What are the Penalties for Streaking or Obscene Exposure in NSW?
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. On 1 June 2019, the Champions League final between Liverpool and Tottenham was brought to a sudden halt when a streaker ran across the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid in a thong swimsuit and sneakers. The US model, Kinsey Wolanski, somehow made it past security, jumped the fence ...continue reading
The Penalties for Sexual Assault without Consent in NSW
It is reported that in November 2018, an anaesthetist, Dr. Adam examined the rectum of his 37-year-old patient without the patients consent. Following a complaint made about this, Dr. Hill in March was suspended by the Medical Council of NSW. Dr. Hill has agreed that it was wrong to have conducted the rectum examination ...continue reading
What are the Penalties for Having Sex with a Child?
It is reported that 31-year-old Ruecha Tokputza has been charged with child sexual offences. Tokputza is guilty of sexually violating 13 children, including thirteen babies and boys over an offending period of over 6 years. The sexual assaults have been described by the Senior Counsel prosecutor Heath Barklay as so serious and severe that ...continue reading
What is the Law and Penalties for Bestiality in NSW?
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. As shocking as it sounds, the act of human sexual relations with animals – a behaviour known as bestiality – has existed since the dawn of human history, in every place and culture in the world. In fact, according to a study on bestiality and zoophilia based on ...continue reading
What are the Penalties for Sexually Touching a Child?
By Scott Feeney and Jimmy Singh. It is reported that a 55-year-old man has been charged with 10 counts of indecent acts on seven boys. It is alleged that Benjamin Christopher Missi Swann, also known as ‘Benjy Swann’, committed indecent acts on boys after asking them to take off their clothes in NZ. The ...continue reading
A Guide on Your Right to Silence When Approached by Police
By Scott Feeney and Jimmy Singh. The Brazilian Military Police were ready. The raid was about to take place in the northeast of the country, in the low-income community of Vila Irma Dulce. It was Monday the 22nd of April, and while on a regular patrol of their beat, the police observed a man ...continue reading
What are the Penalties for Having Sex with an Under Age Person?
It is reported that in May 2017 at about 7:40am in the Central Coast of NSW, a 33-year old man has walked over to a 12-year old child, dragged her into bushland, tied her to a tree and then sexually assaulted her. The man who was wearing camouflage clothing at the time, had attacked ...continue reading
What are the Penalties for Rape in NSW?
Luke Merryfull and Shaun Bloomfield, both aged 24 attended a 21st birthday party in 2016 in a small town called Balmoral, situated about 4-hour drive from Melbourne. They were arrested and charged for raping their friend at the same birthday party. Following a jury trial, both men were found guilty for raping their female ...continue reading
What is Sexual Assault?
A 23-years-old Australian-born cricketer, Alex Hepburn was playing for the English county of Worcestershire in 2017 when he was arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault. The prosecution’s case was that the alleged victim had consensual sexual intercourse with Joe Clarke, Hepburn’s teammate, at the Worcester apartment. The prosecution said, that when ...continue reading
A Guide on the Law of Indecent Assault and Sexual Touching in NSW
A senior police officer in WA, Andrew Ramsden has been charged for unlawful and indecent assault. It is alleged that in December 2017, the 48-year-old officer pinched a woman’ buttocks causing her to jump in surprise. It is reported that the ‘backside pinch’ allegedly occurred in the context where the police officer had participated ...continue reading