Sex Offences Case Studies

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Our team at Potts Lawyers has over 100 years of combined experience in representing clients charged with sex offences. This includes sexual assault, rape, attempted rape, and various child sex offences.

View our Sexual Offences Case Studies below to see results that we have obtained for our clients.

Using carriage service to access child pornography

A search warrant was executed on our client’s home by Police. They located and seized three devices which contained child exploitation images and videos. In total, there was over 60 movies and over 300 images located.

Child Pornography Offences

The police conducted a search through a warrant at our client’s residence and seized two laptops that contained child exploitation material. Our client voluntarily admitted to police that he owned both laptops and that he downloaded the child exploitation material to the laptops using the internet…

Rape and Indecent Treatment of a Child

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Our client was charged with three child sex offences against his friend’s seven year old daughter. We were engaged to act for our client soon after his arrest. On our recommendation, he engaged in regular counselling sessions with a psychologist, which he continued up to his sentence.

Sexual Matter - Permanent Stay of Indictment

A stay of proceedings is a ruling by the court in civil and criminal procedure, halting further legal process in a trial or other legal proceeding, either temporarily or permanently. This case study relates to a sexual offence matter.

Indecent Treatment of a Child Under 16

Our client who was 53 at the time of his trial and 49 years old when charged, was defending 2 x offences of indecently touching his 15 year old step-daughter by fondling her breasts on the inside of her clothing and brushing her vaginal area on the outside of her clothing, then kissing her.

Possessing child exploitation material

In this circumstance, the Prosecution could not prove that our client had physical control of the child exploitation material on his laptop, or knew of its existence, the Prosecution accepted Ms Garland’s submission and the prosecution against our client was withdrawn.

Admissibility of Police Record of Interview

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Our client was charged with rape and is a refugee from another country. English is not his main language, but he has a very basic understanding of English. The police, upon arresting our client, began questioning him regarding the alleged offence. He was not afforded an interpreter at the police interview.

Rape Reduced to Sexual Assault

Our client was charged with rape. He was in the transport industry and the complainant was a passenger. The police charged him with raping the complainant. Our client was a non-citizen with troubles understanding English.

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