Wanted man Jess Mabilia: Is this Australia's hottest criminal? Aussie man goes viral after police mugshot is released
- Jess Mabilia, 28, faced Melbourne Magistrates' Court
- Police shared his mugshot in appeal to locate him
- Mugshot went viral with many fawning over his good looks
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An Aussie man whose handsome 'hot' mugshot sent social media alight has walked free from jail.
Melbourne man Jess Mabilia, 28, faced Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Monday, pleading guilty to trafficking meth and GHB.
Police arrested the 28-year-old on March 1 after he was found sleeping inside a stolen Audi Q5 in Richmond.
Officers searched the car and found in the boot a gym bag filled with meth, vials of GHB and counterfeit cash.
Mabilia was charged and released on bail after pleading guilty to possessing counterfeit currency.
On March 17, police again found Mabilia in another stolen car at The Basin and was caught with two knives, scales, dexamphetamine, meth, an imitation firearm and 1,4-Butanediol.
Mabilia pleaded guilty to drug and weapon possession, as well as possessing property reasonably suspected of being stolen - which included a silver necklace and a box containing nine opals.
His defence lawyer told the court Mabilia did not know the car was stolen as it was given to him by a friend so that he could live in the vehicle, the Herald Sun reported.
Jess Mabilia, 28, made headlines after his mugshot went viral
The court also heard Mabilia planned to leave his life of crime and work with his dad as a painter in Wonthaggi once he is released from jail.
The father-of-two, who grew up in Frankston, had multiple previous convictions and had slipped into drug use after he broke up with his partner.
He was sentenced to 113 days - almost four months - of time served in pre-sentencing custody and was released on a 12 month community corrections order with a conviction.
Mabilia avoided an eight-month jail sentence by pleading guilty to all charges.
The 28-year-old ignited social media after Victorian Police issued a public appeal to find him as he was wanted on a warrant for contravening court orders.
Police shared Mabilia's mugshot and described him as '185cm tall with a medium build, blue eyes and dark hair'.
The 28-year-old was wanted on a warrant for contravening court orders. He pleaded guilty to a slew of offences and was sentenced to time-served along with a 12 month community corrections order
Social media users flooded the post with comments about Mabilia's striking good looks
Social media users flooded the Facebook post, with many commenting on Mabilia's striking good looks.
'Are you trying to lock him up or hook him up,' one person commented.
'Charged with breaking and entering the hearts of single mother's on Facebook,' a second person wrote.
'He's probably just busy signing contracts with Vogue magazine and is on his way right now and be in season two of Bridgeton as Simon Hastings half-brother,' a third chimed.
A fourth added: 'Is he on Tinder or Grindr? Asking for a friend,' while a fifth person said she 'hoped to find him on Tinder before the authorities find him'.
Others claimed Mabilia's handsome features resembled celebrities including musician John Mayer and actor Robert Pattinson.
The post even reached international waters, with women across the ditch in New Zealand offering to harbour him as a fugitive.
