Sex offence cases decline in ACT a 'concern': Director of Public Prosecutions

Jasper Lindell
October 27 2021 - 5:30am
The ACT director of public prosecutions, Shane Drumgold SC, who says it is a concern sex offence matters handled by the DPP have declined. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
The ACT director of public prosecutions, Shane Drumgold SC, who says it is a concern sex offence matters handled by the DPP have declined. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

A decline in the number of sexual assault prosecutions was concerning and work had begun to understand the fall, the ACT's Director of Public Prosecutions said.

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Jasper Lindell

Jasper Lindell

Assembly Reporter

Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.

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