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Jailed pilot seeks $20m compensation

Lawyers for far north Queensland pilot Frederic Martens, whose child sex conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal, will lodge an emergency claim for compensation.

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Pilot claims $45m for wrongful rape conviction

A far north Queensland pilot who had a rape conviction quashed late last year has more than doubled his claim for damages.

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Man fronts court accused of rape, attempted murder

A 19-year-old man is due to appear in a far north Queensland court today charged with the rape and attempted murder of a woman at Tully, south of Cairns.

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More than 230 sex offenders breach supervision orders

An increasing number of dangerous sex offenders in Queensland are reoffending while living in the community under strict monitoring conditions.

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Cabbie accused of sex attack

A taxi driver has been charged with sexually assaulting a passenger in far north Queensland.

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Police charge Brisbane men over child pornography

Four Brisbane men have been charged with possessing child exploitation material and child pornography.

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Courts won't apply new sex offender laws: Opposition

The Queensland Opposition has welcomed new sex offender laws but says Queensland's courts are too weak to implement them.

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Police investigate tourist assault

Police are investigating the bashing and rape of a 20-year-old German tourist at Cairns in far north Queensland.

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Security footage released of Cairns assault victim

Police are looking at security camera footage as part of investigations into a sexual assault in far north Queensland.

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Police continue investigation into Cairns school assault

Police say they are being inundated with offers of help for a young German tourist who was assaulted in Cairns in far north Qld.

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Police search for man seen near crime scene

Police in Cairns in far north Queensland are looking for a man spotted near the scene of a serious assault on Tuesday morning.

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50yo charged over child sex offences

Police in far north Queensland have charged a 50-year-old man with sex offences against children.

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Qld Government won't fight nurse rape sentence

Queensland's Attorney-General says he has received legal advice that there is no prospect of successfully appealing against the sentence given to a man who raped a nurse in the Torres Strait, in the...

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Man charged over child porn

A 58-year-old man faced the Cairns Magistrates Court yesterday in far north Queensland in relation to child pornography offences.

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Parents warned over child 'sexting'

Police in north Queensland say it is concerning that children as young as 11 have inappropriate photographs of themselves or other young people stored on their mobile phones.

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Government rejects call for public sex offender register

The Queensland Government will reject a push for a public register of sex offenders.

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Higher sex crime rate linked to more reporting

Latest crime figures show far north Queensland has the state's highest rate of sexual offences.

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Teen sex attacker avoids jail

A teenager who admitted to sexually assaulting seven women in Cairns in far north Queensland earlier this year has been released from custody.

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Tourist assaulted in Cairns

Police say they have notified German authorities about a weekend attack on a tourist in the Cairns CBD in far north Queensland.

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16yo to front court over tourist assault

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with assaulting a German tourist in Cairns in far north Queensland on Saturday.

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Murder trial delayed for psychiatric assessment

Legal proceedings in far north Queensland against a man accused of murdering 81-year-old grandmother Maria Ball have been delayed because of what is described as a deterioration in his mental health.

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Cairns man faces rape, assault charges

A trial has begun for Andrew Steven Barlow, accused of raping a Swedish tourist in a far north Queensland caravan park in Cairns.

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14yo charged with Cairns rape

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with raping a woman in Cairns in far north Queensland.

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Driver faces trial on sexual assault charges

Far north Queensland taxi driver Sean Brogan has been committed to stand trial in the District Court in Cairns, charged with sexually assaulting a female passenger in April last year.

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Peter Reith joins 7.30

Former defence minister Peter Reith speaks with Chris Uhlmann about the recent Defence Force scandals.

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A-G considers paedophile sentence appeal

Queensland's Attorney-General is considering appealing against a sentence handed down in the Cairns District Court this week.

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Lucas appeals against paedophiles' sentences

Queensland's Attorney-General has lodged appeals against the sentences given to two child sex offenders, saying they are inadequate.

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Police hunt man in Cairns sex attack

Police in Cairns have called for public help to find a man accused of attacking a tourist.

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Court jails man for molesting stepdaughters

A District Court judge in Cairns in far north Queensland has jailed a 56-year-old man for 10 years for sexually abusing his two stepdaughters in the 1990s.

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White Balloon Day a reason for hope

Talking about child sexual abuse is never easy but Amanda Lee-Ross says she hopes White Balloon Day gives people the courage to speak up.

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Bravehearts welcomes tougher sentence for repeat offender

A child protection group in Queensland says an increase in a sex offender's jail term is an encouraging sign the courts are listening to the community.

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Sex abuse victim rejects WA Government apology

Sex abuse victim and campaigner, Michelle Stubbs, has rejected an apology from the State Government and returned a copy of it to every member of the Barnett Government.

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Man jailed over far north Qld rape

A 44-year-old man from Thursday Island, off far north Queensland, has been jailed for raping a woman two years ago.

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Teen jogger sexually assaulted

Cairns police in far north Queensland are investigating the sexual assault of a 17-year-old jogger.

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Sex offender satellite monitoring begins in Qld

Corrective Services Minister Neil Roberts says satellite monitoring of sex offenders starts today in Queensland.

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Call for submissions into paedophile sentencing review

Forums will be held later this month as part of a review of child-sex offender sentencing in Queensland.

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