"Concerns On Police Sex Crimes Unit"
ADVOCACY groups are
concerned the police's
new Sexual Crime Investigation Branch will not
be investigating most sexual assault crimes.
The branch will give the
same status to sex crimes
as that given to other major
crimes - a move welcomed
by the groups. The problem, some groups say,
however, is that Up to 70 per
cent of rape- attempted
rape and sex assault crimes
are committed by known
offenders. Those cases still
will be handled by CIBs.
The SCIB, announced
last month, predominantly
will deal with stranger and
multiple offender rapes currently being handled by
individual CIBs.
"We are pleased that the
profile of sexual assault investigation is being raised
by the creation of the new
branch," Yarrow Place director Vanessa Swan said.
"But we would hope the
same considerations will be
given to known offender assaults as is being given to
stranger and multiple offender cases."
Chief Inspector Tony
Harrison, manager of the
Criminal Investigations
project, said the concerns
were unfounded.
"All rapes are as serious
as one another. It's not the
case that all known offender
cases will be handled by
local service areas," he said.
Instead, SCIB will provide a centralised service
and cases will be subject to
a classification process depending on issues including
the complexity, nature and
circumstances of the assault and the protracted
nature of the investigation.
SAPOL and external
agencies will continue with
fortnightly consultation
meetings dealing with
issues arising from the proposed branch model.
Michael O'Connell, Victim Services co-ordinator
for the Attorney General's
Department, said a focus on
stranger rapes "could mask
the reality that for some
rape victims, their victimisation is more a part of their
everyday experience, rape
in marriage or defacto relationships".
Last financial year, there
were 691 rape and attempted rape police reports.
Court statistics show
only 14 people were convicted for rape and one for
attempted rape in that
time. In 2002, the conviction
rate for rape in SA was a
mere 1.8 per cent or 19
convictions from 628 reports.
There were 10 convictions of 725 reported indecent assaults and 31
convictions from 254 reports of unlawful sexual intercourse.
A parliamentary inquiry,
proposed by Greens MP
Kris Hanna, is investigating
the low conviction rates of
rapists and child molesters.
A Legislative Review Committee is receiving
submissions and will hear from
experts next month.
Adelaide Advertiser 3-4-2004
Sam Riches
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(NSW) (12-12-2006)
Woman Raped, Forced To Hand Over Cash
(QLD) (11-12-2006)
Another Woman Attacked On Bike Track
(QLD)-
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Mother Sexually Assaulted In Front Of Kids
(QLD) (20-11-2006)
Fear Of Predator's Return
(NSW) (6-10-2006)
Daylight Sex Attack Worries Cops
(NT) (6-9-2006)
Rapist Attacks 10 Times In Two Weeks
(NT) (23-8-2006)
Truck Driver 'In Sex Assault on Blind Woman'
(VIC) (25-07-2006)
Sex Aassaults Random Attack: Police
(NSW) (5-06-2006)
Boy, 10, Sexually Assaulted (NSW) (22-05-2006)
Serial Rapist Fear In City (ACT) (22-2-2006)
Schoolgirl Abduction Attempts (QLD) (2-2-2006)
Sex Assault On Pregnant Woman (VIC) (12-1-2006)
Woman Assaulted On Roadside (VIC) (7-1-2006)
Pervert Poses As Male Nurse (VIC) (4-1-2006)
Teen Raped In Park (VIC) (26-12-2005)
Search On After Alleged Rape (QLD) (17-12-2005)
Search Over Tourist Sex Attack (NSW) (30-11-2005)
Boys Escape Abductor (NSW) (27-11-2005)
Hunt Is On For Fat Flasher (SA) (23-11-2005)
A Serial Predator Stalking Women (NSW) (20-11-2005)
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Woman Gouges, Knees Would-Be Rapist (QLD) (13-11-2005)
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Girl Dragged From Phone Booth (NSW) (16-10-2005)
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Two More Vicious Assaults On Women (SA) (12-11-2004)
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Parents Urged To Be On Guard At Ekka
(QLD) (9-8-2004)
Girl Foils Abductor (QLD) (1-8-2004)
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Sketches of Man Last Seen With Daniel Morecombe (QLD) (14-12-2004)
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A man pretending to be a nurse walked into a Sydney
hospital ward and indecently
assaulted a female patient.
