Prison for Police Officer who Groomed Vulnerable Teen
A Victorian Police officer who groomed a vulnerable teenager for sexual relations has spent his first night in prison, after a Victorian Judge sentenced him to 10 months behind bars. Officer Vikram Gopinath met the teen when she was just...
Woman Imprisoned for False Sexual Assault Allegations
A former police worker has been sentenced to a minimum of two years behind bars after she pleaded guilty to falsely accusing her ex-partner of sexual assault. 28-year old Sarah-Jane Parkinson entered pleas in November last year to two counts...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 14 to 20 January 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Renewed Calls for Wage Theft to be Criminalised Revelations that the ABC underpaid up to 2,500 casual staff over 6 years has led to fresh...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 7 to 13 January 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Politician to Charge Taxpayers for Attendance at Racist Rally Independent MP Fraser Anning has been criticised for charging taxpayers to attend a far right-wing rally....
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 31 December 2018 to 6 January 2019
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: New Laws Will Allow the Use of Military to Break Protests The federal government has introduced legislation which will allow state police to call upon...
Magistrate Under Investigation for Remarks About Sexual Assault Complainant
Magistrate Richard Pithouse is to be investigated by the Judicial Commission of Victoria after reportedly telling a complainant in a sexual assault matter that she “put herself in that position”. The investigation will come as a result of a referral...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 25 to 30 December 2018
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Murderer Given Lesser Sentence for “Unexplained Killing” A young killer’s sentence was reduced when it was found that the sentencing judge placed too much emphasis...
Training Troubled Youths to Recognise Expressions Can Reduce Crime
New research suggests that training young offenders to interpret facial expressions can reduce their likelihood of engaging in violent crime. A simple computer-based training model has proven to be a promising new method to manage antisocial behaviour amongst troubled teens....
Assault Rates Drop as Young People Reduce Their Alcohol Consumption
Paul Gregoire and Ugur Nedim The holiday season is upon us once more. It’s that time of year when everything begins to wind down and people come together with their relatives and friends to celebrate. And of course, with alcohol...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 17 to 24 December 2018
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Police Officer Charged With Hacking After Leaking Address of Victim An officer who put a domestic violence victim in danger by leaking her new address...
