A man has escaped jail time after being the first person charged under New South Wales' new coercive control laws. The laws were passed in parliament two years ago but came into effect in July this year. The man will undertake an 18-month intensive corrections order to be served in the community, community service obligations and wear an electronic monitoring device.
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00:00We can't tell you the man's name or even where the crimes took place because of a strict
00:07suppression order imposed by the court. But we can tell you he pleaded guilty to multiple
00:12domestic violence offences against his wife, including coercive control.
00:16The court heard he locked the woman inside the house, assaulted her and repeatedly threatened
00:21to kill her. The man was the first to be arrested and charged less than a month after new coercive
00:26control laws came into effect in New South Wales earlier this year.
00:30Today he was sentenced to an 18-month community corrections order, which means he won't spend
00:35any time in custody unless he breaches his conditions. He will be fitted with an electronic
00:40monitoring device from today.