Sydney man accused of making rape threats on Facebook pleads not guilty
Summary:
A Sydney man who allegedly made explicit rape threats on Facebook has pleaded not guilty to using a carriage service to menace. Zane Alchin, 25, of Caringbah was charged in late October for allegedly threatening rape in comments posted to Facebook in August. Alchin allegedly committed the offence after one of his friends shared a screenshot of a woman’s Tinder profile to his Facebook page with a derogatory caption, sparking a heated argument between the two individuals’ friend groups.
Key Data:
- The posts allegedly made by Alchin include “You’ll be eating my cock till you puke” and “I’d rape you if you were better looking”.
- Paloma Brierley Newton first reported Alchin to the police with a USB drive containing screenshots of his relevant Facebook comments, several of which had been addressed to her.
- She formed an advocacy group, Sexual Violence Won’t Be Silenced, to campaign for better resources to tackle online harassment.
My View:
In my view, although Alchin has pleaded not guilty, and although rape threats were made on Facebook, he should still face punishment due to his actions.
HMRC software firm raises £100m to expand in US
Summary:
A British software company that puts exam papers online, allowing professors across the country to mark at the same time, has raised £100m from BlueBay Asset Management and Lloyds Bank. EDM specialises in providing IT solutions to large organisations to help them cut down on paper waste. Major customers in the UK include HMRC, where EDM supplies the software needed to put millions of paper documents online each year.
Key Data:
- The £100m has come in the form of a loan with £75m coming from BlueBay and £25m from Lloyds Bank.
- EDM’s turnover was £70m last year and the company is forecasting significant growth in the next few years as concern around cyber hacking prompts organisations to scrutinise their IT arrangements more carefully.
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