Tag: rape
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Lehrmann wants to challenge ‘rapist’ tag, but Ten says not without paying his bills first
The network and journalist Lisa Wilkinson are seeking orders that the former Liberal staffer pay $200,000 to the Full Federal Court before his appeal of a devastating defamation loss is allowed to proceed. The 29-year-old initially sued over a February 2021 report on The Project interviewing Brittany Higgins about her allegations she was sexually assaulted…
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Rapists in the ranks: Inquiry stunned that sex offenders allowed to remain in Force
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has recommended the federal government set up an independent inquiry into sexual violence. “We have not taken this decision lightly, and have done so in order to honour the severity and scale of evidence we have heard during the course of this royal commission,” the report…
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As legal bills continue to pile up, Lehrmann finds himself getting deeper into the mire
Ten’s barrister Tim Senior told a Federal Court hearing on Friday that Lehrmann had failed to meet deadlines for filing an amended notice of appeal and to finalise a $200,000 security being sought by the broadcaster. “We’ve asked for an explanation as to why the amended notice has not been put on and what further…
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Senator’s lawyer had tried to help accused rapist Lehrmann during criminal trial
The senator is suing her former staffer Ms Higgins – who is defending the claim – over social media posts the ex-defence minister believes damaged her reputation. Ms Higgins’ lawyer told a Perth court the senator communicated with Mr Lehrmann’s defence Steve Whybrow before and during his aborted criminal trial. “What those 21 messages show…
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Policeman charged with rape of junior officer at Christmas party not guilty
Anthony John Clowes pleaded not guilty to one count of rape at the start of a Brisbane District Court trial on Monday. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty on Thursday. The now-Inspector Clowes and the woman, both detectives at Gladstone at the time, had been to a Christmas party the night of the…
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Police officer tells how she awoke after Christmas party to find fellow officer raping her
But officer Anthony John Clowes pleaded not guilty to one count of rape at the start of a Brisbane District Court trial on Monday. Clowes and the woman, both detectives at Gladstone, had been to a Christmas party the night of the alleged rape in 1999, prosecutor Sarah McFarland told the jury in her opening.…
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Lehrmann faces trial on two Toowoomba rape charges after claiming victim was ‘too drunk’
The second day of a committal hearing for Lehrmann’s charges, that he allegedly raped a woman twice on the early hours of October 10, 2021, was held at Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Thursday. Defence barrister Andrew Hoare had argued Lehrmann should not face trial on the charges because the alleged victim was too intoxicated to…
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Hayne’s fight against rape charges finally comes to an end
Hayne had been behind bars for more than a year since a jury found him guilty in April 2023 of two counts of sexual intercourse without consent. The 36-year-old walked free from jail on June 12 after successfully appealing the convictions in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal. The Office of The Director of Public…
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Drugs, hookers and $350 steaks: Our media is supposed to reveal this behaviour, not fund it
Imagine your boss picking up the tab for a 1.9kg steak, with a price tag of $361. And a side serve of prawn toast worth $48. And not a single question being asked. Or the generosity of someone you’ve never met handing you a $517 meal from a restaurant at Sydney’s ritzy Potts Point. How…
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Fake Uber driver jailed for picking up and sexually assaulting women
Francesco De Luise, 60, faced Melbourne’s County Court on Thursday after pleading guilty to six sex offences, including rape, sexual assault and sexual activity directed at another person. Between 2021 and 2022, the former supermarket boss picked up three women on three separate occasions, all of whom had been out drinking in Melbourne. Each of…