Twin Richard Mateer sentenced for historical child sexual abuse The twins committed sexual and indecent assaults against two young boys. Newcastle Herald · Sep 6, 2024
Notorious paedophile identical twin 'groomed and corrupted' young boys Horrendous predator 'used boys up before casting them aside'. Newcastle Herald · Mar 19, 2024
Twins Stephen and Richard Mateer face sentence hearing for historical child sexual abuse One of the victims read a statement about the impact of the abuse. Newcastle Herald · Feb 2, 2024
Twins committed child sex abuse three decades ago Judge McGrath has handed down his verdicts. Newcastle Herald · May 26, 2023
Twins deny teaming up in alleged sexual assaults Together the brothers face 55 counts of sex assault on boys dating back to the late 1980s. Newcastle Herald · May 19, 2023
Revelation delays trial, hearing of twins accused of child sex abuse The special hearing and trial of twins accused of historical child sex abuse have been unexpectedly delayed until May, with Newcastle District Court hearing on Tuesday a key member of defence counsel had become aware she previously represented one of the alleged victims. Newcastle Herald · Feb 21, 2023
Twin brothers allegedly sexually assaulted boy in van, court hears A man on trial for alleged historical child sex abuse - some of which he is accused of perpetrating with his identical twin brother - repeatedly assaulted two teenage boys over several years, a court has heard. Newcastle Herald · Feb 20, 2023
Man facing 45 indecent assault, child sex charges unfit for trial A man who pleaded not guilty to dozens of charges of indecent assault and child sexual assault - whose alleged offences were uncovered by detectives investigating the high profile disappearances of girls who went missing at Lake Macquarie in the 1970s - has been ruled unfit to stand trial. Newcastle Herald · Feb 10, 2023
Twin brothers Richard and Stephen Mateer deny historical child sexual assaults Identical twin brothers Richard and Stephen Mateer have pleaded not guilty to a string of historical child sexual assaults that were allegedly uncovered as part of an investigation into the disapperance of young women in Lake Macquarie in the late 1970s. Newcastle Herald · Jun 16, 2022