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Latest news: Sexual Assault
Senior cop denies indecently assaulting colleague
A former police officer says she was indecently assaulted by a more senior colleague after he offered to drive her to her car after a work function.
Dec 05, 2023
Bruise may not have been from alleged rape: Higgins
Brittany Higgins has been quizzed over a bruise allegedly sustained on the night of her claimed rape at Parliament House in Canberra.
Dec 01, 2023
Serial rapist's sentence extended for terrifying attack
A rapist who attacked a woman in Victoria in the 1980s and moved to WA where he continued on a path of sexual violence has had four years added to his sentence.
Dec 01, 2023
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Higgins denies fabricating Parliament House rape claim
Brittany Higgins has stood by her claim she was sexually assaulted on a federal minister's couch and denied suggestions she lied about it to keep her job.
Nov 30, 2023
Ex-cop fails in bid to appeal child sex convictions
A former police officer has failed in his bid to appeal convictions for for sexually abusing a teen with judges rejecting arguments on extradition and evidence.
Nov 30, 2023
Accused nursing home rapist jailed for similar crime
A NSW politician has used parliamentary privilege to claim a nursing home resident's alleged rapist was previously jailed over a similar crime.
Nov 30, 2023
Higgins says she couldn't scream during alleged rape
Brittany Higgins has detailed her alleged rape by Bruce Lehrmann and criticised the government response while testifying at his Federal Court defamation trial.
Nov 29, 2023
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Higgins takes stand in Bruce Lehrmann defamation case
Brittany Higgins has stepped into the witness box in a Federal Court defamation case brought by Bruce Lehrmann against Network Ten.
Nov 28, 2023
Lehrmann sought cocaine after rape claim broadcast
Bruce Lehrmann says he sought hard drugs after watching a report on The Project where Brittany Higgins outlined her shock allegation of sexual assault.
Nov 27, 2023
'Rough and forceful' rape did not happen, says Lehrmann
Bruce Lehrmann has again denied sexually assaulting Brittany Higgins as she was unconscious or semi-conscious on a federal minister's couch.
Nov 24, 2023
Memorial to historical child sex abuse victims explored
An inquiry into historical child sexual abuse at Victorian schools wrapped up public hearings by exploring a memorial to victim-survivors.
Nov 24, 2023
Ex-Labor MP lured boys for sex with drugs, money
Former politician and convicted pedophile Milton Orkopoulos will spend the next decade behind bars for serious sex crimes against young boys.
Nov 24, 2023
'Absolutely not': Lehrmann denies Higgins rape
Bruce Lehrmann has vehemently denied raping Brittany Higgins in a Parliament House ministerial office, instead claiming it was an "innocuous night".
Nov 23, 2023
Consistency call for early uni offers, assault handling
Education ministers are looking at national standards covering how universities offer early placements and handle sexual assault complaints.
Nov 23, 2023
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Network Ten 'utterly destroyed' Lehrmann's reputation
Ex-Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann says he was sent into a "deep spiral" mentally because of a defamatory report by The Project on Brittany Higgins' rape claims.
Nov 22, 2023
Student safety ombudsman still a work in progress
Education ministers have agreed to a draft plan to tackle gendered violence at universities, but consultation will continue on the best way to deliver it.
Nov 22, 2023
'I have to kill my kids' father to survive': Setka's ex
Union heavyweight John Setka's estranged wife said, in video played to court, she wanted to get a firearm because she had to kill him "to survive".
Nov 21, 2023
Man charged with 'horrendous' attack on elderly woman
A man has been charged over the sexual assault of a 90-year-old woman after allegedly breaking into an aged-care facility on the NSW Central Coast.
Nov 21, 2023
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Ministers meet to tackle campus sexual assaults
Federal Education Minister Jason Clare will chair an online meeting of state and territory counterparts amid efforts to stamp out university sexual assaults.
Nov 20, 2023
Hospitals issued historic rape victim care directive
Queensland's Health Minister Shannon Fentiman has issued an historic directive requiring public hospitals to assist rape victims within 10 minutes.
Nov 17, 2023
Rapist allowed to work in prison despite allegations
The governor of a women’s prison where inmates were raped says she was at a loss as how to deal with the former officer later convicted of the assaults.
Nov 16, 2023
Swim coach jailed for 32 years over child abuse culture
Swim coach Paul Frost who sexually abused 11 students for more than a decade has been jailed for up to 32 years for normalising horrifying behaviour.
Nov 16, 2023
Teacher, reputation 'put before safety of abused kids'
Victoria's education department allowed a teacher accused of child sex abuse offences to keep working and acted to protect his reputation, an inquiry has heard.
Nov 16, 2023
'I began to despise teachers' victim tells abuse probe
Child sex abuse survivors have detailed their experiences at an inquiry into historical abuse at Victorian primary schools.
Nov 15, 2023
Cop accused of sexual assault too risky to be bailed
A senior constable who allegedly sexually assaulted and threatened his victim in an "unpredictable" pattern of behaviour has lost a court bid for bail.
Nov 15, 2023
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