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Judge Finds Roberts-Smith Committed Four Murders and Bullying

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 12:21 AM UTC · How we work

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Ben Roberts-Smith denied five war-crime murder charges during a 2½-hour 2GB interview.
He launched the Epic 1 Two clothing line to fund his family while on trial.
He claimed billionaire Kerry Stokes paid over $30 million toward his defamation case.
Judge Anthony Besanko found, on the civil balance, that Roberts-Smith committed four murders and bullying.

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Story summary

Ben Roberts-Smith denied five war-crime murder charges during a 2½-hour 2GB interview.
He launched the Epic 1 Two clothing line to fund his family while on trial.
He claimed billionaire Kerry Stokes paid over $30 million toward his defamation case.
Judge Anthony Besanko found, on the civil balance, that Roberts-Smith committed four murders and bullying.