澳大利亚两名男子因虚假声称支付性工作者费用随后又拒付而被判强奸罪，成为各自所在州在扩展同意定义新法下的典型案例。[1]
维多利亚州男子Oliver Graoroski在2025年1月至5月间与5名性工作者进行性行为但拒绝付款，已对20项强奸罪和2项虚假陈述罪认罪。[1]与此同时，新南威尔士州男子Samuel Roy Christie因虚假声称已支付性工作者Isabella St James 1600澳元被定罪。[1]Christie于2024年11月10日凌晨2时25分向对方发送虚假的银行转账截图声称已转账，但其银行账户余额实际不足，未进行真实转账。[1]陪审团仅用1小时多即认定St James未被支付且未提供同意。[1]
Christie于2025年7月31日被判4年监禁，不假释期为2年4个月。[1]维多利亚州于2023年7月通过修订同意法，将欺骗性付款行为定性为强奸或性侵犯，新南威尔士州则于2022年引入类似立法。[1]St James表示："我就不会在没有任何经济收益的情况下提供服务。"[1]
A man in New South Wales has been sentenced to four years imprisonment after deceiving a sex worker about payment and then refusing to pay.[1] Samuel Roy Christie was convicted of the offense after sending a fake bank transfer screenshot to Isabella St James on November 10, 2024, at 2:25 a.m., claiming he had transferred 1,600 Australian dollars when he had not actually done so and lacked sufficient funds in his account.[1] A jury deliberated for just over one hour before determining that St James had not been paid and had not consented to the encounter under the false pretenses.[1] Christie was sentenced on July 31, 2025, with a non-parole period of two years and four months.[1]
The conviction represents a significant application of expanded consent laws in Australia.[1] New South Wales introduced legislation approximately one year prior to this case that treats deceptive payment practices as rape or sexual assault.[1] Victoria similarly amended its consent laws in July 2023.[1] St James reflected on the impact of the deception, stating: "I would not have provided the service without any financial benefit."[1]