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
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
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
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
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 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
Sexual Assault Laws in NSW
On Thursday 10 January 2019, a NSW police officer was arrested and charged for allegedly sexually assaulting someone inside an inner-western Sydney home last year in September. The NSW police professional standards command had commenced investigations into this late last year. It is reported that the police officer charged in this was employed in ...continue reading
The Law and Penalties for Aggravated Sexual Assault in NSW
30-year-old former Parramatta Eels rugby leagues football player Jarryd Hayne has been charged with aggravated sexual assault in circumstances of allegedly raping and inflicting actual bodily harm on a 26-year old woman. It is alleged that on 30 September Hayne had been communicating with the 26-year old woman via a social messenger app before ...continue reading