Legal Consequences of Possessing Child Abuse Material
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. A former relief teacher from South Australia who was caught with over 40 images and videos of child exploitation/abuse material will never teach children again, a court has been told. Dylan McCrossin, 39, appeared before Adelaide’s District Court on Wednesday 24 February 2021 for a pre-sentencing hearing after pleading ...continue reading
What the Law Says if You Attempt to Help Someone Escape the Country to Avoid Attending Court
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. A mother from central Queensland has been sentenced to four years behind bars for her role in helping her son escape Australia by yacht so that he could side-step facing court over serious drug trafficking charges. Elizabeth Turner faced the District Court in Brisbane via video link from Townsville ...continue reading
The Penalty for Bitting a Police Officer While in Execution of Duty in NSW
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. A 47-year-old man, who is disqualified from driving until March 2039, has allegedly bitten a police officer during his arrest after he was spotted by authorities driving unlawfully in Sydney’s west. The incident unfolded about 11:30am on Sunday 21 February 2021 when an officer from Georges River Traffic and ...continue reading
The Law on Money Laundering via Bitcoin
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. A man from Sydney accused of running a criminal syndicate that laundered money via Bitcoin has been arrested after police allegedly discovered $1million worth of cash inside his car. About 5:30am on Monday 22 February 2021, cybercrime detectives from Strike Force Curns – which was set up in October ...continue reading
What Can Happen if you Do a Burnout While Drink-Driving in a Carpark Above a Police Station?
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. A 42-year-old man who was allegedly drink-driving, has for reasons beyond human comprehension, decided to perform burnouts in a carpark above a police station in Adelaide’s CBD, and as one would expect, will now be facing court over the matter. Reports from South Australia Police reveal that at about ...continue reading
Man Arrested With Charges of Secretly Filming a Woman Showering
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. A man in Nassau County in New York has been arrested after he was found to have set up a chair outside a bathroom window of a Valley Stream home where he recorded a woman showering. The New York Post reports that just before 10:15pm on Saturday 2 January ...continue reading
Texas Mother Performs Vicious Tackle to Stop Man Accused of Peeping into Her 15-Year-Old Daughter’s Bedroom
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. It was meant to be just an ordinary day for Texas mother, Phyllis Pena, when she left for her usual early morning trip to the shops earlier this year in January. But little did the mum realise she would return home to the shock of discovering a man peeping ...continue reading
Man Attempts to Steal Guide Dog from Blind University Student as She Walked Alone Through Park
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. Maisy McAdam, a 23-year-old university student from Hampshire in England, was walking in a nature reserve for her daily exercise with her guide dog Willow one afternoon in February, when a stranger attempted to snatch her pet from her, believing she would not be able to see him prowling ...continue reading
Woman Driving Luxury BMW Charged After High-Range Drink-Driving Incident That Left 4-Year-Old Toddler with Bloody Nose
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. A woman driving a luxury BMW in Sydney’s inner west with a four-year-old toddler in the back seat has been charged with high-range drink-driving. According to reports from NSW Police, the 45-year-old woman was spotted in Campsie around 11:30pm on Monday 15 February 2021 after they noticed collision damage ...continue reading
New Combined Drink & Drug Driving Laws Proposed in NSW: ‘Four Angels’ Law may bring tougher penalties for combined drink and drug driving
Poppy Morandin. A new law tabled in NSW Parliament introduces harsher penalties for combined drink and drug driving offences. The ‘Four Angels’ law is named in honour of four children, siblings Antony, Angelina, Sienna Abdallah and their cousin Veronique Sakr who were tragically killed by a driver who was three times the legal alcohol ...continue reading