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The Queensland government will this week table legislation creating Australia’s first public child sex offender register. The Queensland legislation, to be known as Daniel’s Law, was named in honour of Sunshine Coast teenager Daniel Morcombe, who was abducted and murdered by a sex offender more than two decades ago. But will this new legislation actually work to make children (and

Robert Letham attacked XXXX XXXX after sneaking up behind him as he read a newspaper while both were in HMP Perth. Explaining the background to the slashing, defence advocate Kevin Jarvis stated: “He tells me that what brought this incident about is that (Sinclair) was known to be a sex offender – he knew that through news articles and others.

A man from Huddersfield, UK moved from his home days after it was vandalized with graffiti that named him as a “paedo”. According to the news report, the 39-year-old had lived in Huddersfield since he left Dewsbury in West Yorkshire after being beaten up by a dad, and it is believed that this is the sixth time he has had

The Delhi (India) High Court recently urged the government to act swiftly on a proposal to create a database of false rape complaints. While this is a novel and, for many, controversial idea, it touches on a reality that too often goes ignored: false allegations do happen, and the consequences can be devastating. Sexual assault is a deeply serious crime,

A Manchester (UK) school teacher has been banned from the classroom for two years after failing to declare her relationship with a sex offender. This article provides the details, but the outcome is outrageous. First, they boyfriend was in prison – so he was a risk to nobody. Second, the boyfriend wasn’t the teacher. She was. Does this mean to

A new drama due to air on BBC Two and iPlayer this week examines the extensive ripple effect of abuse from multiple perspectives and how those involved can try to move forwards in the midst of the devastation. “Unforgivable” features the Mitchell family and how they deal with the devastating aftermath of an act of sexual abuse committed by a