A man who hurled homophobic abuse at a staff member inside Oxford Street queer bar Universal Sydney has been sentenced after pleading guilty to intimidation, according to reporting by The Daily Telegraph.
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Beau Lamarre-Condon has declared "the truth will prevail" during a court hearing in Sydney, where he confirmed his not guilty pleas to the alleged domestic violence-related murders of former Channel 10 presenter Jesse Baird and his boyfriend, Qantas flight attendant Luke Davies.
Serial Grindr fraudster and catfisher Dong Qiao Li has been sentenced to three months in jail for defrauding his latest victim after a magistrate heard of his decade-long history of scamming victims out of almost $120,000, many of whom he met on the gay dating and hookup app.
Police say they now want a jail sentence imposed on a 32-year-old man who has repeatedly used Grindr to catfish and defraud victims – only after the extent of his past offending was raised in court by a Gay Sydney News journalist.
Accused killer cop Beau Lamarre-Condon will reportedly argue he acted in self-defence after pleading not guilty to the alleged domestic violence-related murders of former Channel 10 presenter Jesse Baird and his Qantas flight attendant boyfriend Luke Davies.
A man accused of luring people into a Melbourne hotel room using Grindr, where he allegedly stole their ID documents and used them to commit fraud, intends to plead guilty.
The second legal team representing alleged double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon officially withdrew from his case in court on Tuesday, a day after an unspecified issue arose that led them to step down.
Exclusive: A man accused of luring people into a Melbourne hotel room using Grindr – where he allegedly stole their ID documents and used them to commit fraud – was granted bail despite police warning that he had failed to appear at a Sydney court hearing, prompting a NSW magistrate to issue a warrant for his arrest.
The man accused of killing gay couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies has been offering interviews and information about his case to media outlets in exchange for money, The Daily Telegraph reports.
A prominent Sydney lawyer is urging the NSW government to rename the Downing Centre courthouse, citing its namesake's role in the historical persecution of LGBTQ+ individuals.