Tag: Sexual Offences
Internet predator admits stalking, attacking teens
A Victorian man has pleaded guilty to 26 child sex and stalking charges after he used the internet to groom and attack teenage girls.[MORE]
Serial rapist jailed for 25 years
Shannon Curreen, 23, has been jailed for a maximum of 25 years in jail for 12 assaults on women last year.[MORE]
Jail for rapist who pretended to be surgeon
A man who pretended he was a cosmetic surgeon before he raped a naive teenager has been jailed.[MORE]
Frenchmen accused of assaulting schoolgirls
Two French men will face court next month accused of indecently assaulting five Victorian schoolgirls during an excursion to Sydney this week.[MORE]
Former teacher jailed for photographing nude teenager
A former teacher from Mackay in north Queensland has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for taking nude photos of a teenage girl. [MORE]
Courts won't apply new sex offender laws: Opposition
The Queensland Opposition has welcomed new sex offender laws but says Queensland's courts are too weak to implement them.[MORE]
WikiLeaks founder rejects 'baseless' rape claims
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he is dumbfounded that Swedish prosecutors have re-opened a rape investigation against him. [MORE]
Man charged with perverting justice in sexual assault trial
A Mid West man has been charged with trying to influence witness evidence in his upcoming sexual assault trial.[MORE]
UN steps up rape patrols in Congo
United Nations (UN) peacekeepers have stepped up patrols in a region of the Democratic Republic of Congo where the number of mass rape victims has increased to more than 240.[MORE]
Rape probe into WikiLeaks founder reopened
Sweden's director of public prosecutions said she would reopen a rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, overturning a previous ruling to quash the probe.[MORE]
Teen charged with sexually assaulting 5yo
Police in the Victorian city of Bendigo have charged a teenager with sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl. [MORE]
Threat of war crimes charges over mass rapes
The leaders of militias that carried out mass rape in Democratic Republic of Congo will face war crimes charges, a United Nations (UN) conflict envoy said.[MORE]
Teen boys abusing young girls in NT: report
A submission to the Northern Territory's child protection inquiry suggests children are abusing other children in one community. [MORE]
14yo convicted of sexual assault
A 14-year-old Broome boy has been convicted of sexually assaulting a young girl who had been entrusted to his care.[MORE]
Sentence for possession of child pornography reduced
A man from Queensland's Gold Coast who was convicted of possessing child pornography has won an appeal for a reduced sentence. [MORE]
Teenager's screams force attacker to flee
A 17-year-old girl was attacked while walking along a street in Wulagi on Saturday night, Northern Territory Police say.[MORE]
Accused child abductor refused bail
A man accused of abducting and sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl in southern New South Wales has been refused bail at his second court appearance.[MORE]
Serial child rapist back behind bars
A notorious child sex offender has again been sentenced to jail in Western Australia for possessing child pornography.[MORE]
Man filmed one-year-old son for child porn
A 41-year-old Canberra man who used his one-year-old son to produce child pornography has been sentenced to seven years in jail.[MORE]
Geraldton man pleads guilty to child porn offences
A 60-year-old Geraldton man has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges.[MORE]
Facebook urged to tell police of child porn groups
Police have urged social networking sites to be more vigilant after cracking an international child pornography ring operating on Facebook. [MORE]
UN demands action after Congo mass rape
The United Nations Security Council has condemned the mass rape of women and children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and is calling on the government there to bring the perpetrators to justice.[MORE]
Education Qld moves to replace principal facing charges
Education Queensland (EQ) says it is moving to replace the principal at Townsville's Belgian Gardens State School in the state's north after he was arrested on child pornography charges.[MORE]
Alleged child kidnapper refused bail
A man accused of the rape and abduction of a six-year-old girl in Wagga Wagga six months ago has been refused bail after his arrest yesterday.[MORE]
Hundreds of children exposed to sex offenders
Victoria's Department of Human Services (DHS) is reviewing hundreds of cases of children being exposed to registered sex offenders. [MORE]
