Koffels Solicitors & Barristers

05/06/2026

L.A. District Attorney Calls for New Pause on $4B S*x Abuse Settlement Payouts, Citing Potentially 'Significant' Fraud

An attorney for Los Angeles County said only a judge could stop payments to plaintiffs who allege they were s*xually abused as minors in county-run facilities.

05/06/2026

Before your child leaves school, they are more likely to have experienced s*xual abuse than mental health issues, theft or a car crash. Most parents would be surprised. Here's the research.

https://koffels.com.au/child-s*xual-abuse-more-common-than-most-parents-think/

04/06/2026

Mother accused of possessing child exploitation images of her daughter, which were discovered at an Officeworks store in Canberra, were taken by the child for creative purposes.

The woman's defence argues her daughter took and tried to print the photographs herself for a creative project and they were not predatory in nature.

03/06/2026

Indianapolis' Notre Dame investigation reveals s*x abuse allegations involving priests

The University of Notre Dame said an investigation into the former leader of a residence hall found multiple occurrences of s*xual abuse.

02/06/2026

A former teacher at a boarding school in Kent has been found guilty of s*xually abusing a pupil more than 40 years ago.

A former teacher at Junior King's School is convicted of s*xually abusing pupils in the late 1970s.

29/05/2026

The backlog of trials in Scotland's highest criminal courts has nearly tripled, due in part to an increase in complex cases involving serious organised crime and historic s*x abuse.

The number of high court cases awaiting trial has nearly tripled since the Covid pandemic due to a backlog in complex cases.

15/05/2026

The National Office for Child Safety's 'One Talk at a Time' campaign is Australia's first national awareness campaign aimed at preventing child s*xual abuse - conversations between adults and children in their lives are the most effective tools we have.

https://www.childsafety.gov.au/having-conversations/one-talk-time

The National Office for Child Safety (NOCS) leads the development and implementation of several national priorities to protect children and young people, and support victims and survivors of child s*xual abuse.

08/05/2026

Sydney Uni revokes invitation for former Knox teacher guilty of child grooming

As William Gulson prepared to be sentenced for procuring a child for s*x, he was due to accept a prestigious award at a university event.

04/05/2026

Epstein scandal lingers in background of King Charles’ visit to Washington

(CNN) — As King Charles III and Queen Camilla were being greeted by the US president and first lady with pomp and circumstance designed for royalty at the White House

03/05/2026

Coco, a French-language platform based abroad, was implicated in cases of child s*xual abuse, homophobic attacks and the mass r**es of Gisèle Pelicot.

Coco, a French-language platform based abroad, was implicated in cases of child s*xual abuse, homophobic attacks and the mass r**es of Gisèle Pelicot. It was shut down by the courts in June 2024, but has now reemerged under a new name.