Three NSW men convicted of gang raping teenagers during bucks party successfully overturn convictions
Two of the men will face retrial while third has been acquitted after successfully arguing trial judge erred in directions to juryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo men jailed for gang raping three teenagers during a...
<p>Two of the men will face retrial while third has been acquitted after successfully arguing trial judge erred in directions to jury</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/dec/08/australia-news-live-politics-coalition-housing-policy-liberal-labor-vic-nsw-qld-tasmania-weather-bushfires-economy-education-health-social-media-cost-of-living">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Two men jailed for gang raping three teenagers during a bucks party weekend will face a retrial and a third has been acquitted after winning appeals against their convictions.</p><p>Maurice Hawell, 31, his younger brother Marius, 24, and Andrew David, 31, were all found guilty of sexually assaulting three women in 2024 after a joint trial lasting almost four weeks.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/08/three-men-convicted-gang-raping-teenagers-bucks-party-overturn-convictions">Continue reading...</a>
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