Sydney - It's one of those nightmare stories where you just know what's going to happen next.

It begins with lonely heart Chris Barker hooking up with "Sally 69" on an Internet dating site. He arranged for her to visit his Sydney home and a lissome young woman duly arrived.

"Previously we had discussed the fact that she was into bondage and that she would like to tie a guy up," Barker, 31, told police in a statement read out to court.

After a bit of foreplay, Katie "Sally 69" Broomhall tied Barker to the bed with plastic ties she had brought with her. She then complained of a headache and went out to her car for some headache pills. She returned with a man in a balaclava.

When Barker freed himself, the pair were gone. So was his TV, video recorder, DVD player, digital camera, computer, printer, mobile phone and watch.

Broomhall was later arrested and is contesting the charge that she held Barker hostage, but she did plead guilty to a charge of aggravated break and enter.

So the moral of the story is (and I hope King Billy is reading) DON'T LET KATIE TIE YOU UP!