‘Soul-crushing’: Rapist’s ‘good character’ retrial highlights call for urgent law change
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-04-06 05:00 UTC+10:00
Section: National / Victoria
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Crime & Justice, Justice, Australia, Crime & Justice
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A rapist who won a retrial because he wasn’t given the chance to tell a jury about his “good character” has been sentenced to nine years’ jail in a case that survivor campaigners say highlights the urgent need for fast-tracked law reform.
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