NSW judge faces ban after scathing report criticises his handling of sexual assault trial
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6Q6A1)
Report finds that during trial Judge Robert Newlinds repeatedly called crown case hopeless' and vilified the alleged sexual assault victim
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A judge could be pulled from hearing criminal cases after a watchdog found he abused his power when criticising New South Wales's top prosecutor and vilifying a sexual assault complainant.
A report found that district court Judge Robert Newlinds publicly criticised the NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in his judgment on a sexual assault case in 2023, suggesting the trial had been run in a way unfair to the accused.
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