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Latest news: Sexual Assault
Serial rapist admits 'horrific' garden bed attack
A man extradited from Western Australia has admitted the "horrific" rape and assault of a 24-year-old woman in regional Victoria almost four decades ago.
Nov 14, 2023
Evangelical minister jailed for child sex abuse
A former evangelical church minister has been jailed for up to three years and eight months for sexually abusing a boy twice, including while at a youth camp.
Nov 10, 2023
Legal system 'earthquake' as AFL club to pay out $6m
A jury has awarded a child abuse survivor almost $6 million, finding the AFL's Western Bulldogs were negligent in giving a pedophile special access to the boy.
Nov 09, 2023
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Men spared jail for 'devastating' sexual assault
Two people who sexually assaulted another man while he slept have walked free from court after a judge accepted they were remorseful.
Nov 09, 2023
Ex-Catholic teacher faces decades-old abuse claims
A former teacher now aged in his 90s is facing allegations dating back to 1958 that he indecently assaulted students at several Sydney Catholic schools.
Nov 07, 2023
Barbarians' Ratuniyarawa charged with sexual assault
Fijian Api Ratuniyarawa has appeared in court over sexual assault charges hours before he had been due to play in Eddie Jones's Barbarians team against Wales.
Nov 04, 2023
Potential misconduct intel not shared with premier
Tasmania's premier says intelligence was provided by a child abuse inquiry about potential public servant misconduct to a state lawyer but not shared with him.
Nov 02, 2023
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Porn leading to violence and grooming: Contos
Australia needs to reckon with the "indoctrinating" force of pornography among young people and ensure higher "porn literacy," a leading consent activist says.
Nov 01, 2023
No misconduct notices sent to public servants: premier
An MP's claim under parliamentary privilege, that public servants were issued misconduct notices by a child abuse inquiry, has been rejected by the premier.
Nov 01, 2023
Rape-accused Lehrmann given weeks to review police data
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann's charges have been heard for first time since the Queensland Supreme Court ruled that he could be publicly identified.
Nov 01, 2023
Court blocks name of TV personality facing sex charges
A TV personality charged with multiple counts of indecent treatment of children, rape, sexual assault, torture and assaults cannot be identified.
Oct 30, 2023
Court rules Lehrmann can be named as rape accused
Bruce Lehrmann has been revealed as a previously unnamed man charged with rape in Queensland, after facing trial in Canberra for assaulting Brittany Higgins.
Oct 26, 2023
Program seeks to promote respect among men and boys
The federal government is funding a social media trial intended to promote respect and build supportive relationships among young men and boys.
Oct 24, 2023
Australian man jailed after sex-trafficked kids rescued
A Melbourne man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after he sexually abused children in the Philippines, before they were rescued.
Oct 24, 2023
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Societal norms led to kids being abused with impunity
Child sexual abuse remained relatively invisible during the mid-20th century with societal norms relegating children's rights as less important.
Oct 24, 2023
Regional cop jailed for raping junior colleague
A senior police officer who raped a junior colleague during a drinks event to remember a fallen fellow officer has been jailed for nearly five years.
Oct 24, 2023
Fear, shame, anger: child abuse inquiry hears of agony
A Victorian inquiry is examining historical allegations of child sexual abuse at 24 government schools as survivors describe their fear and powerlessness.
Oct 23, 2023
Order of Australia recipient not guilty of stealth-rape
A Victorian jury has found a Sydney dermatologist not guilty of raping another man in a Melbourne home.
Oct 20, 2023
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Christian brother jailed for preying on vulnerable boys
Victorian Christian Brother John Laidlaw has been jailed for seven years for sexually assaulting six boys over a 24-year period.
Oct 20, 2023
Former 'first bloke' convicted of sexual assault
Tim Mathieson, the ex-partner of former prime minister Julia Gillard, has been convicted and fined $7000 after he sexually assaulted a friend.
Oct 19, 2023
Baby prompted abused boy to turn in football fundraiser
Adam Kneale has told a court how Graeme Hobbs sexually abused him for years before his daughter's birth prompted him to go to police.
Oct 18, 2023
Footy club 'should have known' about brutal abuse
Lawyers for a man suing the Western Bulldogs over the abuse he experienced at the hands of a pedophile claim the club ought to have known about it.
Oct 17, 2023
Reviews after abuse inquiry findings 'hampered' by laws
'Out-of-step' laws and public servant legal fees covered by Tasmania's government will be examined by reviews called after an inquiry into child sexual abuse.
Oct 17, 2023
Rape accused claims 'errors' in ruling to unmask him
A magistrate's decision that naming a high-profile rape accused would not further risk his safety or mental health is being challenged in the Supreme Court.
Oct 17, 2023
Sydney doctor denies stealth rape of Melbourne man
Dermatologist Liang Joo Leow says he had no intention of having sex without a condom with a man he is accused of stealth raping.
Oct 16, 2023
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