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A former Sydney barrister has been jailed for possessing child
abuse material after police seized electronics belonging to
him.
Richard James Horsley was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of
1 year and 10 months at Downing Centre District Court.
The 61-year-old had his computers examined which contained over
1000 child abuse images.
At the sentencing, evidence was put forward that Mr Horsley
suffered from a porn addiction and was attempting to address this
before his arrest.
Prior to his retirement he practiced at the prestigious 8
Date for Hayne retrial locked in Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne’s retrial for an alleged sexual assault has been confirmed in court just days after his wedding.
Crime by Heath Parkes-Hupton 29th Jan 2021 5:15 PM A date for ex-NRL star Jarryd Hayne s retrial over allegations he sexually assaulted a woman on the outskirts of Newcastle in 2018 has been locked in. Mr Hayne, 32, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual assault causing actual bodily harm over the incident on grand final night in 2018. Prosecutors allege the former Parramatta Eels and NSW back assaulted the woman at her home in Fletcher after a weekend in the Hunter for a friend s buck s party.
Jury finds daughter killed mum in horror crash A jury found Kylee Heather Anderson, 49, had been driving dangerously when the car she was driving crashed, killing her 73-year-old mother near Telegraph Point.
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Subscriber only A cannabis-induced driver has been found guilty of causing the death of her mother during a 2017 car crash on the Mid-North Coast. An 11-person jury concluded in Port Macquarie District Court on Wednesday that 49-year-old Kylee Heather Anderson had been driving dangerously when her mother s Ford Fiesta veered left out of its northbound lane of the Pacific Highway near Telegraph Point.
06:58 EDT, 28 January 2021
Disgraced former politician Salim Mehajer has embarrassed himself in court while making a last ditch bail application.
The 34-year-old one-time deputy mayor of Auburn in Sydney s west has been held in custody after being found guilty of perverting the course of justice.
He spent Christmas and New Year in jail after his bail was revoked in November, and is still awaiting sentencing.
On Thursday, Mehajer represented himself in the New South Wales Supreme Court as he made a final plea to be granted bail.
The court heard Mehajer had prepared a 35-page handwritten submission which he was relying upon as evidence.
05:37 EDT, 21 January 2021
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Samil Mehajer is accused of stalking, choking, and bashing his model ex girlfriend over almost their entire three-year relationship.
The disgraced property developer was charged on Wednesday after Melissa Missy Tysoe made domestic violence claims against him.
The pair met at a New Year s Eve party in Vaucluse, in Sydney s eastern suburbs, in 2017 - sparking a relationship that lasted almost three years.
Burwood Local Court heard on Thursday that Mehajer s alleged abuse started only four months later in April 2018.
Melissa Missy Tysoe met the now 34-year-old at a party on New Year s Eve in Vaucluse, in Sydney s eastern suburbs, in 2017