Full details of the child sexual abuse charges issued to a south-west Victorian Koori Court elder have been released for the first time. Robert Eccles, 69, has been charged with 19 alleged offences ...

A former Warrnambool youth football umpire has been arrested and charged with historical sex offences after an alleged victim came forward 10 years after the events in question. Former youth football ...

*Robert 'Locky' Eccles was found guilty in April 2025 on four sexual assault related charges against a child aged 16 or 17 under his care, supervision or authority and the Warrnambool and District ...

Earlier this month a jury found Robert Charles Eccles sexually abused a 16-year-old boy over a decade ago. Eccles, also known as ‘Locky’, fronted the County Court this month charged with nine offences ...

Robert 'Locky' Eccles, the Indigenous elder and former youth football umpire accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy more than a decade ago, is facing trial for the second time.

Robert 'Locky' Eccles was a highly-regarded and experienced umpire when he committed a "breathtaking" breach of trust against a young teenager he sexually abused in his home.