ACT contractor charged with stalking after allegedly misusing government job

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 02:56 · Archive

An ACT government contractor has been charged with stalking after allegedly using his official position to access personal information about a woman's sibling. The 31-year-old man from Franklin was granted bail but has been suspended from his contracting job.

According to the court, the man found the woman on a dating app in January 2026 but she refused his request to start a relationship. He allegedly continued messaging her throughout the year. In August 2026, he reportedly messaged her whilst she was shopping at a Coles supermarket in Canberra, describing what she was wearing and saying he was there too. He had a second job at the supermarket.

When the woman agreed to meet him at a pub to tell him to stop contacting her, he allegedly revealed he worked in finance for the ACT Government and told her the name of one of her siblings, which she had never mentioned to him. The court heard he reportedly said, 'Anyone could be looked up in government systems.' He allegedly continued harassing her through multiple social media accounts with usernames including 'willbeseeingyousoonnoworry' and 'riskingitallforyousexy' during September.

How it is being reported

• Government contractor suspended after allegedly using job to stalk womanWhile a man accused of committing a terrifying stalking campaign against a woman he barely knew has been granted bail, he won’t be returning to his contracting job at the ACT Government after being suspended due to his charge. Suyash Sinha, a 31-year-old from Franklin, was charged with stalking and was originally refused bail when […]Region Canberra · 26 Oct, 02:26
• 'Degree of obsessiveness': govt contractor allegedly stalked woman for monthsHe allegedly used govt job to access information about woman's sibling.The Canberra Times · 26 Oct, 01:33

In this story: Suyash Sinha · ACT Government · Franklin · Canberra

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