Convicted rapist Luke Lazarus has told a courtroom that he believes he could have been a CEO and had the 'world at his feet ' before his conviction . The Sydney Morning Herald reported that the 23-year-old lived a very lavish lifestyle in Vaucluse with his parents and held a graduate marketing position with beverage company Lion . Lazarus ' father is known for owning prominent nightclubs in Kings Cross and Bondi Junction . Convicted rapist Luke Lazarus has told the Sydney District Court that he could have been a CEO . Luke Lazarus 's parents are seen leaving the Sydney District Court on Thursday . ' I essentially had the world at my feet , ' he told Sydney 's District Court . 'My life , at least in Australia , has been completely destroyed and now I have to live the rest of my life knowing every single person in Australia , or at least Sydney , knows I have been convicted of a sex offence , ' The Daily Telegraph reported Lazarus as saying before breaking down in court . Lazarus still believes that the incident in May 2013 was completely consensual . During the trial , the jury were told that Lazarus told the victim he could introduce her to the DJ at his father 's club , the SOHO , before and ushered her into an alleyway . The woman attempted to go back inside but Lazarus forcefully told her to get down on the ground on all fours . ' I essentially had the world at my feet , ' he told the court after leaving Lion beverages following the conviction . Luke 's father Andrew Lazarus is a prominent night club owner in Sydney and owns the SOHO where the incident took place . He then sexually assaulted her for ten minutes and afterward , put her phone number in his phone . She informed police the next morning who seized CCTV footage from the venue which confirmed Lazarus led the woman into the alleyway . Text messages from the evening show Lazarus messaging a friend saying he had no recollection of the night but he did take a woman 's virginity and it was a 'pretty gross story . ' Lazarus told the court that attending his father 's clubs gave him an 'inflated sense of power and entitlement . ' He also added that it made him physically ill to think that the incident was not consensual . The 23-year-old was allegedly seeing an American woman but ended the relationship due to his parent 's disapproval of her not being Greek . Psychiatrist Dr. Christopher Rikard-Bell , said Lazarus was suffering emotional symptoms as a result of the break up . Lazarus is to be sentenced on Friday .
Andrew Lazarus has told Sydney District Court that he could have been CEO . In May 2013 , Lazarus led a woman into alleyway and raped her for 10 mins . He is the son of club owner Luke Lazarus and had the 'world at his feet ' Lazarus still believes incident with the woman was completely consensual .