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CBP Arrests Celebrity Reflection Passenger for Possession and Transportation of Child Sexual Abuse Material
By Jim Walker
A Philadelphia man traveling on the Celebrity Reflection last week is now facing federal criminal charges after Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents found child sexual abuse material (CSAM), including…
Law Web
Supreme Court: Testimony For Sexual Offence Within Home Does Not Require Same Corroboration As Crimes Committed In Open
By Law Web
The third principle concerns the appreciation ofevidence in cases of sexual offences and of crimescommitted within the privacy of the home. Offencesof this nature are seldom committed in the presenceof…
India Legal
When The Shield Becomes A Weapon
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, was conceived as an unyielding legislative fortress—a law deliberately armed with stringent provisions, presumptions and…
Bill Madden's Blog
Abuse: Claim against school groundskeeper.
By Bill Madden
VLS3 v Osborne [2026] NSWSC 1184 (Link to JADE). The Plaintiff brought proceedings against the State of New South Wales (Department of Education) as First Defendant and Rex Thomas Osborne…
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Blog
PA Superior Court: Google and Facebook Are Not Government Agents When They Scan User Accounts and Report Internet Contraband to NCMEC
Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Thomas, 2026 PA Super 209, holding that Google and Facebook do not…
Herston on Tennessee Family Law
Copy-and-Paste Findings Doom the Best-Interest Analysis in Lebanon, Tennessee Termination of Parental Rights: In re Samuel H.
By K.O. Herston
Copy-and-Paste Findings Doom the Best-Interest Analysis in Lebanon, Tennessee Termination of Parental Rights: In re Samuel H. Facts: Father and Mother are the parents of three Children who entered the…
Bill Madden's Blog
Abuse: Use of confidential counselling records in defence of civil claim.
By Bill Madden
Hubicki v Australian Air League [2026] VSC 596 (Link to JADE). This interlocutory decision concerned the defendant’s application to inspect treating notes of plaintiff’s treating psychologist Dr Withers, which required…
India Legal
Child sexual abuse material online: Supreme Court gives Centre last chance to respond
By Legal Desk
The Supreme Court on Thursday gave the Central government a last opportunity to explain the steps taken to curb the circulation of child sexual exploitation and abuse material (CSEAM) on…
India Legal
Supreme Court commutes death sentence of man convicted of raping, murdering six-year-old stepdaughter
By Legal Desk
The Supreme Court on Thursday commuted the death sentence of a man convicted of raping and murdering his six-year-old stepdaughter in Madhya Pradesh, while upholding his conviction. A Bench comprising…
Bill Madden's Blog
Abuse: Sexual and physical abuse by carers – Public interest and reputational issues on appeal.
By Bill Madden
The State of Western Australia v Barber [2026] WASCA 130 (Link to AUSTLII). With thanks to Rob Davis for drawing attention to this unusual appeal. In his primary claim Mr…