Convictions Overturned in Sexual Assault Case | Australia News

A former Australian National University student, Richard Emory McGary, has seen his two sexual assault convictions overturned by the ACT Court of Appeal — a major legal win after three grueling trials. The court ruled that evidence presented in earlier testimony unfairly compromised his right to silence and deemed generic “tendency” claims about his behavior inadmissible. One charge may still go to retrial, but the other is permanently stayed. The Director of Public Prosecutions is now weighing whether to appeal to Australia’s highest court — keeping this high-stakes case far from over.

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