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Nurse booted for online chat charge, sexual advances

Nurse booted for online chat charge, sexual advances

A rural NSW nurse has been deregistered after sending inappropriate comments to a cop posing as a teen online and asking colleagues for sex.

Man who blackmailed teens for explicit pics spared jail

Man who blackmailed teens for explicit pics spared jail

Man who blackmailed teens for explicit pics spared jail

Man who blackmailed teens for explicit pics spared jail

A Sydney man has avoided jail after showing genuine remorse and taking steps to get treated for threatening teenagers online to get sexually explicit images.

Child rapist who claimed he was 'altruistic' jailed

Child rapist who claimed he was 'altruistic' jailed

Child rapist who claimed he was 'altruistic' jailed

Child rapist who claimed he was 'altruistic' jailed

A man who raped an 11-year-old homeless girl will spend at least five years and four months behind bars before he faces being deported to Malaysia.

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Drug trafficker admits sex offences against teen girl

Drug trafficker admits sex offences against teen girl

A drug trafficker has admitted indecently dealing with a 13-year-old girl he met online while he was pretending to be a teenager.

Doctor on $1m bail hit with fresh sex assault charges

Doctor on $1m bail hit with fresh sex assault charges

A doctor due to be released from custody on a $1 million surety has been hit with extra charges after a third patient complained of sexual assault.

Trio to be sentenced over buck's weekend gang rapes

Trio to be sentenced over buck's weekend gang rapes

Ten guilty verdicts will lead to jail sentences for three men who lured three women into a rented Airbnb to be gang-raped during a buck's weekend.

Second man charged over woman's abduction and ransom

Second man charged over woman's abduction and ransom

Another man has faced court three months after after a woman was forced into a car by a group of men before being drugged and sexually assaulted.

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Guilty verdicts for trio over buck's night gang rape

Guilty verdicts for trio over buck's night gang rape

Guilty verdicts for trio over buck's night gang rape

Guilty verdicts for trio over buck's night gang rape

A jury has found three men guilty of gang-raping three women at a rented apartment during a buck's party weekend.

Ex-cop had sex with boy, sent G-string pic to 'teen'

Ex-cop had sex with boy, sent G-string pic to 'teen'

Ex-cop had sex with boy, sent G-string pic to 'teen'

Ex-cop had sex with boy, sent G-string pic to 'teen'

A former senior constable is awaiting sentence on child abuse-related charges after admitting a string of offences.

Doctor on $1m bail after alleged abuse of two patients

Doctor on $1m bail after alleged abuse of two patients

Doctor on $1m bail after alleged abuse of two patients

Doctor on $1m bail after alleged abuse of two patients

A doctor accused of raping one patient and sexually touching another has been granted bail after promising to cough up $1 million if he breaches his conditions.

Man behind Brittany Higgins death threats now 'stable'

Man behind Brittany Higgins death threats now 'stable'

Man behind Brittany Higgins death threats now 'stable'

Man behind Brittany Higgins death threats now 'stable'

A man who sent death threats to Brittany Higgins and her partner is being treated for his mental health conditions as he faces possible full-time imprisonment.

Police inspector not guilty of rape after work party

Police inspector not guilty of rape after work party

Police inspector not guilty of rape after work party

Police inspector not guilty of rape after work party

A Queensland Police officer accused of raping a colleague nearly 25 years ago after a Christmas party has been found not guilty at trial.

Porn linked to disturbing rates of sexual violence

Porn linked to disturbing rates of sexual violence

Porn linked to disturbing rates of sexual violence

Porn linked to disturbing rates of sexual violence

Easy access to pornography and a lack of consequences for perpetrators fuel high rates of sexual violence, a criminology study shows.

Watchdog warns on budget after cop's serial child abuse

Watchdog warns on budget after cop's serial child abuse

Watchdog warns on budget after cop's serial child abuse

Watchdog warns on budget after cop's serial child abuse

A police officer's child sex abuse crimes will lead to tougher investigation powers but a corruption watchdog has warned it needs more funding to enact them.

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Accused rapist nurse says touching medical, not sexual

A former nurse on trial for sexually abusing three patients and a medical student has said he touched the women for proper health and hygienic purposes.

Qld cop denies raping colleague after Christmas party

A police officer has pleaded not guilty in a Brisbane court to raping a female colleague after they both attended a Christmas party in 1999.

Jury hears 'state of mind' in alleged bucks party rape

Prosecutors allege members of a Newcastle bucks party were in a "state of mind" to seek group sex and would carry on regardless of consent.

Former prison guard who raped women has appeal rejected

A former NSW prison guard sentenced to more than two decades in jail for sexually assaulting nine women has lost a bid to overturn his conviction and sentence.

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Beale loses court costs bid after sex charges acquittal

A NSW court has denied Kurtley Beale's bid for costs after the former Wallabies playmaker was acquitted of sex charges.

Pedo cop likely had more victims after 50 boys groomed

Former police officer Paul Reynolds likely groomed or sexually abused more than 50 boys over 30 years and concealed it through his status.

Woman claims Lehrmann said 'it's OK' during sex assault

A woman has claimed she woke up to being sexually assaulted by Bruce Lehrmann while he tried to reassure her, after they earlier met a strip club.

Taxi driver accused of assaulting woman, stealing ring

A Melbourne taxi driver has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman and stealing her engagement ring during a 45-minute ride taken from the CBD.

'It's been tough': rape saga over for ex-NRL star Hayne

Former rugby league star Jarryd Hayne has thanked God, his family and supporters after spending more than a year in jail following his third rape trial.

Footy great to fight historical child sex abuse charges

Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee Carl Ditterich will contest historical child sex abuse charges during a two-day hearing in Melbourne.

Sexual assaults in Australia reach 31-year high

Sexual assaults recorded by police in Australia rose by 11 per cent in 2023 to reach the highest rate of the Bureau of Statistics' 31-year data set.

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