6 h. ago ‘Fanciful’ claims or sexual assault? Jury to decide fate of WA outback pub manager

The jury in the case of an outback WA pub manager accused of sexually assaulting six of his workers at the Roebuck Bay Hotel have retired to determine verdicts on 13 charges.

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29 h. ago Alan Jones host hit with five new charges of indecent assault

Former talkback host Alan Jones is now facing 40 separate allegations, including aggravated indecent assault and sexual touching.

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33 h. ago Former outback pub manager claims ‘rape me’ messages to worker were ‘work terminology’

Stewart Burchell has taken to the stand in his trial over a number of alleged sexual offences he is alleged to have committed while the manager of a famous outback pub.

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52 h. ago WA outback pub manager grilled over alleged sex assaults against workers

Stewart Patrick Burchell gave evidence in his own trial on Monday afternoon.

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55 h. ago ‘Stark raving mad’: Roebuck Bay Hotel manager denies accusations of assaulting pub workers

Stewart Patrick Burchell gave evidence in his own trial on Monday afternoon.

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4 d. ago Jury taken behind the scenes of famed outback pub in trial of former manager

The trial has heard allegations of drug-taking, forged payslips and sexualised banter as the Roebuck Bay Hotel’s former manager stands accused of rape and indecent assault.

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5 d. ago ‘It never happened’: Lawyer launches defence of former outback WA pub manager

Cross-examination of two witnesses took place on Friday, after their evidence was delayed earlier in the week.

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6 d. ago Jury shown footage of outback WA pub manager’s alleged sex assault on security guard

Stewart Burchell is on trial in WA’s District Court after a number of women accused him of indecent assault and rape.

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6 d. ago Security guard claims she didn’t report sexual harassment at outback WA pub due to ‘stigma’

Stewart Burchell is on trial in WA’s District Court after a number of women accused him of indecent assault, sexual harassment and rape.

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7 d. ago Outback WA pub worker accuses manager of raping her after staff drinks

Stewart Burchell is on trial in WA’s District Court charged with indecently assaulting staff who worked with him at a famed Broome pub, and raping an English backpacker.

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7 d. ago Jury finds Perth hills man guilty of deliberately setting his wife on fire

Peter Moiler claimed his now ex-wife set herself on fire days after she ended their marriage in 2023. On Wednesday, a jury decided he was lying.

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7 d. ago Outback WA pub worker alleges manager threatened her with her job after refusing sex act

Stewart Burchell is on trial in WA’s District Court charged with indecently assaulting staff who worked with him at a famed Broome pub, and raping an English backpacker.

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8 d. ago ‘Skimpy’ bartender accused of fabricating sexual assault complaint in ex

Stewart Burchell is on trial in the WA District Court, accused of raping and indecently assaulting backpackers who worked at the outback pub he managed.

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8 d. ago ‘Little fight with the wife’: Trump trivialises domestic violence amid crime crackdown

The president made the remarks just as a court in New York upheld a verdict finding he must pay writer E. Jean Carroll $126 million for defaming her after denying her claim of sexual assault.

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9 d. ago Online reporting option a welcome step for sexual assault victims

The scourge of sexual violence remains regrettably prevalent in Australia, but the number of alleged assaults reported to police does not give the full picture.

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3 w. ago Linda Reynolds wins Brittany Higgins defamation case, awarded $315k in damages

Ex-senator Linda Reynolds has been awarded $315,000 in damages with a judge finding alleged sexual assault victim Brittany Higgins defamed her in social media posts.

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