Sexual Touching Offence in New South Wales
Sahar Adatia. A man from Dover Heights in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has been charged by Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad detectives over the alleged sexual touching of a five-year-old girl in a Bondi Junction shop. According to a statement from NSW Police, on Friday 4 June 2021, detectives from the Child Abuse and ...continue reading
Child Sex Offences, Penalties and Defences in NSW
Sahar Adatia. A school teacher in the United States has been arrested on suspicion of having sex with a 14-year-old student in her car after naked photographs and explicit text messages were uncovered. Brittany Lopez-Murray, 31, who teaches drama at a Hialeah Middle Community School in Hialeah, Florida, was arrested on Saturday 2 October ...continue reading
The Penalty for Peeping in NSW
Sahar Adatia. It’s a weird and warped world out there. No more can we be reminded of this worrying fact of life than with the fresh news that a police hunt is presently underway for a man in the United Kingdom donning a gimp suit who was recently spotted spying on a couple through ...continue reading
Sex Act Offences if Child is Between 10 and 16 Years of Age
Sahar Adatia. An investigation has been launched to track down a middle-aged man who allegedly performed a “sex act” while prowling outside a childcare centre in Balmain in Sydney’s inner west. The disturbing incident is reported to have taken place just before 1:15pm on Tuesday 17 August 2021 at the childcare centre on Thames ...continue reading
A Simple Guide on Parole and Imprisonment Sentences in NSW
Jimmy Singh and Poppy Morandin. Mohammed Skaf, who was jailed over a series of gang rapes on women and girls in the lead up to the Sydney Olympics, is set to be released on parole. Skaf was only 17 when he and a group of at least 14 other men, including his older brother ...continue reading
Sex Work Offences in NSW
Poppy Morandin. The Victorian Government has recently announced that legislation to decriminalise sex work and provide standard workplace rights to sex workers will be introduced to state parliament by the end of 2021. “Decriminalisation recognises that sex work is legitimate work and should be regulated through standard business laws, like all other industries in ...continue reading
Sexual Assault and Age of Consent Australia Laws Complete Guide NSW
This original article has been written and kept up-to-date by our experienced Sexual Assault lawyer Sydney. Key Takeaway Here we outline the age of consent laws in Australia; sexual assault, sexual act, sexual touching and harassment offences, defences and their penalties; the statutory rape laws in NSW; how alcohol or drugs affect a rape case, ...continue reading
Bestiality Offences, Penalties and the Law in NSW
Sahar Adatia. A warning to our readers: This news story contains graphic content. A South Australian man accused of bestiality offences after he sent videos of his family dogs licking his erect penis has revealed at his court hearing that he did so because he was “bored”. Ashley Scott Dennis, 30, appeared at the ...continue reading
Obscene Exposure & Streaking Laws, Offences & Defences
By Sahar Adatia. The 2021 US Open at Torrey Pines Golf Club held in the middle of June featured just about everything, particularly in its fierce final round which saw a ball get stuck in a tree, and more significantly, defending champion Bryson DeChambeau frantically endeavour to make his way back up the leaderboard. ...continue reading
Production, Dissemination or Possession of Child Abuse Material in NSW
Poppy Morandin. A Catholic priest in Sydney’s inner west and a police officer have been charged after an investigation into alleged possession and distribution of child abuse material. The charges follow an investigation by the Professional Standards Command in May, following reports that child abuse material was being stored and distributed on an electronic ...continue reading