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Detective’s alleged teen rape victim ‘kept asking to leave’ when he groped her in police car, court told
The then-19-year-old has accused the sex crimes detective of raping her, and thought she had to ask permission to leave his car because “he was a cop”.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
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Former television reporter charged with choking woman
Now a corporate consultant, Liam Cox, 39, has been charged over an alleged domestic violence incident at a home in Sydney’s east.
- by Sally Rawsthorne and Sarah McPhee
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Child abuse
‘Most evil crimes imaginable’: Childcare worker, partner jailed for decades
The NSW childcare worker and his partner abused dozens of children over several years and filmed the acts.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
NSW Police to use metal detectors against knife violence
The Minns government is giving police more powers after a spate of high-profile stabbings, including the Bondi Junction attack and the Wakeley church assault.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Domestic violence
To the police she was a missing person. Erika knew her ‘perfect friend’ was dead
Erika Wadlow-Smith won’t forget the moment her phone lit up with messages about the disappearance of her friend Shereen Kumar.
- by Sarah McPhee
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NSW
‘Not the actions of a man of grace’: Bishop rebuked for ‘sordid’ behaviour
A criminal charge was dismissed but a magistrate found Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel had still taken advantage of a “vulnerable and confused young woman for his own pleasure”.
- by Patrick Begley
What the Bondi Junction killer said to a victim when he stabbed her
Joel Cauchi turned a normal Saturday into hell. For the first time, one of his Bondi Junction victims has revealed what the killer said when he stabbed her.
- by Julie Power
Sex crimes detective raped woman whose complaint he was investigating, court told
Glen Coleman allegedly raped the 19-year-old woman at a police station and sexually touched her without her consent in his police car.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
Two police deaths in three years raise more questions about access to guns
A “six week” investigation into gun safety sparked by constable Beau Lamarre-Condon’s alleged use of his firearm to kill two men in February has not finished.
- by Jordan Baker and Clare Sibthorpe
Spate of stabbings put spotlight on knife crime
Responses to the spate of knife crime in NSW should heed community needs and successful policies overseas, youth justice experts say.
- by Mary Ward
Investigation
Domestic violence
He called himself The Destroyer and ransacked his partner’s home. Here’s how police took him down
Domestic violence is the biggest challenge facing NSW Police: they get 500 call-outs a day and spend up to 60 per cent of general duties dealing with the cases.
- by Jordan Baker and Nigel Gladstone