Man sues over false rape charges by his ex
A Sydney man sues his former wife, NSW Police and a crown prosecutor for malicious prosecution over false rape charges.
1 May 2020
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Police watchdog orders inquiry into failure to investigate fantasists
The pair, known as A and B, told 'deliberate lies' about a VIP Westminster paedophile ring in 2015, prolonging investigations. The Metropolitan Police ignored advice to investigate the serial liars.
1 May 2020
George Pell: Court quashes cardinal's sexual abuse conviction
Australia's High Court unanimously quashed Cardinal George Pell's conviction for sexually abusing two choirboys, freeing him after more than 400 days in jail.
7 April 2020
The New York Times gloats over the destruction of “the Monster” Weinstein
Weinstein’s conviction has established the “breakthrough” principle that a criminal conviction can be secured without reliable and verifiable evidence. The working class and poor will suffer the consequences.
26 February 2020
Police officer charged with falsifying evidence cries in court
A policewoman cried when she appeared in court today with three other officers all accused of conspiring to pervert the course of justice.
6 January 2020
Pell the suppliant
As the High Court refers George Pell's special leave application to a full bench, Jeremy Gans recalls the court's 1922 refusal to hear Colin Ross, hanged for a murder he was posthumously pardoned of.
19 November 2019
Henriques report into Operation Midland: Met ‘broke law’ over Carl Beech abuse case
Sir Richard Henriques’s review found Met officers unlawfully misled a judge to obtain warrants against public figures falsely accused by Carl Beech.
5 October 2019
Operation Midland: how the police fell for VIP abuse fantasist
The Met had vowed not to shy from historical sex abuse after the Jimmy Saville scandal
5 October 2019
Carl Beech: Liar, fraudster and paedophile
For 18 months Carl Beech was the star witness in a Met inquiry into a VIP paedophile ring that never existed. He was jailed for 18 years in 2019.
26 July 2019
The 3 Cs: Contamination, Collusion, Concoction
Simon Warr on contamination, collusion and concoction: how abuse allegations multiply once compensation enters the picture.
25 March 2019