A former police officer who was active in local sporting organisations has been revealed as a pedophile, pleading guilty to a foul child sex offence. Robert Charles Warland stood in the dock before Magistrate Karim Soetratma at Adelaide Magistrates Court on Tuesday and admitted to communicating to make a childContinue Reading
The former boss of Australia’s most famous brothel had official AFP and NSW Police uniforms in his bedroom because he wanted to “open a museum one day”, a court has heard. Peter Lazaris, the former owner of infamous Surry Hills brothel A Touch of Class, faced Downing Centre Local CourtContinue Reading
A supporter of the man accused of murdering two people over the weekend wept as the man appeared in court for the first time since the heinous alleged crime. The homeless man, whose name and image have been suppressed, sat silently at Port Adelaide Magistrates Court on Monday, charged withContinue Reading
A prison escapee, who spent 45 days at large, escaped prison and fled after a spate of violence and threats, a court has been told. Daniel Briffa, 51, returned before the Ballarat Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, where he pleaded guilty to a single charge of escaping from custody and hadContinue Reading
The former foster father of missing toddler William Tyrrell was “lawfully correcting” a young child when he allegedly grabbed the girl by the neck, a court has been told. The 56-year-old man and his 58-year-old wife faced Parramatta Local Court on Monday as they fight a string of allegations relatingContinue Reading
An Instagram-famous bodybuilder reacted in self-defence after he was approached and insulted at a music festival by someone who was drunk and high, a court has been told. Hossein “Yakiboy” Balapour appeared at Burwood Local Court on Friday where he expected to fight a charge of recklessly causing grievous bodilyContinue Reading
A former police prosecutor jailed over the sexual abuse of a teenage girl he was in a secret relationship with has lost his bid to overturn the conviction. Mario Simon Didulica, 52, sought leave to appeal the jury’s verdict after he was found guilty of two counts of sexual penetrationContinue Reading
A driver who smashed his car into a tree and allegedly killed two children has been charged with drag racing at the time of the horrific crash. Jimmy Martin Brito was allegedly behind the wheel of a blue Subaru WRX at 9.50pm on August 25 when it slammed into aContinue Reading
More than 10,000 text messages between Olympic boxer Harry Garside and his ex-girlfriend will be aired in court as she fights domestic violence-related charges against the sports star. Ashley Alsione Ruscoe was arrested at her Bellevue Hill home in Sydney in July and charged with assaulting and intimidating her formerContinue Reading
Police are pushing for an apprehended violence order to be taken out against a Sri Lankan cricket star despite him being cleared of sexually assaulting a woman at her Sydney home. Danushka Gunathilaka, 32, was finally allowed to leave Australia in October after about 10 months on bail after heContinue Reading