Sexual Offences

A former Tasmanian cop repeatedly groomed boys over his decades-long career. A report into Paul Reynolds has outlined how he used his standing in the community to do it.

The 29-year-old faces two counts of rape, alleged to have occurred in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, in October 2021.

Independent US presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr says he has "so many skeletons in my closet," following an allegation in a Vanity Fair article that he sexually assaulted a former family babysitter.

The Florida investigations uncovered Epstein's close ties to former president Bill Clinton and Britain's Prince Andrew, and his once-friendly relationship with former president Donald Trump.

An Adelaide HIV-positive paedophile who committed some of "the worst and most degrading offending" seen by investigating police has had an application for an indefinite detention order declined. Warning: This story contains distressing details.

Jaryn Timosevski is sentenced in the ACT Supreme Court after pleading guilty to three counts of rape and one act of indecency, after the girl reported the abuse to police. 

Detectives say there may be more alleged victims, and are urging people with information to come forward, after more than a year of investigating the alleged historic crimes. 

The friends of three men accused of gang-raping three women in Newcastle have told a jury that "group sex" was never discussed amongst them.

Canberra man Steven Howarth wiped tears from his eyes as, after less than a day of deliberations, a jury found him not guilty of raping a woman he met at a New Year's Eve party in 2023.

The former NRL star was emotional outside court after his sexual assault charges were withdrawn.

The Crown said in court that it would take no further proceedings against Jarryd Hayne and his bail conditions were discontinued.

Teacher and former NRL player Keith Eshman has told a court he did not sexually assault a young girl on multiple occasions.

Three men are on trial for allegedly sexually assaulting three women during a bucks weekend at an Airbnb in Newcastle in 2022.

The parents of a young girl allegedly sexually abused on multiple occasions by a former NRL player and schoolteacher have given evidence on the second day of his trial.

The NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) said it had reached its determination after "having carefully considered the many competing factors".

A Timor Leste court sentences Australian man Robert Trott to 11 years in jail after he was convicted of abusing a girl under the age of 12. 

Canberra man Steven Howarth faces court for allegedly raping a woman at a New Year's Eve party in 2023, as the court hears from the alleged victim as well as multiple witnesses, one of whom says she called him crying afterwards.

Cyber safety experts say the ability to create fake sexually explicit images has become frighteningly easy in the last couple of years.

Andrew Thomas Hayler, 38, is sentenced to nine years in jail for uploading digitally altered images of dozens of women he knew, alongside identifying details, to a pornography website.

Three men have been charged over the alleged gang-rape of three women during a bucks weekend in Newcastle in February, 2022.

A former husband and wife who ran a regional South Australian bakery and preyed upon underage staff have been jailed for their "vile crimes" and the "irreparable" long-term trauma inflicted on the victims.

A District Court jury has heard three women were allegedly gang-raped by three men during a bucks weekend in Newcastle.

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan acknowledges the state's "serious and systematic" failure to protect children in government schools from abuse, while announcing a truth-telling process for survivors.

One of WA's worst sex offenders — once dubbed a "serial sex monster" in state parliament — is facing two new charges as he fights to try to win his release from custody.

Bruce Lehrmannn has been charged with two counts of rape, with the offences alleged to have occurred in October 2021