73 m. ago Gisèle Pelicot ‘inspired’ victims in France’s largest child abuse trial to testify publically

Ms Pelicot’s lawyer Stéphane Babonneau said his client’s bravery had encouraged alleged victims in the trial of surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec, accused of abusing hundreds of patients

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90 m. ago French surgeon to stand trial accused of abusing 299 people, mostly children

Joël Le Scouarnec, now 74, will face hundreds of victims during a four-month trial in Vannes, Brittany

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5 h. ago A French surgeon is on trial accused of raping or abusing 299 people, mostly child patients

A former surgeon is set to stand trial in France for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims

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43 h. ago ‘My paedophile letters’: French surgeon to stand trial accused of abusing 299 patients, mostly children

Joël Le Scouarnec’s ‘black books’ of handwritten notes in which alleged sexual abuse was recorded are at the heart of case against himWhen two gendarmes knocked on her door in 2019, Marie had no idea that she was about to find herself at the dark heart of one of the world’s biggest child abuse cases.The French mother of three, now 38, was shocked when the officers told her she had been the victim of Joël Le Scouarnec, a surgeon and an alleged serial paedophile accused of raping and sexually abusing hundreds of children. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago ‘My paedophile letters’: French surgeon to stand trial accused of abusing 299 child patients

Joël Le Scouarnec’s ‘black books’ of handwritten notes in which alleged sexual abuse was recorded are at the heart of case against himWhen two gendarmes knocked on her door in 2019, Marie had no idea that she was about to find herself at the dark heart of one of the world’s biggest child abuse cases.The French mother of three, now 38, was shocked when the officers told her she had been the victim of Joël Le Scouarnec, a surgeon and an alleged serial paedophile accused of raping and sexually abusing hundreds of children. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Joël Le Scouarnec: France braced for horror details in largest

A former surgeon accused of raping or sexual abusing 299 people, mostly children

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63 h. ago Salman Rushdie trial: Guilty verdict reached in trial of man accused of trying to kill author

The British-American novelist was seriously wounded and blinded in one eye in the August 2022 attack. Hadi Matar pleaded not guilty to the charges

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65 h. ago TV star Charles Hanson’s wife had ‘frightening reaction’ to him, court told

Charles Hanson, 46, is on trial at Derby Crown Court accused of using violence towards his wife.

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2 d. ago TV star Charles Hanson’s wife blamed him for baby’s death, court told

Charles Hanson is on trial at Derby Crown Court accused of using violence towards his wife.

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3 d. ago Real reason Rihanna was at A$AP Rocky's trial after being accused of trying to manipulate jury

The Umbrella singer, 37, provided a 'sense of calm that was obvious' when she attended the legal proceedings in Los Angeles, A$AP Rocky's lawyer told Dailymail.com.

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3 d. ago TV star Charles Hanson asked if he was ‘dreaming’ when arrested, court hears

Charles Hanson, 46, is on trial accused of being violent towards his wife Rebecca Hanson.

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3 d. ago Jury retires in trial of hockey coach accused of wife’s murder

Mohamed Samak, who once coached Wales, denies murdering his wife Joanne at home

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4 d. ago US deportees moved from Panama City to Darién jungle region, lawyer says

Local paper says 170 of 299 people kept under watch in a hotel transported to dense and lawless regionA group of immigrants deported from the US to Panama last week have been moved from a hotel in the capital to the Darién jungle region in the south of the country, according to a lawyer representing an immigrant family.Susana Sabalza, a Panamanian immigration lawyer, said a family she represents was transferred to Metetí, a town in the Darién, along with other deported people. La Estrella de Panamá, a local daily, reported on Wednesday that 170 of the 299 people who had been in the hotel had been moved to the Darién. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Joel Le Scouarnec: Surgeon accused of sexually abusing 299 patients over 25 years to stand trial

Prosecutors say Joel Le Scouarnec abused and raped hundreds of people, most of whom were children, over a 25-year period

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4 d. ago Bargain Hunt star Charles Hanson ‘told police alleged headlock was loving hug’

The television personality is on trial at Derby Crown Court accused of using violence against his wife.

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5 d. ago Soldier's tragic inquest sees more than 1,000 military women share stories of rape, abuse and harassment

In a letter seen by MailOnline, General Sir Roly Walker said he was 'disgusted' by allegations of sexual abuse and that the behaviour does not match 'our Values and Standards'.

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5 d. ago UN tribunal head told police 'I'm a judge' when officers came to probe reports she was holding a woman as a slave, court hears

Ugandan High Court judge Lydia Mugambe, 49, is accused of conspiring with deputy High Commissioner John Leonard Mugerwa to bring the woman to the UK.

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5 d. ago Woman sues fertility clinic, saying she gave birth to another patient's baby

A woman is suing the fertility clinic that helped her get pregnant using in vitro fertilization two years ago, saying she gave birth to another patient's child after doctors transferred the wrong embryo to her

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6 d. ago Just Stop Oil activist part of ‘audacious plan to raise awareness’ during proposed Manchester Airport protest

Five people are on trial accused of conspiring to intentionally cause a public nuisance

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7 d. ago ‘We live in constant fear’: Alawites in Syria’s Homs terrified of reprisals

Diverse city has grown tense since fall of Assad regime, as security forces target groups loyal to the former dictatorOutside the deserted Homs political security directorate building, a group of freshly recruited armed guards were engaged in a heated debate about justice. Sado Junaid, whose sister and brother-in-law were detained and tortured in the squat facility’s underground prison, sided with Mahmoud al-Bashar, who as they spoke sometimes held the black coil of wire and a black-and-white rod once used to beat him and other detainees.They clashed with another young recruit about whether they should be allowed to torture officers from the deposed regime of Bashar al-Assad before any accused of crimes face trial, or whether suspects should be immediately delivered to Syria’s nascent justice system. Continue reading...

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