Dale Smith, ‘Can Reckless Abuse of Authority Amount to Rape?: Gillard v The Queen‘ (2 June 2014).

The High Court has unanimously allowed an appeal against the ACT Court of Appeal’s decision to dismiss an appeal against multiple convictions for child sexual offences and rape by a family friend of the complainants. The Court quashed each of the four convictions and a new trial has been ordered for those counts. Continue reading →