Victorian rape law needs reform to protect sex workers
An analysis piece discusses how Victorian rape law allows judges to consider a victim's sex work as a mitigating factor in sentencing, citing the non-binding precedents of Harris (1981) and Hakopian (1991). It notes that Adrian Bayley, who received a low sentence for raping street sex workers in 200
Victoria, Australia · 2015-03-30 · The Conversation
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