L.A. County faces $2 billion in fire recovery costs, straining budget
Saddled with about $2 billion in fire recovery costs and the largest sex abuse settlement in U.S. history, the L.A. County government is facing about…
Former prison officer Stewart Iain Berry sentenced to six years behind bars for child sex offences
In short: A former senior prison guard with South Australia's correctional services department who sexually abused a child has been sentenced to more than six years…
ACT Bar Association rejects proposal to scrap good-character references in sentencing convicted child sexual abusers
In short: The ACT Bar Association says it will not support a proposed reform to stop people convicted of child sexual abuse using good-character references in their court…