Case Results

A client was charged with 2 charges of rape in circumstances where the alleged victim had taken medication and consumed alcohol. She denied consent, so a mistake of fact defence was pursued in addition to actual consent. The client gave evidence and was acquitted of both charges.

A client was charged with indecent treatment and rape of his young daughter. Cross-examination of his ex-wife caused significant damage to the prosecution case, establishing the mother had likely influenced the daughter to make a false complaint. The client gave evidence and was acquitted of all charges.

A client pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a female employee after a work Christmas party. He couldn’t remember details of what happened, so we carefully reviewed the evidence and provided advice on the case and his prospects of conviction. We obtained high-quality references, a letter of apology, and prepared extensive written submissions to the court. The prosecutor asked for a jail sentence, but we achieved a 2 year probation order with no conviction recorded.

A client pleaded guilty to possessing 1 CEM video, which had been uploaded to a cloud storage website (mega.nz). On our advice, he engaged early with a clinical psychologist to address his underlying pornography addiction. By the time of his sentence, he had made significant changes to his life and dealt with the underlying issues. He received a fine with no conviction recorded.

A client pleaded guilty to possessing child exploitation material, which was uncovered after he had uploaded files to a file sharing site (mega.nz). Police located 260 images on his phone, with about 60% in Category 1. There was also evidence showing he had shared links to mega.nz with other users, but he had not been charged for that.

He engaged our services before he was officially charged, and engaged in treatment with our preferred psychologist straight away. By the time of his sentence, he had completed extensive treatment and obtained an excellent recommendation and report from his psychologist. He received 2 years probation with no conviction recorded.

A client was charged with possessing CEM and recording someone in a state of undress (observations/recordings in breach of privacy). He was immediately referred to expert psychologists for treatment. Meanwhile, we negotiated the facts of the matter with the DPP, resulting in very favourable agreed facts. He received a 2 year probation order, with no conviction recorded.

A client pleaded guilty to an offence of importing Tier 2 goods (child abuse material – CAM) by bringing it into the country on his mobile phone and iPad. There were 16 CAM files: 14 videos and 2 images. Against our advice, he did not engage in treatment, but did see a psychologist to obtain a forensic report about his risk factors. He avoided jail, receiving a wholly suspended sentence of 12 months imprisonment, plus probation for 2 years.

A client was charged with possessing CEM and possessing child abuse material obtained using a carriage service. After careful analysis of the forensic reports, we successfully negotiated for both charges to be discontinued in the Magistrates Court based on our deep understanding of the electronic evidence.