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Latest news: Sexual Assault
'Obsessed' Higgins told Ten not to settle with Lehrmann
Brittany Higgins took the '"extraordinary" position of only helping Ten defend a defamation suit if they did not pay Bruce Lehrmann damages, his lawyers say.
Mar 01, 2024
Alleged 'Night Stalker' charged with historic rapes
More than three decades after 10 women were allegedly assaulted in Sydney, a man has been arrested and charged using modern forensic technology.
Mar 01, 2024
Ex-detainee's sex charges dropped after identity bungle
A man released from an immigration detention centre was wrongly charged with sexual assault in a case of mistaken identity, Victoria Police have revealed.
Feb 29, 2024
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‘House of horror’ couple jailed over boy's vile abuse
A married couple who repeatedly sexually abused a disabled boy in their home will spend decades behind bars for their vile crimes.
Feb 29, 2024
Couple abused vulnerable boy in ‘house of horror’
A NSW judge says a married couple who sexually abused a vulnerable boy were trusted adults who should have provided a house of security.
Feb 28, 2024
Ex-NRL player Robati set to face trial on rape charges
Former Brisbane Broncos second-rower Teui 'TC' Robati will face a trial in July after an alleged assault of a woman in a Brisbane bar in December 2022.
Feb 28, 2024
Calls to expedite student safety watchdog, fine unis
The End Rape on Campus group has called for universities to be held to account for their handling of sexual assaults, including through financial penalties.
Feb 27, 2024
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Students to get greater rights over uni sexual assaults
An independent student ombudsman will oversee the handling of sexual assault and harassment complaints cases at universities in a bid to bolster safety.
Feb 23, 2024
Ex-bishop indicates not guilty plea to child sex abuse
A former bishop of Broome, Christopher Saunders, has appeared in court over historical child sex abuse allegations and indicated he will fight the charges.
Feb 22, 2024
Woman spared jail after intimidating gang rapist
A woman who pleaded guilty to intimidating notorious convicted gang rapist Mohammed Skaf has also been convicted but will serve her sentence in the community.
Feb 22, 2024
Ex-cop facing choking, rape charges granted bail
A former police officer who admitted choking and pushing a woman has been granted bail as he faces allegations he raped, choked and intimidated a second victim.
Feb 21, 2024
Jarryd Hayne's mate to get $38k over spitting story
A friend of Jarryd Hayne will receive "nominal" defamation damages over a Seven report that claimed he stared down and spat at the ex-NRL star's rape victim.
Feb 20, 2024
Church 'promoted, rewarded' pedophile priest
A Tasmanian judge has ordered the Anglican church to pay $2.4 million in compensation to a man who was sexually abused by a priest in the 1980s.
Feb 16, 2024
Wilkinson's Logies speech 'OK' due to Drumgold silence
A senior lawyer for Network Ten says she thought a Logies speech about Brittany Higgins was "sufficiently vague" not to harm an impending trial.
Feb 16, 2024
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Man to be sentenced a third time over child sex assault
A sex offender will be re-sentenced for a third time after the High Court reversed his appeal and found in favour of prosecutors.
Feb 14, 2024
Violence against women in immigration detention rife
Women in Australian immigration detention centres suffer multiple forms of violence at the hands of their partners, detainees and staff, research shows.
Feb 13, 2024
Ex-NRL player Robati's rape accuser to record evidence
A judge has granted an application to declare a woman accusing a former NRL player of raping her as a witness in need of extra protection.
Feb 13, 2024
Rugby star Kurtley Beale cleared of raping woman
Kurtley Beale has been found not guilty of raping a woman or sexually touching her in a toilet cubicle after a jury took just hours to clear the rugby star.
Feb 09, 2024
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Woman 'curated' Beale rape allegation, lawyer argues
A woman who claims to have been raped by rugby star Kurtley Beale has been labelled "manipulative" by his lawyer in a closing address to his trial's jury.
Feb 08, 2024
High Court rejects Catholic Church abuse challenge
The High Court has rejected the Catholic Church's bid to overturn a ruling that will allow an abused choirboy's father to sue for damages as a secondary victim.
Feb 08, 2024
Jury to rule on consent in Kurtley Beale rape case
A woman who accused rugby star Kurtley Beale of rape has been "staunchly consistent" in her version of the events, a NSW court has heard.
Feb 07, 2024
'I messed up': Beale called agent after rape allegation
Kurtley Beale called his player-agent Isaac Moses and told him he had "messed up", after being confronted with sexual assault allegations, a court has heard.
Feb 06, 2024
Woman feared being hated for airing Beale rape claim
A woman who claims rugby star Kurtley Beale sexually assaulted her in a pub toilet was worried she wouldn't be believed, a jury has been told
Feb 05, 2024
Higgins feared being 'passenger' in rape story: fiance
Brittany Higgins' consent was taken away in an alleged Parliament House rape and she needed to feel like she was back in control, her fiance told a journalist.
Feb 02, 2024
'Abusive' Craig Kelly aide faces likely jail time
Frank Zumbo, former office manager to Craig Kelly, has been found guilty of indecently assaulting four young women he hired to work in the ex-MP's office.
Feb 02, 2024
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