Legal Assessment on Crime Yr 12
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Sydney Dance Teacher Faces Seven More Assault Charges
Sexual Assault - Indecent Assault, Aggravated Sexual Assault
The 59-year-old teacher was charged with six counts of historical sexual assault offenses. The man is due to face Burwood Local Court where seven more charges of aggravated indecent assault and aggravated sexual assault will be laid against him.
1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men will be a victim of sexual assault in their lifetime.
College age women are 4 times more likely to be sexually assaulted.
60% of sexual assaults are not reported to the police.
Reporting has increased by 1/3 since 1993.
Section 61L of the Crimes Act states:
Any person who assaults another person and, at the time of, or immediately before or after, the assault, commits an act of indecency on or in the presence of the other person, is liable to imprisonment for 5 years.
The maximum penalty for the offense of Indecent Assault is 5 years imprisonment.
In order for the police to prove their case at Court, they must prove each of the following matters beyond a reasonable doubt.
The accused assaulted another person.
At the time of, or immediately before or after the assault, the accused committed an act of indecency on or in the presence of the other person.
It will be necessary for the Police in every offense to prove that the accused was the person who committed the offense.
Section 61J of the Crimes Act states:
Any person who has sexual intercourse with another person without the consent of the other person and in circumstances of aggravation and who knows that the other person does not consent to the sexual intercourse is liable to imprisonment for 20 years. In this section, "circumstances of aggravation" means circumstances in which:(a) at the time of, or immediately before or after, the commission of the offense, the alleged offender maliciously inflicts actual bodily harm on the alleged victim or any other person who is present or nearby,...
Sexual Assault - Indecent Assault, Aggravated Sexual Assault
The 59-year-old teacher was charged with six counts of historical sexual assault offenses. The man is due to face Burwood Local Court where seven more charges of aggravated indecent assault and aggravated sexual assault will be laid against him.
1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men will be a victim of sexual assault in their lifetime.
College age women are 4 times more likely to be sexually assaulted.
60% of sexual assaults are not reported to the police.
Reporting has increased by 1/3 since 1993.
Section 61L of the Crimes Act states:
Any person who assaults another person and, at the time of, or immediately before or after, the assault, commits an act of indecency on or in the presence of the other person, is liable to imprisonment for 5 years.
The maximum penalty for the offense of Indecent Assault is 5 years imprisonment.
In order for the police to prove their case at Court, they must prove each of the following matters beyond a reasonable doubt.
The accused assaulted another person.
At the time of, or immediately before or after the assault, the accused committed an act of indecency on or in the presence of the other person.
It will be necessary for the Police in every offense to prove that the accused was the person who committed the offense.
Section 61J of the Crimes Act states:
Any person who has sexual intercourse with another person without the consent of the other person and in circumstances of aggravation and who knows that the other person does not consent to the sexual intercourse is liable to imprisonment for 20 years. In this section, "circumstances of aggravation" means circumstances in which:(a) at the time of, or immediately before or after, the commission of the offense, the alleged offender maliciously inflicts actual bodily harm on the alleged victim or any other person who is present or nearby,...