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Luke Lazarus is an Australian man residing in Sydney. After a woman, Saxon Mullins, accused Lazarus of raping her he was arrested, charged, and went to trial. Lazarus was initially convicted but subsequently found not-guilt on appeal using an ''honest mistake of fact'' defence.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/may/17/luke-lazarus-breaks-silence-over-kings-cross-trial-to-criticise-media</ref><ref>https://www.marieclaire.com.au/getting-away-with-rape-saxon-mullins-consent-case</ref> |
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Following Lazarus' acquittal, the Australian state of New South Wales moved to strengthen sexual consent laws and ultimately proposed an [[affirmative consent#New_South_Wales|affirmative consent]] model. |
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Latest revision as of 03:12, 16 October 2022
Luke Lazarus is an Australian man residing in Sydney. After a woman, Saxon Mullins, accused Lazarus of raping her he was arrested, charged, and went to trial. Lazarus was initially convicted but subsequently found not-guilt on appeal using an honest mistake of fact defence.[1][2]
Following Lazarus' acquittal, the Australian state of New South Wales moved to strengthen sexual consent laws and ultimately proposed an affirmative consent model.