10 h. ago Glasgow crime: Man who abducted and raped two women in Glasgow given indefinite jail sentence

He was made subject to an order of lifelong restriction and must serve a minimum of nine years in prison.

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11 h. ago Predator who abducted and raped two women in filthy Glasgow flat jailed indefinitely

Sohail Ahmed, also known as Soheel, 52, was jailed on Wednesday.

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2 d. ago Migrants 'are using their trauma to try to get shorter sentences for sex crimes'

One case saw an Egyptian sex offender who raped a woman in Hyde Park handed a shorter sentence after a psychiatric report suggested he had PTSD.

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5 d. ago Cops reveal no crime established after report of woman raped in Scots woods

POLICE have closed a rape inquiry after concluding that 'no crime' has been established. Cops launched a major manhunt after a woman reported a serious sexual assault in a secluded woodland in Kirkcaldy, Fife. The rape was said to have happened in the early hours of Sunday, 7 December this year between 2am and 5am,...

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7 d. ago Evil Scots paedophile who raped two young girls died of cancer behind bars

John Barr, 71, died on October 5, 2023, while receiving palliative care at Ferryfield House Community Hospital in Granton, Edinburgh.

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7 d. ago Rape convictions reach record high but charity warns further progress needed

Government hails ‘all time’ in conviction numbers

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8 d. ago Dangerous paedophile who raped young girls in Aberdeen jailed for 12 years

Yuen Lawson, 37, targeted women and girls as young as 14.

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9 d. ago Three failed asylum seekers from Iran and Egypt all deny repeatedly raping a woman on Brighton beach

Sussex police officers received a report that a 33-year-old woman had been raped on the lower esplanade in Brighton at around 5am on the morning of October 4.

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9 d. ago Twisted nurse raped woman in Scots care home before fleeing to India: Everything you need to know

Naijil Paul has been sentenced to nearly eight years in prison.

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9 d. ago Depraved nurse raped vulnerable colleague in care home before fleeing Scotland to India

Care home manager Naijil Paul has been sentenced to almost 8 years in jail after he was extradited to Scotland from India.

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1 week ago Shocking lack of concern about rapes and sexual assaults in Scotland's hospitals must end

Despite the alarming number of rapes and sexual assaults known to have taken place in hospitals, some health boards still do not record the information

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1 week ago SNP government to back Labour MSP Monica Lennon's Ecocide Bill at first stage

Nats minister Gillian Martin signalled the move to MSPs which could see Scotland establish a specific crime of mass environmental destruction.

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1 week ago Dundee crime: Police launch investigation after woman raped at Scottish backpackers hostel

Officers are following a positive line of enquiry.

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2 w. ago The ozone layer is healing! Hole over Antarctica is at its smallest in 5 YEARS

The ozone hole - which appears yearly over Antarctica - closed on Monday (December 1), reveal experts at Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service.

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2 w. ago Cops urged to reopen probe into rape allegation against Mohamed Al Fayed at Scots estate

Over 400 allegations have been made against Mohamed Al Fayed.

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2 w. ago 'Predatory' Scots man jailed for conspiracy to rape child after police sting

Paul Chalmers was also given a lifelong restriction order in court.

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3 w. ago Scots doctor appears in court accused of 'harassing' son's rape victim online

Andrew McFarlane, 61, appeared at Inverness Sheriff Court on Tuesday.

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3 w. ago ‘He’ll control your life’ – Scots rape fiend’s victim warns his new jail bride after Barlinnie wedding

RAPE fiend Kenneth Quinn’s victim has warned his jail bride the “psychopath” will control her from behind bars. Carolyn Quinn urged relatives of the 51-year-old’s new wife Brogan, 29, to protect her from him. Mum Carolyn — who suffered 27 years of sadistic abuse when married to the brute — warned: “He will play on...

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3 w. ago Sex crimes including rape and revenge porn at four year high

New Scottish Government figures show sex crimes in Scotland at a four year high including rape, attempted rape and revenge porn

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3 w. ago Every 10 minutes a woman or girl is killed by a partner or family member, UN finds

The United Nations has released a report on femicide showing that one woman or girl is killed by a partner or family member almost every 10 minutes, with rates refusing to fall.

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