Recent reports (The West Australian, Saturday 12 August 2023) of a rise in sex texts being exchanged at across Western Australian schools comes as no surprise. We at Criminal Lawyers Perth receive several calls a month from worried parents, mostly with sons, distressed that their sons have received explicit images from 11 to – 15
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School Sexting
Think Before Using Emojis
The use of Emojis in e-communications has been steadily growing since 1997. Emoji’s are fun playful inserts into text messages such as the 👍 & 😈 or 😝. However, emoji’s have found legal recognition. A Canadian court found that the thumbs-up emoji 👍 between two contracting parties amounted to a signature thereby, bringing the contract
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Singaporean Drug Trafficker Executed
On Thursday 28 July 2023 authorities in Singapore executed by hanging 45 year old ethnic Tamil citizen Saridewi Binte Djamani. Ms Djamani was convicted after trial and sentenced to death for trafficking 30.72 grams of heroin. On Appeal Ms Djamani relied on the defence of consumption and that the heroin was for her own personal
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Right To Silence
Over the school holidays WA Police appear to have received additional budget to get out on the streets and apprehend person of interest (suspects) in potential criminal proceedings. We have been inundated by telephone calls from individuals about to undergo a suspect interview at a police station wanting legal advice. When we get the call
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Banksia Prison – Youth Justice For All
Supreme Court Justice Tottle published reasons that found the lockdown of at least three Indigenous youths at Banksia Hill was unlawful. This has been an ongoing problem for the prison system, parents of incarcerated youths and politicians for many years. In response, public opinion is vocal: “Do the Crime do the Time,” and “what about
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Should Barry Cable be Charged with a Criminal Offence
Last month Judge Heron found that Barry Cable had assaulted a women many decades ago. The finding was made in the civil jurisdiction of the District Court. The victim was awarded monetary damages. Judge Heron applied the civil standard of proof that is on the balance of probability Barry Cable assaulted the woman. In other
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Senator David Van Resignation
Senator David Van resigned from the Liberal Party after Senators Lydia Thorpe and Amanda Stoker, and a third unnamed female, levelled allegations of sexual misconduct against him. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton was quick to remove Senator Van from the Liberal Party Room and within days Senator Van tendered his resignation. Sexual Allegations Vs Unlawful Conduct
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Barry Cable Sexual Predator
The recent finding by District Court Judge Mark Heron that AFL “legend” Barry Cable had sexually abused children in the 1980s and 1998s needs to be considered in context. Barry Cable has never been charged by police with sexual offences. Judge Heron found that Barry Cable was a sexual predator in civil proceedings. The Finding
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The #MeToo Movement – Watering Down Prosecution Due Diligence
An article published in The Australian Newspaper, Saturday 17 June 20223: Judges slam ‘Me Too’ trials mirrors exactly what I have blogged here since 2019. The article takes a slightly different angle in which NSW District Court judge Paul Conlon comments: ….cases of alleged sexual assault are: ….being pursued with no reasonable prospect of conviction…
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