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Sydney, Australia — A trial unfolding at the Downing Centre District Court has accused three men of committing sexual offenses against three teenagers during a bucks party weekend in a Newcastle apartment last year. Maurice Hawell, 30, his brother Marius Hawell, 22, and friend Andrew David, 30, are standing trial amidst serious allegations of sexual assault stemming from events that reportedly began consensually but escalated to non-consensual activities. Prosecutors argue that the incidents in question began on a Friday night in February 2022, when a group including the accused and seven other men invited women … Read more