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A male nurse has been granted bail for sexual assault charges at Liverpool Local Court. Ali Khamis Moh’d is alleged to have assaulted a patient at Norwest Private Hospital while she was recovering from heart surgery. He is also charged with sexual touching of two other patients, including a 67-year-old female. A surety agreed to […]

Former NRL player Tristan Sailor has been found not guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a woman. The jury took just one hour to make the unanimous decision. The incident occurred after a night out drinking alcohol in Sydney when the former Dragons player and a teammate attended an apartment in Wolli Creek with two […]

Gareth Ward, a current member of NSW parliament, has been charged with sexual assault over historical allegations. The Liberal MP is expected to fight the charges and has released a statement claiming he is innocent. It has created an issue for Premier Dominic Perrottet, who has called for Ward’s resignation. Should he resign, it will […]

A retired Catholic priest has been found guilty of indecent assault on a child over 40 years ago. Richard Doyle, who is now 85-years-old, has been remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 9 May. The complainant was aged between 6 years old and 10 years old when the offences occurred. Richard Doyle Indecent […]

Former AFL player Andrew Lovett has been sentenced to jail for domestic violence charges after pleading guilty to 24 offences. The offending ranged from February 2020 to December last year. The complainant in the case prepared a statement that was tendered to the court in the sentencing proceedings. Lovett was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment, […]

Domestic violence offenders are set to be electronically tracked after the federal government announced a $104 million funding package. Over half of the funding will go towards a program that will us technology checks to counter tracking and intrusion by domestic violence offenders. The reforms follow a trial in Tasmania that was deemed successful. Technology […]

A former Australian boxing champion has been found guilty of sexual intercourse without consent. Marc Bargero claimed he only ‘sniffed’ a 15-year-old girl while she was sleeping, however a District Court judge did not accept his evidence. By contrast, the court found that the complainant was a ‘compelling’ witness. Bargero was granted bail for sexual […]

In Australia, it is against the law to record a private conversation without the consent of the other person. The Telecommunications Interception and Access Act 1979 makes it an offence to listen to a live phone call or call recording without the permission of one or both of the parties involved. It does not matter how you record the […]

The New South Wales government is expected to criminalise coercive control following a parliamentary inquiry. Supporters of the move have suggested that it will improve the safety and wellbeing of domestic violence complainants across NSW. However, questions remain about whether the laws will be enforced. There is also widespread concern amongst the community that the […]

A western Sydney Chinese healer has had his conviction for a manslaughter charge overturned on appeal. Hong Chi Xiao had previously been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for advising the parents of a young boy to stop their son’s insulin injections and instead rely on his “slapping therapy”. However, his appeal was allowed in the […]