NewsBite

Child abuse

Advertisement
Queensland Police car with sirens flashing.

Woman charged after nine-year-old boy found dead

The 24-year-old woman was taken into custody after emergency services were called to a Townsville home on Saturday night.

  • Courtney Kruk

Latest

Carl Ditterich pictured in 2011.

Sex abuse charges dropped against AFL Hall of Famer Carl Ditterich

The Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions was concerned there were no reasonable prospects he would be convicted.

  • Rachael Ward and Holly Hales

From ultrasound photos to family blogs: How ethical is posting children online?

Shari Franke’s memoir is the first by a former child influencer. While extreme, her story raises questions about the implications of sharing content of kids online.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Jelena Dokic has found her voice.

Jelena just needed people to believe in her. She was lucky enough to find three

The star player-turned-commentator says she is “extra proud” of what she has achieved after her tennis career.

  • Jordan Baker
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman denies claims made by his sister.

Sam Altman’s younger sister files lawsuit claiming he sexually abused her

The OpenAI chief and founder denies the allegations, which are similar to claims his sister Anne Altman has long made online.

  • Cade Metz
Yolanda Borucki had allegedly accessed confidential records on children from her Brisbane home and sent them to a Channel Nine reporter.

Woman who exposed depraved paedophile found not guilty

She is the former colleague of childcare worker Ashley Griffith, who was sentenced to life behind bars over 1600 child abuse offences.

  • Fraser Barton
Advertisement
Ashley Griffith, the paedophile jailed for the sexual abuse of children in childcare centres across Queensland, New South Wales and Italy.

Mother complained about childcare rapist 13 years before he was caught

Police have now launched an investigation into the handling of her 2009 complaint over Australia’s worst paedophile.

  • Dan Nolan
Banks have vast intelligence capacities to track the behaviour of customers that can be used to trace local and international criminals.

The high-tech sleuthing banks are using to help cops catch crooks

Former AFP officer turned bank executive Chris Sheehan says banks and law enforcement have a common interest.

  • John Silvester
Adam Kneale (centre) arrives at the Court of Appeal in Melbourne, Thursday, December 12, 2024.

Bulldogs’ payout to sex-abuse victim halved on appeal to $2.6 million

A landmark sexual abuse payout of almost $6 million has been more than halved after the Western Bulldogs Football Club won an appeal.

  • Brittany Busch
The Victorian Supreme Court.

Girl once accused of Footscray murder pleads to be let outside

An application to keep the 13-year-old in a secure facility for another six months has been approved by the Supreme Court.

  • Emily Woods

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/child-abuse-hoa