Sexual Offences

Police said multiple women contacted them in late 2025 and early 2026 to accuse the man of sexual assault while he was in relationships with them.

Kurt David Charlton, a former WA teacher, is sentenced for sexual offences against nine victims, who were all aged under 13 at the time. 

Repeat child sex offender Cameron Bloomfield was crowned as Victoria's "disability pride champion" in 2024, after a government department admin error.

A south-west Victorian football club has apologised after it allowed a convicted sex offender to return to the club after a stint in jail.

Prosecutors drop one of the criminal charges against veteran broadcaster Alan Jones less than two months before the start of his trial, reducing the number of complainants in his indecent assault case. 

Gag orders imposed on former and current Defence personnel who experienced sexual violence will not be enforced, allowing them to participate in a landmark military sexual violence inquiry.

Rachel Kila has waived her right to anonymity to join dozens of others speaking out about the experiences of young girls in Byron Bay in the early 2000s, when they say it became normalised for older boys and men to groom and have sex with girls, then publicly humiliate them.

When a man who sexually assaulted a minor on a post-season football trip was welcomed back to the club with open arms, Megan decided she was done.

Several survivors of Epstein's abuse gathered outside the Capitol office where the interview was taking place and made their presence known to Pam Bondi as she entered the room.

A woman who says she was raped by a former South Australian police officer did not confront her alleged attacker "because she knew it wasn't true", a court has heard.

A man who sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl after a "chance encounter" at a Canberra shopping centre has been jailed, with the judge finding he took advantage of an "extremely vulnerable" child.

A former South Australian police officer says he got into bed with a woman while she was sleeping and caressed her thigh soon after she rejected his advances, but denies raping her, a court has heard.

The former merchandise manager for the metalcore band has received a three-year community corrections order after pleading guilty to have sexual intercourse with a minor.

The ACT Supreme Court heard the man was concerned only with his own sexual gratification when he abused his victim.

A police officer goes on trial in South Australia's District Court after pleading not guilty to two counts of rape and one count of attempted rape.

The Canberra woman says the justice system is unpredictable for victim-survivors but many aspects are worth it.

A man accused of breaking into an Adelaide Hills home and sexually assaulting a person unknown to him has been charged with multiple counts of rape, court documents show.

A man who allegedly broke into a home and sexually assaulted the occupant will face court charged with aggravated serious criminal trespass and rape.

A British police force has said it is investigating two allegations of child sex abuse following information in documents relating to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

A Queensland massage therapist has been imprisoned for raping a client who says "silence is not consent" and that the "degrading" experience devastated her emotionally, physically and financially.