Panormitis Charalampis, co-accused of picking up an intoxicated young woman from outside a nightclub while she was waiting for an uber and sexually assaulting her at her apartment, took the stand, undergoing hours of intense cross-examination. #courts #sexual #offences
A civil jury in California awards a woman $19.25 million after finding Bill Cosby liable for sexually assaulting her. #sexual #offences #misconduct #courts
More than 300 e-bike riders have been stopped, including e-scooter riders, during an ongoing police operation in the Sutherland Shire. #traffic #offences #transport #crime
Beth Heinrich, now 86, was sexually abused as a teenager by Reverend Donald Shearman in the central-west New South Wales town of Forbes in the 1950s where she attended an Anglican-run boarding house. #sexual #offences #child #abuse
Hardcore music megastars Parkway Drive are distancing themselves from their former merchandise manager, who has pleaded guilty to having sexual intercourse with a minor. #courts #sexual #offences
Norway's Crown Princess has told national TV that she had been "manipulated and deceived" by Jeffrey Epstein and wished she had never met him. #sexual #offences
A country footballer who "became complacent" and trafficked more than $120,000 of drugs will face the County Court after pleading guilty to all charges. #drug #offences #courts
Nathan John Bailey will be eligible for parole next year, after pleading guilty to importing a controlled substance. #drug #offences #courts
A semi-professional Perth basketballer is jailed for raping a woman after a night out, texting his friends after the incident to say he "shouldn't have" done it. #courts #crime #sexual #offences #basketball
Women in Tongan communities speak out against sexual harassment at social events known as "kava gatherings", where men sit in a circle while a female server pours them the drink, known for its calming effects. #sexual #offences #gender #discrimination #food #drink #communities #roles
Bank of America has tentatively settled a lawsuit claiming it ignored suspicious financial transactions involving Jeffrey Epstein while he was sexually abusing hundreds of girls and women. #courts #sexual #offences
An allegedly stolen truck travelling the wrong way on the highway killed a man on his way home from work last month. #traffic #offences #crime
Detectives praise the bravery of more than a dozen women who testified against Bunbury massage therapist and rapist Anthony Brain, including Anwen Handmer. #sexual #offences #courts #police
A masseur who described himself as a nudist is jailed for 15-and-a-half years for sexually assaulting more than a dozen female clients. #sexual #offences #courts #crime #massage
Two men are on trial in the Northern Territory Supreme Court, accused of sexually assaulting a young woman in her apartment for eight hours after picking her up on a night out while she was waiting for an Uber. #sexual #offences #courts
A months-long interstate police operation targeting alleged methamphetamine supply in Darwin has ended with a bust netting more than 156 kilograms of illicit drugs. #drug #offences #crime #police
A ship that was found to be carrying nearly 5 tonnes of cocaine near French Polynesia earlier this year has been escorted into Sydney Harbour after issuing a distress call. #drug #offences #police #foreign #affairs
Supreme Court judge rules convictions should have been recorded against a teenager who entered a Mackay home and molested a girl in her bedroom. #courts #child #sexual #abuse #offences
Ex-Australian football Hall of Famer Barry Cable picked up a girl from an orphanage in Perth and sexually abused her multiple times in the 1960s, a court has been told. #courts #sexual #offences #crime #afl
A jury has cleared former NSW Liberal MP Rory Amon of the majority of charges he faced over the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old boy he met through a hook-up app in 2017. #courts #sexual #offences
A review into SES member experiences hears allegations of sexual harassment, stalking and pockets of "boys' clubs" operating throughout the state. #volunteering #women #sexual #offences
A District Court Judge has jailed a 25-year-old who "deliberately" ignored a stop sign and give way sign before colliding with a bus, killing his two passengers. #traffic #offences #courts #road #accidents #incidents #sentencing
A Queensland court decision has cast fresh doubt on the reliability of controversial AI road-safety cameras after clearing a driver fined when his passenger moved their seatbelt during a trip. #traffic #offences #roads #police #ai
Pop star Britney Spears will face court in May after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. #traffic #offences #popular #culture #pop
A "plucky pensioner" from a cancelled Australian Story episode is a convicted child sex offender who has failed to pay his victim more than $385,000 in civil damages. #child #abuse #abc #sexual #offences
A driver who hit two pedestrians in Darwin, one of whom died, fled the scene and then boasted about the crash to friends has been allowed to keep his driver’s licence. #courts #traffic #offences #state #territory #government
Investigators release a computer-generated image of a man they want to speak to about a sexual assault at Reservoir in December. #sexual #offences
A woman who once taught at a Sydney school pleads guilty to the sexual abuse of two students. #sexual #offences #courts
Ecuador announces joint operations with the United States to combat drug trafficking, which has caused an explosion of violence in the South American country. #crime #drug #offences #terrorism
