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.
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Sexual misconduct reports surge against health workers
Complaints about health workers violating boundaries have more than doubled since before the pandemic.
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.
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.
Vic man wanted on child sex charges returns from Qld
A Victorian man on the run for years has been found in Queensland and extradited to face dozens of child sex and indecent assault charges.
Teacher slapped with historical sex assault charges
An 82-year-old man has been hit with dozens of charges as part of a police investigation into historical sex assaults linked to a Melbourne primary school.
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
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.
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
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
A jury has delivered 43 guilty verdicts for a former swim coach and Masterchef finalist who abused 11 children at a southwest Sydney swimming school.
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.
Political brawl erupts over Higgins’ compensation
The prime minister and opposition leader have weighed in on compensation Brittany Higgins received after her alleged sexual assault.
‘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.
Political brawls erupts over Higgins’ compensation
The prime minister and opposition leader have weighed in on compensation Brittany Higgins received after her alleged sexual assault.
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.
Bruce Lehrmann settles defamation case with News Corp
News Corp and former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann have settled a defamation case over the media firm's coverage of Brittany Higgins' rape allegations.
Identity protection to go for sexual offences in Qld
Identity protections for those charged with serious sexual offences in Queensland will be scrapped by the government through a bill tabled in parliament.
Man choked girl with sock in ‘virgin sacrifice’ attack
A man who raped a nine-year-old before choking her with a sock and leaving her to die has lost his attempt to have a sentence of life behind bars overturned.
ABC denies Higgins’ address concerned Bruce Lehrmann
The ABC has denied a speech by Brittany Higgins was about Bruce Lehrmann as the broadcaster seeks to toss the ex-Liberal staffer's defamation case against it.
One rape charge remains for Sri Lankan cricketer
Three sexual assault charges against Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka have been dropped while a fourth remains before the courts.
Prosecutors seek more time in high-profile rape case
Queensland prosecutors have sought more time to comply with a request from a high-profile man accused of rape for copies of medical and mobile phone evidence.
Aboriginal woman fails to reopen abuse in care lawsuit
An Aboriginal woman aged in her 60s had been seeking $1.76 million in damages for alleged abuse in forced state care but the court had concerns about evidence.
Anglicare failed to properly investigate sexual assault
The Disability Royal Commission has found Anglicare failed to report or properly investigate a sexual assault on a woman at a respite centre in Queensland.
Massage therapist jailed for Valentine’s Day rape
A massage therapist who raped and sexually assaulted a client during a session on Valentine's Day has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.
BHP worker guilty of raping colleague at mining camp
A jury has found a Pilbara fly-in fly-out mine worker guilty of sexually assaulting a colleague after she passed out drunk at a Western Australian mining camp.