*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 ...

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 has been charged with 13 historic child sex offences The offending is alleged to have taken place when the 69-year-old was a football umpire in the mid-2000s Mr Eccles will face ...

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.

The state government will strip a Senior of the Year award from a prominent south-west Indigenous elder and junior football umpire found guilty by a jury of sexual abuse. Earlier this month a jury ...

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 ...