Amongst other things, I am the patron of the ACT Victims of Crime Assistance League (VOCAL), a dedicated group of volunteers who, with no assistance from the ACT Government, help those victims of crime who fall through the cracks of the public service victims scheme.
A 26-year-old Downer man has been arrested and charged with child abuse material offences after ACT Joint Anti-Child Exploitation Team (JACET) conducted a number of search warrants across Canberra targeting sexual offending.
A 66-year-old man previously charged in relation to the possession of child abuse material will face an additional seven charges in court in the ACT today, Thursday 23 November.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer has been jailed 15 years for sexually abusing two Melbourne sisters when they were students between 2004 and 2007.
A trial of convicted wife-killer, former teacher and rugby league player Chris Dawson will begin examining alleged sexual activity with one of his students.
Next month will see four Canberrans take on the challenge of running seven consecutive marathons, across seven states, over just seven days, 27 June-3 July.
Abhorrent images and video of child abuse, including children held at gunpoint, were used by a teacher for his sexual gratification, a court has been told.
Wallabies legend Sekope Kepu has detailed abuse he suffered at an Auckland boarding school as part of New Zealand's Royal Commission into abuse in care.
A 50-year-old woman has been arrested by ACT Policing after she allegedly repeatedly sexually abused her two-year-old granddaughter and posted it to TikTok.Â
In his day-to-day work, Constable Tom Clayworth deals with some of humanity's worst - the sickest of predators who prey on society's most vulnerable children.
