Sexual Offences

A former South Australian police officer says he got into bed with a woman while she was sleeping and caressed her thigh soon after she rejected his advances, but denies raping her, a court has heard.

The former merchandise manager for the metalcore band has received a three-year community corrections order after pleading guilty to have sexual intercourse with a minor.

The ACT Supreme Court heard the man was concerned only with his own sexual gratification when he abused his victim.

A police officer goes on trial in South Australia's District Court after pleading not guilty to two counts of rape and one count of attempted rape.

The Canberra woman says the justice system is unpredictable for victim-survivors but many aspects are worth it.

A man accused of breaking into an Adelaide Hills home and sexually assaulting a person unknown to him has been charged with multiple counts of rape, court documents show.

A man who allegedly broke into a home and sexually assaulted the occupant will face court charged with aggravated serious criminal trespass and rape.

A British police force has said it is investigating two allegations of child sex abuse following information in documents relating to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

A Queensland massage therapist has been imprisoned for raping a client who says "silence is not consent" and that the "degrading" experience devastated her emotionally, physically and financially.

The funding will go towards 24 new, permanent positions within the office to meet its increasing case load, Attorney-General Tara Cheyne said.

British broadcaster Channel 4 removes all previous seasons of Married at First Sight after rape allegations come to light.

About 10 new suspected victims have come forward as part of a French probe into the network of late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Almost a decade after the #MeToo movement began, disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein's latest trial took place in a new climate. But supporters says its significance remains.

Two women who were sexually assaulted by an unqualified massage therapist have implored women to not feel afraid to "speak up" if they're ever in the same situation, after he was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison.

Sydney GP Andrew Small is granted bail, after being charged with allegedly sexually assaulting multiple female patients at an inner-city medical centre.

A 300-page report from an Israeli non-profit organisation has detailed allegations of horrific sexual assault against victims of Hamas's October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel, accusing the group of "systematically and deliberately" using rape and sexual torture.

A survivor advocate behind the campaign calling for good character references to be abolished in sentencing perpetrators of sexual offences has described the NSW reform as "an absolute victory".

A former Hobart teacher sued by a former student over allegations of repeated sexual abuse has filed an appeal on the grounds of social media posts made by the judge presiding over his case.

A man who stalked and shot his wife dead on an Adelaide street in 1992 and sexually abused a teenage girl after being released from jail has been handed a five-year parole term in South Australia's Supreme Court. 

An Australian Defence Force Academy cadet who allegedly used a camera hidden in a soap dispenser to film female cadets in the bathroom has been granted bail in the ACT Magistrates Court.