Police say the man entered the ward at
the Royal Hospiatal for Woman in Randwick,
about 7:30am on Tuesday and proceeded
to examine a 36-year-old women patient.
Adelaide Advertiser (5-1-2006)
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A WOMAN was sexually assaulted at a Queensland university campus, police said today.
The 19-year-old was on a bridge within the St Lucia campus of the University of
Queensland when she was attacked from behind about 7.10pm (AEST) yesterday.
A police spokeswoman said a man pushed the woman to the ground and indecently
assaulted her before she fought him off and ran for help.
AAP (6-4-2005)
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A NINE-year-old boy was indecently
assaulted outside his parents restaurant
in western Sydney, police said today.
The boy was playing outside the restaurant
at Homebush about 9.45pm (AEST) last night
when he was approached by a man who forced
him into the front yard of a nearby block of
flats and assaulted him.
The man ran from the scene after being disturbed
by a passerby, police said.
AAP (2-4-2005)
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SA- Kurralta Park-
A Woman was attacked 11-11-2004 near McArthur Ave, is working with police
on a description of the two men involved.
The bicycles they were riding were a malvern star brand racing bike,
silver in colour and a mongoose high-range mountain bike coloured
violet and white with blue front forks and blue handle bars.
SA- Daveron Park-
The offender was a male caucasian, aged 16-20, 170cm tall with a
masculine build, short, fair hair and a pock- marked face.
He was wearing a blue t-shirt with the number 7 on the front,
the word Original on the back, blue track pants and old ripped sports
shoes.A Young girl was sexually assaulted after been approached by the man,
around 3:30pm, 3-11-2004.
other recent attacks include-
SA- (2-11-2004), Hurtle Square. A Woman (33yrs) sexually assaulted (between 10-11pm)
SA- (4-11-2004), Trott Park. A Man grabs a teenage girl and exposes himself to her.
SA- (9-11-2004), Coromandel Valley. 12yr old girl, is approached by a man with a knife.
young girl flees.
SA- (10-11-2004), Campbelltown. A woman is grabbed while walking to a bus stop about 5pm.
She escapes.
SA- (12-11-2004), Port Noarlunga. An 11yr old girl runs away after being offered a lift
by a man.
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The Faces Of Evil Predators
Wanted For Sexual Assaults
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Norlane (Vic)
Do You know this person?
(17-8-2007)
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Sex Attacks (vic)
Do You Know This Man?
Call Crimestoppers
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Sex Attack (qld)
(8-1-2007)
Victim- teenage girl
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Torquay (vic)
(Jan 2007)
Victim was a 7yr old girl
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Brompton (sa)
21-3- 2004
Victim 16yr old girl
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Seaford (sa)
25-2- 2004
Victim woman in her 30's
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Hindley St (sa)
31-12- 2003
Victim was a teenager
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Pitman Park (sa)
16-7- 2003
28yr old woman
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Nth Adelaide (sa)
1-6- 2003
Victim 36yr old woman
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Adelaide (sa)
21-6- 2004
Victim 14yr old boy
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Woodville (sa)
July, 2004
Victim 3yr old girl.
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Sydney
Serial Rapist
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Clearview (sa)
Rapist
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Clearview (sa)
Rapist
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Brahma Lodge (sa)
Nightstalker
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Elizabeth Grove (sa)
(19-2-2005)
Victim 14yr old girl
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Wynn Vale (sa)
(10-3-2005)
Victim 35yr old man
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Greenwith (sa)
(Feb-April 2005)
Victims were 2 women
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Townsville (qld)
Victim was a 19yr old woman (Dec 2005)
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Dandenong (vic)
Victim was a woman
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Sydney (nsw)
Victims were 2 boys
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Greens Rd (vic)
(19-4-2006)
Victim was a woman
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Above-Kenneth Lee Buckingham
He Failed To Appear
POLICE want to hear from anyone who
knows the whereabouts of 41-year-old Kenneth Lee Buckingham.
Mr Buckingham was allegedly involved in a
rape in the St Kilda area in February 1949.
He was arrested and charged, but warrants
were issued for his arrest when he failed to
appear in court to answer the charges.
He is described as being 170cm, or 5'7" tall,
with a thin build, blue eyes, brown hair and a
fair complexion.
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