The Penalties for the Production of Child Pornography in Australia
A 37-year-old Sydney man has appeared at the Blacktown Local Court last week after facing numerous counts of child abuse material, including the production and possession of child abuse material. Following an investigation by the NSW Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team, the 37-year-old Sydney man from Marayong was arrested after police executed a search ...continue reading
A Guide on the Penalties for Sexual Assault in NSW
The District Court of NSW has heard that a former NSW Police officer blackmailed his victims into having sex. It is reported that 30-year old Vaughan Hildebrand has pleaded guilty to 44 criminal charges including sexual assault of four women. It is reported that Hildebrand threatened his victims to have sex with him. He ...continue reading
A Guide on the Penalties for Producing Child Pornography in NSW
It’s reported that enforcement authorities have discovered a studio containing cameras, lighting and editing equipment alleged to be used to produce child pornography of girls aged as low as 8. While some of the girls involved are provided with counselling, ECPAT-USA who is the head of anti-trafficking group state that the efficiency in which ...continue reading
What the Law Says about Possessing Child Abuse Material in Australia
It is reported that 54-year-old Reinier Jessurun who worked as a teacher at a Sydney boys’ school at Newington College at Stanmore has downloaded thousands of child abuse material images in addition to sending some of them via an online identity. He continued working as a teacher at the prestigious school until he was ...continue reading
Sexual Assault Penalties Guide in NSW
It is reported that a Sydney GP doctor for his own sexual gratification has sexually assaulted patients. 63-year-old Dr. Sharif Fattah had pleaded not guilty to eighteen sex charges. He was found guilty by the Parramatta District Court for committing these crimes to sixteen females aged from 19 to 35. The victims sat Fattah ...continue reading
What are the Indecent Assault and Sexual Touching Penalties in NSW?
It is every parents’ nightmare. The Prime Minister, Scott Morrison described the conduct as “It’s abhorrent and unacceptable that a young child was terrorised by someone that was granted protection in our country.” It is reported that about a week before Christmas in 2016, Mohammad Hassan Al Bayati, who was an employed security guard ...continue reading
What Does the Law Say About Bestiality in NSW?
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. It’s a sick and troubled world out there. So sick and troubled is it, that news of yet another incident of bestiality made headlines across media outlets this week. If you’re unfamiliar, bestiality is the term to describe sexual activity between a person and an animal, while its ...continue reading
Is it Legal to Make a Citizen’s Arrest in NSW?
It is reported that a man with a large knife in Sydney CBD has allegedly attempted to stab people on Tuesday. Causing the Sydney CBD to go into lockdown, the incident unfolded close to the corner of Clarence and King Street when a man who was reportedly armed with a machete went on a ...continue reading
Possessing Child Abuse Material Penalties in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. The problem of child sexual abuse material circulating between networks and spreading over social media has in recent years become both ever-increasing and worrying. As The Sydney Morning Herald reports, last year, almost a million Twitter accounts were suspending for posting child sexual exploitation, while Facebook and Instagram ...continue reading
What does the Law say about Aggravated Indecent Assault or Sexual Touching in NSW?
It is reported that a Sydney teacher who was charged with the alleged indecent assault of girls 3 girls aged between 11 and 12 years has been given a verdict of ‘not guilty’ in court. 52-year-old Simon William Phillips was alleged to have indecently touched the primary school girls while he was a temporary ...continue reading