Harassment of Women as a Hate Crime
Nottinghamshire has always had a reputation for finding unusual ways for good to triumph over bad – perhaps it’s the ‘Robin Hood’ influence on the county’s history. This week, Nottinghamshire Police are making global headlines for their decision to treat...
Sexual Assault in Prison
A survey of NSW and Queensland prisons suggests sexual assault is not as prevalent in prison as some may think. Going to Prison- The Fear The UNSW survey found that one-third of people who are going to prison believe they...
Sexual Abuse Rife Within ADF
Last week, Australian Defence Force (ADF) Deputy Chief Raymond Griggs testified before the Royal Commission Into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse about physical and sexual abuse in the ADF. He spoke about a range of incidents and practices, including...
Security Company Paid Staff to ‘Keep Quiet’ Over Rape
Wilson Security is alleged to have paid at least two employees to keep quiet about the alleged sexual assault of a local Manus Island woman last year. Alleged ‘hush money’ Journalists for the ABC’s 7.30 program report that the money, offered as non-disclosure payments,...
Alleged Paedophile Priest Free to Work with Children
By Blake O’Connor and Ugur Nedim The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has given the go-ahead for an alleged paedophile priest to work with children. The 68-year-old former Catholic priest, known only as ‘BQC’, was banned from undertaking any work...
Men Charged A Second Time Over the Death of Lynette Daley
On the day after Australia Day in 2011, Paramedics were called to a remote area of Ten Mile Beach in Northern New South Wales. On the sand, a woman lay dead. Two men were with her when she died. For...
Victoria Passes Tough Sexual Assault Laws
By Matthew Drogemuller Australia was horrified when 31-year-old Sean Price murdered 17-year-old Masa Vukotic as she was walking near her Doncaster home last year. Grief turned to anger when the public was informed that Price was out on bail at the...
Police Protect Paedophile Within their Ranks
A former Victorian police officer has been convicted of raping children during his time on the force. The former officer, whose name has been suppressed to protect the identity of his victims, has pleaded guilty to 18 offences against nine...
Sexual Assault Victim Re-Victimised by Criminal Justice System
In January 2015, former Stanford University swimming champion Brock Turner, aged 20, sexually assaulted a 22-year-old woman behind a garbage bin after a fraternity party. He was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault and faced a maximum penalty...
Criminal Lawyer Punished for Pressuring Sexual Abuse Victim
Victorian criminal defence lawyer Alex Lewenberg has been suspended from practising law for 15 months and ordered to pay the Legal Services Commissioner $55,455 in costs after pressuring a complainant not to assist police in the prosecution of an alleged...
