The state is seeking to slap heavy monitoring conditions on a serial sex offender – who was jailed over his involvement in the kidnapping, rape and murder of Janine Balding – upon his release from prison, a court has heard. Wayne Wilmot is due to be released from prison laterContinue Reading
A former married high school teacher convicted of having sex with an underage student won’t face any jail time despite her victim’s mother claiming the educator’s “predatory actions” stripped the student of his dreams. McKenna Kindred, 25, who taught at Central Valley High School in Spokane Valley, Washington, pleaded guiltyContinue Reading
A registered sex offender has become the first-ever person to be jailed for so-called “cyberflashing” in a landmark ruling in England. Nicholas Hawkes has been sentenced to 66 weeks behind bars for sending unsolicited photos of his genitalia to a woman in her 60s and a 15-year-old girl, respectively. TheContinue Reading
One of Anthony Albanese’s last chances of talking up his tax cuts in parliament before this Saturday’s by-election was overwhelmed by controversy after the arrest of released detainee. Labor backbenchers may have kept the dixers coming during Question Time on how every Australian will benefit from the new-look stage threeContinue Reading
A convicted sex offender who has spent time in jail has been interviewed by detectives investigating the disappearance of Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy, a new report has suggested. The mum-of-three, 51, went missing three weeks ago after she went out for a run in the Woowookarung Regional Park in EastContinue Reading
Warning: Distressing content A mum whose child was emotionally and sexually abused by a daycare worker has warned other parents about the subtle signs of secret abuse. The mother shared the harrowing experience to a local online parents group, explaining that she wanted to warn other families about dangers occurringContinue Reading
Police in Portugal have apologised to the parents of Madeline McCann who went missing from a resort in the country 16 years ago when she was three. The BBC has reported that Portuguese detectives travelled to Britain earlier this year, where the McCann’s live, to make the apology to theContinue Reading
A man who served time for possessing child abuse material has been charged with the alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old in a playground toilet. Detectives from the NSW Police Child Abuse Squad began investigating after the girl reported she had been sexually assaulted by a man she did notContinue Reading
Paul Reubens, the actor who made millions around the world laugh with his Pee-wee Herman character, has died. He was 70. He was best know for his 1985 film Pee-wee’s Big Adventure. However a number of convictions dented his career and public image including registering as a sex offender forContinue Reading
In the wake of the death of convicted paedophile and disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris, a disturbing video clip has resurfaced from a child safety campaign in the 1980s. The video, titled “Kids Can Say No!” shows Harris, advising children on identifying and speaking up about child sex abuse. Given Harris’Continue Reading