Erin Pearson
Erin Pearson covers crime and justice for The Age.
Queensland department letter used as defence for accused predator
The former police officer pleaded guilty to four counts of misconduct in public office.
- James Hall and Erin Pearson
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Ex-CFMEU official’s ‘demolition company’ a front for secret bikie clubhouse, police fear
An accused building industry extortionist has been banned from associating with a bikie employee after police suggested Joel Leavitt’s company was a front for the Bandidos.
- Erin Pearson
Predatory police officer exploited family violence victims for sex
A former Victorian police officer is facing time behind bars for exploiting his position to contact a string of women for sex.
- Erin Pearson
Lawyer crashes car en route to library after smoking joint
A Melbourne lawyer was convicted and fined $1500 after pleading guilty to a raft of drug and driving offences and also faces the prospect of being banned from practising law.
- Erin Pearson
Bikie-linked ex-CFMEU official submits possibly doctored bail documents
The only person alleged blackmailer Joel Leavitt is permitted to travel with under his bail conditions is a suspected Bandidos motorcycle gang chapter president, a court has heard.
- Erin Pearson
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- Victoria Police
Violent youths on the run after cutting off ankle monitoring devices
Two of Victoria’s most high-risk youth offenders are on the run after allegedly removing their state-issued ankle monitoring devices.
- Erin Pearson
Sex crimes inquiry into Joshua Brown nets third accused child rapist
The same police investigating the alleged childcare paedophile have now charged a third person with nearly 200 sex crimes against children and animals.
- Erin Pearson
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- Courts
Former pilot Greg Lynn led to cells in hiking shoes after bail bid fails
As Lynn was told he will remain behind bars as he awaits a retrial for the murder of Carol Clay in Victoria’s High Country, he kept his gaze fixed firmly on the floor.
- Erin Pearson
Kilkenny urged to axe privacy protections for high-profile Victorians
“It is very, very difficult to distinguish legitimate cases and cases where they are just trying it on,” one legal expert said.
- Chip Le Grand and Erin Pearson
‘Community battle of Shakespearean proportions’: Dog killer’s sentence reduced after vigilante campaign
In a leafy suburb in Melbourne’s east that a court has banned us from naming, a neighbourhood spat started by the bashing of a dog has escalated into warfare.
- Erin Pearson