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DJ forced woman into sex on island getaway, jury told

DJ forced woman into sex on island getaway, jury told

A woman physically coerced into sex by Sydney DJ Felix Lara while in New Caledonia has experienced prolonged emotional distress as a result, a court has heard.

Legal loopholes slammed shut for SA child-sex crimes

Legal loopholes slammed shut for SA child-sex crimes

Legal loopholes slammed shut for SA child-sex crimes

Legal loopholes slammed shut for SA child-sex crimes

The South Australian parliament has passed new laws to close loopholes in child-sex offences, which had allowed some offenders to be given lighter sentences.

Judge slams turmoil, anguish excuse for rideshare rape

Judge slams turmoil, anguish excuse for rideshare rape

Judge slams turmoil, anguish excuse for rideshare rape

Judge slams turmoil, anguish excuse for rideshare rape

A judge has blasted men who turn to rape and sexual assault to relieve anguish and turmoil in a pre-sentence hearing for a Melbourne rideshare rapist.

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Queensland police charge man with multiple rape counts

Queensland police charge man with multiple rape counts

A man is due to face court on multiple sexual assault charges involving offences against a woman and a teenage girl in Queensland's South Burnett region.

Barry Cable's AFL honours in doubt after abuse finding

Barry Cable's AFL honours in doubt after abuse finding

The lawyer for a woman repeatedly sexually abused as a child by Barry Cable has called for the legendary footballer to be stripped of his honours.

Netball coach who sexually abused girls walks free

Netball coach who sexually abused girls walks free

A former president of a district netball association has been spared jail despite abusing a position of authority to sexually abuse four girls over four years.

Women MPs speak out over parliament's toxic culture

Women MPs speak out over parliament's toxic culture

Parliamentarians from across the divide have raised concerns about the politicisation of sexual assault and misconduct allegations.

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Former cop jailed years after sexually abusing teen

Former cop jailed years after sexually abusing teen

Former cop jailed years after sexually abusing teen

Former cop jailed years after sexually abusing teen

A former Victorian police officer who sexually abused a teenager and tried to get her to move to France with him has been jailed for up to three years.

Houston's Hillsong cover-up theory 'flimsy': barrister

Houston's Hillsong cover-up theory 'flimsy': barrister

Houston's Hillsong cover-up theory 'flimsy': barrister

Houston's Hillsong cover-up theory 'flimsy': barrister

Prosecutors say Brian Houston took advantage of a culture of silence in the church that revered his father to ensure child abuse was not reported to police.

Devastated Beale faces trial on sexual assault charges

Devastated Beale faces trial on sexual assault charges

Devastated Beale faces trial on sexual assault charges

Devastated Beale faces trial on sexual assault charges

Rugby union star Kurtley Beale will now face trial as he fights allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in a Sydney licensed premises.

Swim coach guilty on all counts after child abuse trial

Swim coach guilty on all counts after child abuse trial

Swim coach guilty on all counts after child abuse trial

Swim coach guilty on all counts after child abuse trial

A jury has delivered 43 guilty verdicts for a former swim coach and MasterChef contestant who abused 11 children at a southwest Sydney swimming school.

Stalker cop who misused police database walks free

Stalker cop who misused police database walks free

Stalker cop who misused police database walks free

Stalker cop who misused police database walks free

NSW Police officer Joshua Wootton has had charges dismissed despite pleading guilty to stalking a woman and using a restricted database to track her partner.

'Political profit': Labor under fire on Higgins' claims

'Political profit': Labor under fire on Higgins' claims

'Political profit': Labor under fire on Higgins' claims

'Political profit': Labor under fire on Higgins' claims

Labor and the coalition are locked in a war of words over the handling of the Brittany Higgins allegations.

Former Cricket Australia exec spared jail for assaults

Former Cricket Australia exec spared jail for assaults

Former Cricket Australia exec spared jail for assaults

Former Cricket Australia exec spared jail for assaults

Cricket Australia's former head of communications has avoided jail for sexually touching two men without their consent.

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Tennis coach fails to cut sentence for 'depraved' acts

A Sydney tennis coach will remain behind bars until at least November 2026 after a bid to reduce his sentence for sexually abusing a pupil was rejected.

Sri Lankan cricketer to face trial for sexual assault

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka will go to trial to contest a charge that he sexually assaulted a 29-year-old woman in Sydney.

NSW MP Ward safe from suspension despite sex charges

Kiama MP Gareth Ward will continue sitting in NSW parliament after a parliamentary committee found suspending him would undermine the presumption of innocence.

Jury unable to reach verdict in hairdresser rape trial

Despite lengthy deliberations a jury has been unable to decide over whether hairdresser Emilio D'Aguanno raped three teen clients in the 1970s, '80s and '90s.

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Man who choked partner in jealous rage jailed

A Victorian father who threatened to kill his ex-partner and choked her until she could not breathe has been handed a five-and-a-half year prison term.

Rapist sues Corrective Services over sex worker ban

Queensland Corrective Services thought convicted rapist Leon Frederick Wallace was developing a sexual fixation on his disability support workers.

ABC 'actuated by malice' in publishing Higgins speech

Ex-Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann claims the ABC maliciously broadcast a speech by Brittany Higgins about her alleged rape that prejudiced his criminal trial.

'Terrifying' Merri Creek rapist jailed for 20 years

Violent serial rapist Joel Russo will be locked up for at least 17 years for his horrendous sex attack on a woman he tried to drown at Melbourne's Merri Creek.

Chris Dawson and teen had 'bodies together' in pool

Former teacher and convicted wife-killer Chris Dawson "kissed and cuddled" his teenage student in a swimming pool, a court has heard.

Police manhunt launched for missing sex offender

Police are searching for a 57-year-old sex offender, missing for almost a month after he was last seen in Melbourne's northeast.

I'm no serial killer, sex offender told boy

A Victorian nurse who sexually abused a teenage boy tried to comfort him by saying he wasn't like US serial killer and sex offender Jeffrey Dahmer.

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