Sexual assault and newcastle

The year-old girl from Fern Bay was assaulted by a group of boys after she returned distressed from a sexual encounter on the beach that a reviewing judge later called non-consensual. After being kicked and spat on by the group, Leigh left the party. Her naked body was found in the sand dunes nearby the following morning, with severe genital damage and a crushed skull. Matthew Grant Webster, an year-old who acted as a bouncer at the event, pleaded guilty to her murder and was sentenced to 20 years in prison with a year non-parole period. Guy Charles Wilson, the other bouncer and only other person aged over 18 at the party, pleaded guilty to assault; a third male aged 15 pleaded guilty to having sex with a minor.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This month is a reminder that through a combination of stigma and myths, sexual assault in the LGBTQ community is often rendered invisible or dismissed outright, despite CDC statistics that show the sexual assault rate for LGBTQ individuals is comparable or higher than the sexual assault rate for heterosexual individuals. Approximately 1 in 8 lesbian women and nearly half of bisexual women experience rape in their lifetime, and statistics likely increase when a broader definition of sexual assault is used. Nearly half of bisexual men and four in ten gay men have experienced sexual violence other than rape in their lifetime, and though statistics regarding rape vary, it is likely that the rate is higher or comparable to heterosexual men. As with most hate-based violence, transgender individuals are the most likely to be affected in the LGBTQ community.

Behrouz Alidoost abused his position of trust working at a Newcastle clinic to help people lose weight and now he has been struck off and locked up. A disgraced dirty doctor who sexually assaulted a patient and two other woman has been jailed in shame. A court heard he molested one woman during a consultation and went on to subject two other victims to sex attacks.

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