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Latest news: Sexual Assault

Star A-League striker set for trial after rape denial

Star A-League striker set for trial after rape denial

Central Coast Mariners striker Angel Torres has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including that he raped a woman and then deprived her of her liberty.

Tutor admits child-sex offences after long legal battle

Tutor admits child-sex offences after long legal battle

Tutor admits child-sex offences after long legal battle

Tutor admits child-sex offences after long legal battle

A maths tutor has pleaded guilty to molesting four girls in their homes after spending years overturning convictions and taking his case to the High Court.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeks release as he awaits trial

Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeks release as he awaits trial

Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeks release as he awaits trial

Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeks release as he awaits trial

Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs have filed an appeal notice over the decision to keep the singer behind bars while he awaits trial on sex trafficking charges.

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Father accused of sexually touching disabled daughter

Father accused of sexually touching disabled daughter

A girl with intellectual disabilities told a teacher that her father touched her inappropriately, triggering a criminal investigation, a jury has heard.

Ex-nurse jailed for sex assault of patients and student

Ex-nurse jailed for sex assault of patients and student

A former nurse will spend years in jail after being found guilty of rape and molesting charges relating to a student and patients under his care.

'Shattered': woman decries ex-detective and sex abuser

'Shattered': woman decries ex-detective and sex abuser

A woman groped by a former detective after seeing him about an alleged sexual assault says she does not feel safe in her body because of his actions.

Priest 'unrepentant' after molesting trusting family

Priest 'unrepentant' after molesting trusting family

A Greek Orthodox priest who sexually abused a mother and her two children at confession will not be jailed despite claiming his victims lied for financial gain.

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Swim coach Dick Caine dies before sex abuse sentencing

Swim coach Dick Caine dies before sex abuse sentencing

Swim coach Dick Caine dies before sex abuse sentencing

Swim coach Dick Caine dies before sex abuse sentencing

A former swim coach to the stars has died weeks after a court found he sexually assaulted numerous young athletes in decades past.

Dentist 'sexually touched woman during job trial'

Dentist 'sexually touched woman during job trial'

Dentist 'sexually touched woman during job trial'

Dentist 'sexually touched woman during job trial'

A dentist aged in his 60s is behind bars until November after allegedly sexually abusing a woman during a job trial in a suburban Sydney dental centre.

Rape-accused neurologist wins bid to keep working

Rape-accused neurologist wins bid to keep working

Rape-accused neurologist wins bid to keep working

Rape-accused neurologist wins bid to keep working

A neurologist accused of raping a teenager 17 years ago has been given the green light to keep working in regional NSW before his trial.

Teen accused of raping jogger released into community

Teen accused of raping jogger released into community

Teen accused of raping jogger released into community

Teen accused of raping jogger released into community

A 16-year-old boy charged over the rape and sexual assault of a female jogger has been granted bail on a second attempt.

France mass rape accused 'can only imagine nightmare'

France mass rape accused 'can only imagine nightmare'

France mass rape accused 'can only imagine nightmare'

France mass rape accused 'can only imagine nightmare'

A Frenchwoman sexually abused by dozens of strangers after being rendered unconscious by her husband has received an apology from one of more than 50 accused.

Maths tutor molested girls in their homes, court told

Maths tutor molested girls in their homes, court told

Maths tutor molested girls in their homes, court told

Maths tutor molested girls in their homes, court told

A mathematics tutor abused the trust three families placed in him to teach their daughters when he sexually molested them in their homes, a prosecutor has said.

'Humiliation never left': counsellor's trail of trauma

'Humiliation never left': counsellor's trail of trauma

'Humiliation never left': counsellor's trail of trauma

'Humiliation never left': counsellor's trail of trauma

A victim of former school counsellor Allan Huggins' repeated sexual abuse remains homeless and battling a range of traumas including a lifelong fear of men.

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Buck's party gang rapist had 'no remorse' for victims

A lawyer involved in the gang rape of three teenage women during his buck's weekend has showed no empathy towards the victims, a judge has noted.

Serial rapist should have been jailed for longer: judge

A high-risk, serial rapist released and then swiftly thrown back behind bars for explicit online searches has little chance of rehabilitation, a judge says.

Shadows reveal role in buck's party gang rape: crown

Shadows seen on a naked body in a dark bedroom allegedly showed a man joined his brother and friend in gang raping two teens at a buck's party north of Sydney.

Bulldogs attack big payout to sleazy volunteer's victim

The Bulldogs say a $5.9 million payout to a child sex abuse survivor is manifestly excessive as they try to overturn a jury's negligence verdict against them.

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Teacher accused of sex assault 'not unacceptable' risk

A teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student several times has no criminal history and the support of his family, a court has heard.

Justice, safety for uni students as watchdog introduced

An independent student watchdog will be able to force universities to deal with the high number of sexual assaults, after a failure to address complaints.

Abuse inquiry reform, ballooning debt in Tas budget

Tasmania's soon-to-be-delivered budget will include $423 million for reform after an inquiry into child sexual abuse found government failings over decades.

Sentence cut for ex-deputy principal over teen sex chat

A former deputy principal who sought sex from an undercover cop he thought was a 14-year-old girl has had almost a year slashed off his sentence on appeal.

Childcare rapist to face sentencing for 307 offences

A childcare worker who admitted dozens of rapes of young girls is due to face sentencing after a prosecutor pleaded not to keep the families of victims waiting.

Increased DV funding welcome, but more workers needed

Advocates have welcomed a funding boost for domestic and family violence but say more support workers are desperately needed in the sector.

Rapist officer inquiry sparks prison mandates, CCTV

Prison officers will be forced to report misconduct and wear body-worn cameras in response to a rapist guard's "deplorable" crimes.

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