Is Failing to Disclose HIV/AIDS Status Before Sexual Intercourse a Criminal Offence?
A Sydney man has been found not guilty after being charged with failing to disclose his positive HIV status to a woman he had sexual intercourse with. NSW Local Court magistrate Sharon Holdsworth heard the case in a closed courtroom,...
Criminal Conviction Recorded Against Child Over Brutal Attack
The New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal has reversed a judge’s decision not to record a conviction after a 15-year old teenage girl who pleaded guilty to charges including take and detain with the intention of obtaining an advantage,...
The Offence of Choking in New South Wales
Former television personality Andrew O’Keefe has been charged and refused bail over an alleged assault of a woman at his home. Mr O’Keefe has been accused of grabbing the woman by her by the throat, pushing her to the ground,...
Police Officer Charged Over Brutal Assault
A police officer who approached a member of the public from behind and violently threw him to the ground, leaving him in a pool of blood and urine, has been charged with recklessly causing injury and unlawful assault. The man...
When Can Police Use Pepper Spray in New South Wales?
An internal police investigation is now underway, following the death of a man pepper sprayed by New South Wales Police Officers. Police have only issued a few details about the incident. Police attended an address in Wellington in the central...
NSW Set to Criminalise Coercive Control
The New South Wales Government will soon begin drafting legislation aimed at criminalising coercive control. The new laws will create a standalone criminal offence for coercive control, in an attempt to deter such conduct and make it clear that such...
The Offence of Drink Spiking in New South Wales
With vaccination rates high and people starting to go out and socialise again, sinister reports of women being injected by mystery substances in popular night spots have emerged in New South Wales. At least six women have come forward to...
‘Zoe’s Law’ Introduced to New South Wales Parliament
At Christmas time in 2009, Brodie Donegan was eight months pregnant with her daughter-to-be Zoe when she was struck down by a car driven by a drunk driver. While Brodie survived, Zoe tragically didn’t. The driver received a sentence of...
NSW Police Officer Sent to Prison for Lying in Court
A New South Wales Police Officer has been sentenced to imprisonment for unlawfully arresting a woman and lying about the details of her arrest. Senior Constable Mark Follington was sentenced to a minimum jail term of 18 months. He violently...
Victoria Police Settles Brutality Case for $11.75 Million
Victoria Police has agreed to settle a case of brutality for $11.75 million - an amount which will be paid from public funds. In 2017, Chris Karadaglis was at home, alone, listening to music when police knocked on his front...
