The Law, Defences and Penalties for the Offence of Aggravated Sexual Assault in NSW
Sydney man Joshua Rini is behind prison bars and facing additional charges, after a third woman has come forward accusing him of sexual assault. Mr Rini handed himself into Police after a public appeal for information on his whereabouts in...
Sexual Assault, Stalking and Suicide: The Dark Side of Tinder
Last year, Victorian man Glen Hartland was sentenced to nearly 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting three women and indecently assaulting another. He pleaded guilty to the charges, after using dating app Tinder to lure his victims. One of...
Sydney Doctor Sent to Prison for Sexually Assaulting Patients
A Sydney doctor has been sentenced to six years behind bars for sexually assaulting patients while working at a sleep research clinic. Ali Khorami pleaded not guilty to committing sexual offences against five females aged between 16 and 29 whom...
Court Enables Child Sexual Abuse Victims to Sue Catholic Church
The Supreme Court of Victoria has overturned a deed of release signed by a victim of child sexual abuse, who was paid $32,500 by the Catholic Church in 1996 in exchange for his silence and no further legal action. The...
Sydney Criminal Lawyer Charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault
Lawyers for a criminal defence lawyer in Sydney who is charged with aggravated sexual assault are fighting to keep the identity of their client and his law firm under wraps. The lawyers made an application before Magistrate Keady in Parramatta...
The Offences of Procuring and Grooming Children for Sexual Activity in NSW
In recent weeks, New South Wales Police officers have made three separate arrests in relation to alleged online grooming, and have warned the public to be vigilant as reports of child exploitation have almost doubled over the past few months....
Queensland to Force Priests to Report Child Sexual Abuse
Queensland has just passed news law which makes it a crime for priests to fail to report incidents of child sexual abuse. Under the new laws, religious institutions and their members are no longer able to use the sanctity of...
NSW Police Officer Charged With Possessing Child Abuse Material
A 42-year old police officer based in Coffs Harbour in northern New South Wales has been charged with two counts of possessing child abuse material. Following an investigation by the New South Wales Police Force Professional Standards Command (PSC), detectives...
NSW Police Officer Loses Appeal Against Conviction for Sexual Touching
A sergeant of the New South Wales Police Force with 25 years of experience has lost a District Court Appeal against his conviction for sexual touching. District Court Judge, Jennie Girdhan, has thrown out the appeal by Sergeant Ronald Tarlington,...
NSW Police Officers Charged with Sexually Assaulting and Filming Schoolgirl
They take an oath to uphold the law and protect the community; a community that pays over $3 billion every year in New South Wales alone for their service. But, there are dozens of examples of police officers who have...
