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Three Men Convicted in Newcastle Airbnb Sexual Assault Case Involving Teenage Girls

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Newcastle, Australia — A jury has found three men guilty of gang raping three teenagers during a bucks party weekend that turned nightmarish. The events unfolded in February 2022 in a rented Airbnb in Newcastle, a decision made to celebrate the upcoming marriage of one of the defendants, Maurice Hawell, 30, who along with his brother, Marius Hawell, 22, and their friend, Andrew David, 30, faced multiple charges of aggravated sexual assault. The trio were accused of sexually assaulting two 18-year-old women and a 19-year-old woman across two consecutive nights. The violence allegedly began on … Read more

Bucks Party Nightmare: Men Accused of Non-consensual Group Encounters in Newcastle Rental

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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