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NSW:Charity worker appeals conviction over child abuse book

An author placed on the sex offenders register for writing a taboo novel about explicit toddler sexual role-play has filed an appeal against her conviction.

AAP · May 25

Charity worker appeals conviction over child abuse book

An author placed on the sex offenders register for writing a taboo novel about explicit toddler sexual role-play has filed an appeal against her conviction.

AAP · May 25

Author horrified toddler taboo book seen as pedophilic

A Christian charity executive was shocked her book Daddy's Little Toy about an adult role-playing as a toddler was seen as pedophilic, a court has been told.

AAP · Dec 4, 2025

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Australian prosecutors drop assault charge against Papua New Guinea lawmaker

Australian prosecutors have dropped a charge against a Papua New Guinea government minister accused of assaulting a woman in Sydney

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025

Man acquitted of sexually assaulting, choking stranger in Newcastle alleyway

A jury deliberated for only about an hour before finding Jack Milner not guilty.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 28, 2024

Woman made up sexual assault to avoid trouble for sneaking in: defence

The trial will focus on CCTV, DNA and the evidence of the woman who says she was attacked.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 21, 2024

Ex-cop sought explicit pics from teen girls via 'sexts'

A former police officer who chatted with two teenage girls on social media seeking sexually explicit images and video wants to avoid jail for his crimes.

AAP · Oct 11, 2024

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Cops query PNG allegations for DV-accused minister

Papua New Guinea minister Jimmy Maladina will face a hearing after allegedly assaulting a 31-year-old woman at a Bondi unit while two children were present.

AAP · Jul 17, 2024

Beale rape accuser had 'obvious' motive to lie: lawyer

Rugby star Kurtley Beale is pursuing legal costs over a failed rape prosecution, during which his lawyers said his accuser had an obvious motivation to lie.

AAP · Apr 19, 2024

Woman sexually assaulted by Jarryd Hayne speaks up ahead of his sentencing

The victim says she had the "world at her feet" before the night of the assault and has found social media comments about her case "extremely difficult".

ABC News · May 8, 2023

Fallen NRL star Jarryd Hayne taken back into jail after rape convictions

Jarryd Hayne is back behind bars after a NSW Supreme Court judge reversed a decision to continue his bail after he was last week found guilty of raping a woman in the Hunter on the night of the 2018 NRL grand final.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 14, 2023

Former NRL player Jarryd Hayne taken into custody ahead of sentencing for sexual assault

The 35-year-old was this month found guilty of two counts of sexual intercourse without consent, stemming from the assault of a woman in Newcastle more than four years ago. He will be sentenced next month.

ABC News · Apr 14, 2023

Hayne 'remarkably' still on bail before judge jails him

Jarryd Hayne will be behind bars awaiting sentence on two counts of rape after the Supreme Court revoked his bail, finding no "special" reason to continue it.

AAP · Apr 13, 2023

'Vulnerable' Jarryd Hayne spared jail for now after rape convictions

Hayne will remain on bail until a sentencing hearing on May 8.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 6, 2023

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ABC News · Apr 6, 2023

Jarryd Hayne to remain on bail ahead of sentencing for sexual assault conviction

Disgraced former NRL star Jarryd Hayne again walks free on bail despite being convicted of sexually assaulting a woman in Newcastle more than four years ago.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 22, 2023

Hayne's alleged rape victim hid messages from police, court hears

The missing messages included 19 sent to Hayne

AAP · Mar 22, 2023

Hayne's alleged rape victim hid messages from police

A woman allegedly sexually assaulted by Jarryd Hayne in 2018 deleted multiple messages sent at the time of the incident before handing her phone to police.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 16, 2023

'I think he wants to have sex': Alleged victim's mum recounts Hayne's visit

Hayne, 35, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual intercourse without consent.

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The New Daily · Mar 16, 2023

Alleged victim’s mum recounts Hayne’s visit to home

Jarryd Hayne was "jealous" watching the 2018 NRL Grand Final on the night he is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her bedroom, a jury has heard.

AAP · Mar 16, 2023

Alleged victim's mum recounts Hayne's visit to home

Jarryd Hayne was "jealous" watching the 2018 NRL Grand Final on the night he is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her bedroom, a jury has heard.

AAP · Mar 13, 2023

Hayne trial to hear woman's evidence of alleged assault

The jury considering if former rugby league star Jarryd Hayne sexually assaulted a woman will hear from her about what happened in a suburban Newcastle bedroom.

AAP · Aug 4, 2022

Possible name mix-up in NRL player's trial

A jury has heard that Manly Sea Eagles hooker Manase Fainu may not have signed into a church event where a man was stabbed but that someone called Finau did.

AAP · Aug 1, 2022

Sling tied NRL star to knifing, trial told

A witness has doubled down on his testimony that he watched Manly hooker Manase Fainu plunge a knife into his friend outside a Sydney church dance.

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