澳大利亚高等法院维持Tsalkos1987年的强奸定罪,驳回他对陪审团指示的上诉。 Australia’s High Court upholds Tsalkos’s 1987 rape convictions, rejecting his appeal over jury instructions.

澳大利亚高等法院维持了2023年对Theodoros Tsalkos(现年60多岁)的定罪, 罪名是1987年在墨尔本强奸两名青少年性工作者。 Australia’s High Court has upheld the 2023 convictions of Theodoros Tsalkos, now in his 60s, for raping two teenage sex workers in Melbourne in 1987. 他被认定犯有多项强奸和绑架罪,因为据称他假扮一名警察绑架这些女孩,将她们关在自己的车里,并在几个小时内袭击她们,包括在一个密闭的厕所街区。 He was found guilty of multiple counts of rape and kidnapping after allegedly impersonating a police officer to abduct the girls, hold them captive in his car, and assault them over several hours, including at a secluded toilet block. 陪审团在审判后判定他有罪,法官将罪行称为“纯粹的邪恶 ” 。 Tsalkos提出上诉,认为陪审团对受害人母亲关于她女儿痛苦的证词有误。 A jury convicted him following a trial where the judge called the crimes “pure evil.” Tsalkos appealed, arguing a jury misdirection regarding a victim’s mother’s testimony about her daughter’s distress. 维多利亚上诉法院在2024年12月推翻了这项判决, Victoria’s Court of Appeal overturned the verdict in December 2024, citing a substantial miscarriage of justice. 高等法院一致推翻了这一决定,裁定审判法官的指示没有错误,母亲的证据可以支持检方的案情。 The High Court unanimously reversed that decision, ruling the trial judge’s instructions were not flawed and the mother’s evidence could support the prosecution’s case. 原定罪站,意思是Tsalkos不会面临重审,尽管上诉法院将重新考虑他对13年、6个月刑期的上诉请求。 The original convictions stand, meaning Tsalkos will not face a retrial, though his request to appeal his 13-year, six-month sentence will be reconsidered by the Court of Appeal.