Nicole Lee’s husband raped her virtually every day for years on end and pled guilty to doing so in court. The Judge praised him in his sentencing remarks as a quiet, gentle man. Then the Victorian Government made Nicole fight through the courts again for the right to tell her own story. She and Nina Funnell join us to make it heard.  https://au.gofundme.com/f/stop-silencing-survivors
1800RESPECT if you or someone you know has been effected by sexual assault.  https://www.1800respect.org.au/
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Nicole Lee went back to court so she could speak about her survival after rape - #187

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This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. 
In Episode 380 of Australian True Crime, we spoke to Anna Bartsch, one of four women whose evidence convicted former South Australian teacher Trenton John Wickers of indecent assault of children and unlawful sexual intercourse with a child in the 1990s. 
In November of 2018, Judge Simon Stretton characterised Wickers as a serious repeat offender and sentenced him to ten years jail with a non-parole period of eight years.
As the end of that minimum jail period draws near, one of the other three women who helped convict Wickers joins us today on Australian True Crime to talk publicly for the first time. She's passionate about the importance of speaking out about historical sexual assault.
As she puts it, many voices can bring about change, and this is her story.
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Lifeline  on 13 11 14
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1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732
CREDITS: Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram Guest: Jane (not her real name)Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard
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Shortcut: The predatory music teacher who was brought to justice

In Episode 380 of Australian True Crime, we spoke to Anna Bartsch, one of four women whose evidence convicted former South Australian teacher Trenton John Wickers of indecent assault of children and unlawful sexual intercourse with a child in the 1990s. 
In November of 2018, Judge Simon Stretton characterised Wickers as a serious repeat offender and sentenced him to ten years jail with a non-parole period of eight years.
As the end of that minimum jail period draws near, one of the other three women who helped convict Wickers joins us today on Australian True Crime to talk publicly for the first time. She's passionate about the importance of speaking out about historical sexual assault.
As she puts it, many voices can bring about change, and this is her story.
For Support: 
Lifeline  on 13 11 14
13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)
1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732
CREDITS: Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram Guest: Jane (not her real name)Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard
GET IN TOUCH:
https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/
Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook 
Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.com
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The predatory music teacher who was brought to justice

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. 
It's been quite a season of high-profile defamation cases in Australia in recent years. 
Geoffrey Rush, Craig McLachlan, Ben Roberts-Smith, and Bruce Lehrmann, to name a few. 
Along with the risks of airing all of your dirty laundry for the world to see, a defamation case doesn't come cheap either. Lehrmann, who recently lost his defamation lawsuit against Channel 10, is rumoured to have legal fees amounting to more than 8 million dollars.
We're joined on Australian True Crime today by Victoria-Jane Otavski, a litigator with over 20 years of experience specialising in defamation law, to explain what defamation is and why these cases so rarely succeed in court.
You can click here to learn more or get in contact with Victoria-Jane Otavski at Blackbay Lawyers
For Support: 
Lifeline  on 13 11 14
13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)
1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732
CREDITS: Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram Guest: Victoria-Jane OtavskiExecutive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard This episode contains extra content from ABC News and 10 News First
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Shortcut: Dabbling in Defamation

It's been quite a season of high-profile defamation cases in Australia in recent years. 
Geoffrey Rush, Craig McLachlan, Ben Roberts-Smith, and Bruce Lehrmann, to name a few. 
Along with the risks of airing all of your dirty laundry for the world to see, a defamation case doesn't come cheap either. Lehrmann, who recently lost his defamation lawsuit against Channel 10, is rumoured to have legal fees amounting to more than 8 million dollars.
We're joined on Australian True Crime today by Victoria-Jane Otavski, a litigator with over 20 years of experience specialising in defamation law, to explain what defamation is and why these cases so rarely succeed in court.
You can click here to learn more or get in contact with Victoria-Jane Otavski at Blackbay Lawyers
For Support: 
Lifeline  on 13 11 14
13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)
1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732
CREDITS: Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram Guest: Victoria-Jane OtavskiExecutive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard This episode contains extra content from ABC News and 10 News First
GET IN TOUCH:
https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/
Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook 
Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.com
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Dabbling in Defamation

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. 
Anne Manne is a journalist and social philosopher. 
Her new book, "Crime of the Cross", is about a paedophile network run by members of the Anglican Church in Newcastle in the 1980s and 1990s.
It's made me realise that the shocking details of the crimes committed by the Catholic clergy have almost blinded me to some of the other revelations brought into the light by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (2013).
This story has many similarities to those we've heard of the paedophile priest cluster in Ballarat, and the measures the Catholic Church went to to silence victims and protect offenders. However, there are also many significant differences.
We urge you to purchase a copy of Anne Manne's book "Crimes of the Cross", which can be accessed by clicking this link. 
For Support: 
Lifeline  on 13 11 14
13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)
1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732
CREDITS: Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram Guest: Anne ManneExecutive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard This episode contains extra content from ABC News.
GET IN TOUCH:
https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/
Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook 
Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.com
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Nicole Lee went back to court so she could speak about her survival after rape - #187

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