‘Grab and drag’ proposal will bridge gap between assault and sexual offences in Victoria, experts say

Law reform body says there should be consequences for offenders who make victims fear they will be sexually assaulted

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Offenders who grab and drag their victim in a way that makes them fear they will be sexually assaulted could be jailed for up to 10 years under a proposal outlined by Victoria's peak law reform body.

The Andrews government asked the Victorian Law Reform Commission (VLRC) to review grab and drag" offences after a 2018 assault in which Jackson Williams grabbed a 39-year-old woman and dragged her into an alleyway.

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