamine has been let off jail.
Philip Spillane, from Mackay, Queensland, was caught with the drugs and three tiny Tom Thumb firecrackers after hosting a sex party for his mature swingers club.
Police found 11 grams of ice, or methamphetamine, along with $5,815, digital scales, a glass pipe and clip-seal bags when they raided his home in November 2016.
Philip Spillane (pictured), from Mackay, Queensland, was caught with the drugs and three tiny Tom Thumb firecrackers after hosting a sex party for his mature swingers club
The prosecutor insisted that Spillane was dealing the ice but the 55-year-old, who is also a photographer and furniture restorer, pleaded guilty to possession and was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, suspended for three years.
Defence barrister Bronwyn Harrigan told the Supreme Court in Mackay on Tuesday: ‘As to the commission of the offences, Mr Spillane instructs around the time he had been attending parties where adults would congregate for the purpose of having sex with each other.’
‘One of the features of these parties is that the host would provide methamphetamine for use at the party and it was in that context that he started using.
‘Prior to that time (in 2016) he was not somebody with a record of drug use. He says that people would pay for what they used, or write down what they owed.’
Spillane jumped in the air and hugged a friend with delight when the judge let him off jail, reported the Daily Mercury.
Defence barrister Bronwyn Harrigan told the Supreme Court in Mackay on Tuesday: ‘Mr Spillane instructs around the time he had been attending parties where adults would congregate for the purpose of having sex with each other.’ (stock image)