Tag: Sexual Offences
Police investigate alleged assaults involving visiting Marines
Police are investigating an attack on a prostitute and a separate assault, both allegedly involving US servicemen visiting Sydney. [MORE]
WA man jailed for grooming boy for sex
A Perth man who pleaded guilty to charges of using a mobile phone and the internet to groom a teenager for sex has been jailed. [MORE]
Police hunt car park rapist
Police are appealing for information from the public about the rape of a woman in Hervey Bay, in south-east Queensland, at the weekend.[MORE]
Plea to find aged care sex assault man
Police have released the description of a man they say sexually assaulted an elderly woman at a Renmark Aged Care home last month.[MORE]
Former cricketer to plead not guilty to indecent acts
A former first class cricketer will plead not guilty to 40 charges including acts of indecency alleged to have occurred in Canberra more than a decade ago.[MORE]
WA man pleads guilty to grooming boy for sex
A Canberra court has heard a Perth man charged with using the internet to groom a teenager for sex told the victim he wanted to spend his life with him.[MORE]
Pitcairn sex abuse victims to be compensated
Britain has said that victims of sexual offences committed on the remote Pacific island of Pitcairn would be eligible for compensation.[MORE]
Man charged with child pornography offences
Customs officers in Perth have charged a 30-year-old man from Saudi Arabia with attempting to smuggle DVDs containing images of child pornography into Australia.[MORE]
Doctor accused of mutilating patients bailed
A Sydney court has granted bail to the former doctor accused of sexually assaulting and mutilating female patients.[MORE]
Ex-teacher charged with sex assault
A former teacher at a prestigious school on the Darling Downs, in southern Queensland, has been charged with sexually assaulting two students.[MORE]
Hunter priest charged with 22 sex crimes
Police in the Hunter have arrested another Catholic priest over alleged sexual assaults dating back 30 years.[MORE]
Teen 'grabbed, assaulted' on Sydney street
Police are appealing for information after about an alleged indecent assault on a 17-year-old girl in Sydney's west yesterday.[MORE]
Soldier to face trial accused of rape
A 22-year-old soldier has been committed to stand trial on rape charges.[MORE]
Man charged over sexual assaults
A man has been charged with a number of sexual assaults in Sydney's inner west earlier this year.[MORE]
Man charged over sexual assault of Perth prostitute
A 33-year-old man has appeared in the Perth Magistrates Court accused of sexually assaulting a prostitute.[MORE]
Broncos sexual assault probe continuing: police
Police say an investigation into an alleged sexual assault involving three Broncos players is continuing and the case has not been referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) at this stage. [MORE]
NZ man extradited to Qld over alleged assault
A New Zealand man has been extradited to Queensland to face charges over an alleged sexual assault.[MORE]
Convicted paedophile's jail time cut
A 31-year-old man who sexually abused his partner's six-year-old son has had his jail term reduced.[MORE]
Former pupils welcome priest verdict
Former students of a Sydney school have welcomed a sentence handed down to a Catholic priest for child sex offences.[MORE]
Priest gets 15yrs for school sex crimes
A Catholic priest has been sentenced to 15 years jail for sex offences against seven boys at a Sydney school.[MORE]
NSW Opp calls for child court re-think
The NSW Opp is calling for a specialist court following a report that the number of children needing protection has tripled.[MORE]
Body found near Rockhampton road
A man's body has been found near a busy Rockhampton road in central Queensland.[MORE]
Review of sex offender treatment programs
Tasmania's Justice Minister has rejected claims that he's not taking the rehabilitation of jailed sex offenders seriously.[MORE]
Alleged bathroom attack lands man in court
A 53-year-old man charged with raping a 12-year-old girl at a Central Australian outstation has been granted bail in the Alice Springs Magistrates Court. [MORE]
DNA breakthrough on unsolved rape
A positive DNA match using a national forensic database has provided far north Queensland police with a breakthrough lead in solving a 14-year-old rape case.[MORE]
