Courts & Justice

Media still locked out after Queensland Government passes legislation allowing victims, families and media into Children’s Court

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Media still locked out after Queensland Government passes legislation allowing victims, families and media into Children’s Court

7NEWS journalists have been denied access to certain Children’s Court proceedings only days after the Queensland Government officially passed laws opening it up to victims and accredited media organisations. The Miles Labor Government passed the new legislation, which went into effect on August 30, as part of a promise made by the premier earlier in … Read more

Man accused of plotting wife’s rape by at least 50 strangers over almost 10 years in French trial

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Man accused of plotting wife’s rape by at least 50 strangers over almost 10 years in French trial

A man is on trial accused of repeatedly drugging and raping his wife, as well as encouraging dozens of other men to rape her in their home while she was unconscious, court documents show. The alleged victim, Gisèle, 72, appeared in a courtroom in Avignon, France, on Monday for the opening of the trial, sunglasses … Read more

Lachlan Ebejer fronts court, accused of urinating on Woolworths shelves

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Lachlan Ebejer fronts court, accused of urinating on Woolworths shelves

After violating a packet of Tim Tams by throwing them over supermarket shelves, a Sydney man stood next to Woolworths customers and urinated over hundreds of dollars worth of meat. Lachlan Ebejer, also known as Lochlan James Ebejer, was already known to the supermarket, having copped a six-month ban from stores across the nation after … Read more

Romanian nationals jailed over ATM ‘shimming’ scam stealing $36,000 from accounts in Melbourne and Sydney

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Romanian nationals jailed over ATM ‘shimming’ scam stealing ,000 from accounts in Melbourne and Sydney

Two Romanian nationals living in Sydney have been jailed over a $36,000 ATM card “shimming” scam. The 34-year-old man and 33-year-old woman installed the shimmers on ATMs across Sydney and Melbourne to clone victims’ financial data. “ATM shimmers are thin, card-sized metal devices that act like a spacer when inserted into the card slot of … Read more

Justin Stein’s privileged upbringing and descent into drug addiction before he murdered Charlise Mutten

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Justin Stein’s privileged upbringing and descent into drug addiction before he murdered Charlise Mutten

Before he became one of Australia’s most notorious killers for shooting dead a vulnerable schoolgirl, Justin Stein enjoyed a life of privilege. But years of drug use and addiction left the 33-year-old living off government welfare and hand-outs from his mother after he squandered an elite private-school upbringing. Stein was sentenced to life without parole … Read more

Matthew Perry’s doctor set to plead guilty to supplying Friends star with ketamine before death

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Matthew Perry’s doctor set to plead guilty to supplying Friends star with ketamine before death

One of two doctors charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death has appeared in a federal court in Los Angeles after reaching a deal to plead guilty and co-operate with prosecutors. Mark Chavez, 54, of San Diego, stood in court with his lawyer on Friday and told a judge he understood his rights. Magistrate Judge … Read more

NSW Member for Pittwater Rory Amon charged with child-sex offences

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NSW Member for Pittwater Rory Amon charged with child-sex offences

A NSW state MP has been hit with a string of child-sex charges relating to an alleged assault on a teenage boy in 2017. Roderick Gilmore “Rory” Amon, 35, was arrested on Friday morning at Manly police station and charged with 10 offences. They include five counts of sexual intercourse with a person over 10 … Read more

Doctor took intimate photos of patients, staff for sexual pleasure

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Doctor took intimate photos of patients, staff for sexual pleasure

A junior doctor took intimate photos of patients and secretly filmed his colleagues getting changed at a major regional NSW hospital for sexual pleasure, court documents reveal. A worried mother was the first person to raise suspicions about Nicholas Chia Wei Chu after he asked to take a photo of a 16-year-old patient’s genitals during … Read more

Court’s landmark ‘trans women are women’ verdict lauded

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Court’s landmark ‘trans women are women’ verdict lauded

Booting a transgender woman from an exclusive app for being insufficiently female constitutes unlawful discrimination, an Australian judge has found in a landmark gender-identity case. The Giggle for Girls app and its founder Sall Grover were on Friday ordered to pay $10,000 in compensation and legal costs to a user kicked off the women-only platform. … Read more

Life-in-prison bid for schoolgirl Charlise Mutten’s callous ‘execution’

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Life-in-prison bid for schoolgirl Charlise Mutten’s callous ‘execution’

Slain schoolgirl Charlise Mutten probably spent her final moments in terror, a grim likelihood that justified a life sentence for her heartless murderer, a court has been told. The nine-year-old longed to have a father, but the man she trusted to fill that role and called “Daddy” instead shot her dead and dumped her body … Read more