A lawyer with alleged links to an organised crime gang has been accused of illegally sharing details of a sexual assault complainant.
The 31-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday at Granville police station, in Sydney’s west, and charged with publishing the details of a complainant in a prescribed sexual offence. Investigators allege the man is a close associate of a high-profile organised crime family from the city’s southwest. The solicitor is accused of sharing sensitive case information to an unrelated third party while representing a 24-year-old man charged with sexual assault.law, it is illegal to publish any information that identifies complainants for prescribed sexual offences except with permission from a court or the alleged victim.Explore more on these topics