A respected philosophy professor who plunged to his death amid an investigation over historical sexual assault allegations led an “extremely kinky, illicit drug taking” double life behind closed doors, according to an escort who entered into a “sex contract” with the 77-year-old promising to “make her daddy happy”. Dr JohnContinue Reading
The successful second appeal of sexual assault allegations against former NRL star Jarryd Hayne is the latest update in a near six-year legal saga. Wednesday marked the 36-year-old’s third time standing trial over his alleged rape of a woman in her Newcastle home dating back to 2018. Handing down theContinue Reading
Disturbing footage has captured the moment a delivery man was attacked by a gang of youths in Glebe in Sydney’s inner west. A 17-year-old boy has been charged over the disturbing incident last Monday. It’s the most recent attack amid rising incidents of violence in the area, according to locals.Continue Reading
Former NSW minister Gareth Ward says he is disappointed that his sexual assault trial did not go ahead, with a new date set in more than a year. Mr Ward was set to stand trial in early April after he pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting two people on separateContinue Reading
Bruce Lehrmann has admitted to taking cocaine on the night he learned he was the subject of sexual assault allegations, telling a court he “spiralled” after watching Brittany Higgins’ The Project interview. Mr Lehrmann took to the witness stand in the Federal Court on Monday where he was grilled aboutContinue Reading
An Australian wellness festival has dumped Russell Brand as its headline act in the wake of sexual assault allegations made by four women. Brand, 48, was signed up as the main act at the Wanderlust Festival, which will sweep through Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane over three days in February nextContinue Reading
A fiery clash has erupted between two hosts on live TV after a male presenter ambushed his female colleague over a tweet she posted supporting Russell Brand as a “hero” in the face of sexual abuse allegations against the comedian. Andrew Pierce, a presenter on UK channel GB News, confrontedContinue Reading
A church chaplain who was allegedly abused while serving in the air force has revealed horrific details of an allegedly toxic workplace culture where her cries for help were downplayed and she was forced to remain in proximity to her abuser even after her claims of abuse had been substantiated.Continue Reading
A former Comanchero bikie boss will front court charged with sexually and physically assaulting multiple women. Strike Force Muecke was established in October last year after a 29-year-old woman alleged she had been sexually assaulted by the man between 2017 and 2021. A 60-year-old man remains before the court overContinue Reading
Former AFP commissioner Andrew Colvin complained in a letter to Parliament’s most senior bureaucrat that the decision to clean the ministerial suite Brittany Higgins was found in and not inform police immediately was “unacceptable”. Commissioner Colvin’s criticism over how the matter was handled is laid bare in a letter sentContinue Reading