A survivor of clerical abuse is calling for the Justice Minister to end or limit the use of character references in court cases, particularly in relation to sexual offences against children. Tony ...

A former East Palo Alto city employee allegedly molested and supplied drugs repeatedly to a 13-year-old he met while working ...

Character references for perpetrators in court will soon be a thing of the past in Victoria and New South Wales. Victorian ...

Good character’ references used to try to reduce sentences for convicted criminals – including pedophiles and murderers – are set to be restricted in Victorian courts under reforms being probed by the ...