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Holiday park resident charged over child sex abuse

Holiday park resident charged over child sex abuse

A 60-year-old man has been charged with the sexual abuse of a number of young boys while he was a resident at a popular holiday park near Sydney in the 1980s.

Appeal for jail for teacher who had sex with student

Appeal for jail for teacher who had sex with student

Appeal for jail for teacher who had sex with student

Appeal for jail for teacher who had sex with student

A teacher should have been jailed for having sex with a 16-year-old male student, prosecutors have argued in an appeal against her community work sentence.

Sisters' wait for Malka Leifer sentence nearly over

Sisters' wait for Malka Leifer sentence nearly over

Sisters' wait for Malka Leifer sentence nearly over

Sisters' wait for Malka Leifer sentence nearly over

Former school principal Malka Leifer will soon be sentenced for sexually abusing two sibling students and their other sister says they hope they'll get justice.

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Higgins calls out former boss for 'silencing victims'

Higgins calls out former boss for 'silencing victims'

Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins has accused ex-minister Linda Reynolds of seeking to silence victims of sexual assault.

Man found not guilty of child rape at retrial

Man found not guilty of child rape at retrial

Malcolm Laurence Orreal has been found not guilty of rape and indecent treatment of a 12-year-old girl following a second trial ordered by the High Court.

Inquiry to examine how prison guard could rape inmates

Inquiry to examine how prison guard could rape inmates

An inquiry will examine how Wayne Astill was able to rape and assault several women prisoners during the decade he worked at a jail in Sydney's west.

Pedophile priest sentenced for further child abuse

Pedophile priest sentenced for further child abuse

Jailed former priest David Edwin Rapson has been sentenced to more prison time for the historical abuse of three schoolboys in Tasmania.

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Spike in Vic child protection system abuse claims

Spike in Vic child protection system abuse claims

Spike in Vic child protection system abuse claims

Spike in Vic child protection system abuse claims

More than 300 allegations of abuse towards children in state care were reported in the first three months of 2023, amid a shortage of child protection workers.

Woman sues state government over alleged child abuse

Woman sues state government over alleged child abuse

Woman sues state government over alleged child abuse

Woman sues state government over alleged child abuse

Tasmania's government and a netball association are facing a civil lawsuit over alleged child sexual abuse by a nurse and first-aid officer.

Accused rapist told child to 'promise you won't tell'

Accused rapist told child to 'promise you won't tell'

Accused rapist told child to 'promise you won't tell'

Accused rapist told child to 'promise you won't tell'

A Queensland man has faced the first day of his trial on charges of indecent dealing with a child and rape.

Arrest warrant for ex-little league coach over abuse

Arrest warrant for ex-little league coach over abuse

Arrest warrant for ex-little league coach over abuse

Arrest warrant for ex-little league coach over abuse

Former primary school teacher and little league coach Ray Cosgriff has failed to appear in court to face 26 historical indecent assault charges.

Driver charged with Gold Coast sexual assaults

Driver charged with Gold Coast sexual assaults

Driver charged with Gold Coast sexual assaults

Driver charged with Gold Coast sexual assaults

The separate offences allegedly occurred when the man was driving for a rideshare operator in one instance and a taxi company in another.

Mother-of-eight admits raping teen daughter

Mother-of-eight admits raping teen daughter

Mother-of-eight admits raping teen daughter

Mother-of-eight admits raping teen daughter

A 45-year-old woman has admitted raping her intellectually impaired teenage daughter after insisting the child live with her after leaving foster care.

Dance instructor cleared over citizen harm charge

Dance instructor cleared over citizen harm charge

Dance instructor cleared over citizen harm charge

Dance instructor cleared over citizen harm charge

Felix Lara's lawyers told the jury he could not have caused the woman harm because the sexual assault said to have done so did not happen.

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Cricketer Gunathilaka seeks no jury in rape trial

Sri Lankan international cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka will seek not to be put before a jury as he faces a charge of sexual intercourse without consent.

Sexual misconduct reports surge against health workers

Complaints about health workers violating boundaries have more than doubled since before the pandemic.

Man to fight hotel sex assault charges after release

A man is preparing to go to trial over an alleged sexual assault in a luxury Sydney hotel after being released from jail.

Guilty verdict in cold case murder of Michelle Bright

A 53-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering NSW teen Michelle Bright and choking another young woman with intent to rape her more than two decades ago.

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Ultra-Orthodox principal 'allergic' to court hearings

Prosecutors have claimed former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer is allergic to the legal system, feigning mental illness to delay hearings.

Sisters fight darkness after Orthodox principal's abuse

Melbourne sisters Elly Sapper and Dassi Erlich have spoken of overcoming darkness after sexual abuse by former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer.

Prosecutors seek advice in high-profile rape case

Solicitors for a high-profile man accused of rape have obtained partial data from the alleged victim's phone and are seeking a forensic medical report.

'Abusive' masseur jailed 10 years for client rape

A massage therapist will spend at least six years and six months in jail after sexually abusing seven female clients and expressing no remorse.

Man on rape charges after painstaking police probe

A 51-year-old man has faced a Perth court charged with 34 offences related to sexual assaults on four women in the 1990s.

Death isn't good enough for you, victim tells abuser

A man sexually assaulted by Jeff Fenech's brother as a child has confronted his abuser in court, calling him a "pathetic person" and a "monster".

Jailed pedophile priest admits abusing more boys

Jailed pedophile and former priest David Edwin Rapson will be sentenced in July for sexually abusing three boys in Tasmania in the early 1980s.

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