Maurice Hawell
Brothers Marius Hawell & Maurice Hawell and their friend Andrew David were all convicted of sexual assault in company, sexual touching in company and attempting to commit sexual assault in company at a joint trial in July 2024.[1][2]
The events occurred in an Airbnb in the Australian city of Newcastle over two consecutive nights in 2022.[3][4]
The three men were apparently law-abiding citizens before these convictions. Maurice Hawell is a solicitor.[5][6]
Maurice Hawell and Andrew David reportedly acknowledge that they had sex with the women over two consecutive nights but they maintain their innocence. Marius Hawell denied having penetrative sex with the women.[7][8]
The women state they had been drinking alcohol, that one had voluntarily consumed MDMA and that both had initially consented to sex.[9][10]
Their accusers were not able to correctly identify the men with the judge noting:
"No specific act can be attributed to a specific offender due to the darkness of the room and the subsequent inability of either victim to identify which male did each act,..." [11]
Sentences and additional information is in the table below.
Name | Sexual Assault in Company | Sentence | Non-Parole Period | Profession |
---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew David | Seven counts | 14 years | 8 years & 9 months | |
Marius Hawell | Five counts | 9 years | ||
Maurice Hawell | Seven counts | 13 years | 7 years & 9 months | Solicitor |
The mother of the Hawell brothers and Maurice Hawell's wife believe in their innocence and wrote to the court asking for leniency.[12]
References
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/29/pack-mentality-three-men-jailed-for-newcastle-bucks-trip-gang-rapes-ntwnfb
- ↑ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-29/women-raped-newcastle-bucks-party-men-sentenced-in-court/104662672
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/29/pack-mentality-three-men-jailed-for-newcastle-bucks-trip-gang-rapes-ntwnfb
- ↑ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-29/women-raped-newcastle-bucks-party-men-sentenced-in-court/104662672
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/29/pack-mentality-three-men-jailed-for-newcastle-bucks-trip-gang-rapes-ntwnfb
- ↑ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-29/women-raped-newcastle-bucks-party-men-sentenced-in-court/104662672
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/29/pack-mentality-three-men-jailed-for-newcastle-bucks-trip-gang-rapes-ntwnfb
- ↑ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-29/women-raped-newcastle-bucks-party-men-sentenced-in-court/104662672
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/29/pack-mentality-three-men-jailed-for-newcastle-bucks-trip-gang-rapes-ntwnfb
- ↑ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-29/women-raped-newcastle-bucks-party-men-sentenced-in-court/104662672
- ↑ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-29/women-raped-newcastle-bucks-party-men-sentenced-in-court/104662672
- ↑ https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/courts-law/wifes-letter-for-gang-rapist-husband-maurice-hawell/news-story/048b44163535507a889b3a10d2819c41