30 h. ago Former Canada coach convicted of sexual assault not included on public sanctions lists

Bob Birarda, jailed in 2022 for assaulting players, is not listed by Canada Soccer or BC Soccer. The country’s new Safe Sport director says the omission exposes a major gap — and is calling for a global registry of banned coaches.Two years after receiving an 18-month jail sentence for sexually assaulting players under his care, a former Canada women’s national team coach is yet to appear on any public sanctions list published by Canada Soccer or BC Soccer, the regional governing body for soccer in British Columbia, where the crimes took place.The revelation has prompted the executive director of the Canadian organization newly appointed to manage reports of abuse and misconduct to call for an international registry of offenders to track individuals who have been banned from sports for misconduct. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Prison guard says convicted robber 'she was having sex with' threatened to kill her

Isabelle Dale denies allegations that she had a physical sexual relationship with convicted robber Shahid Sharif, and helped run his spice drug running operation

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4 d. ago Former Met officer held hand over mouth of girl, 12, to ‘prevent her screaming’ as he molested her, jury told

David Carrick was previously convicted of 71 instances of sexual violence against 12 women, a court heard

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7 d. ago Thousands join protests in Rio favela after deadliest ever police raid

Demonstrators demand inquiry after operation on Tuesday in which at least 121 people were killedThousands of protesters have gathered in the Rio favela that this week suffered the deadliest police operation in Brazilian history to demand an inquiry into the killings and an end to security policies that have turned working-class neighbourhoods into “war zones”.At least 121 people, including four police officers, were killed on Tuesday during a police assault on the Complexo da Penha and the Complexo do Alemão, two large tapestries of favelas in north Rio. The operation made global headlines when scores of mutilated bodies were dumped at the entrance to one of those favelas. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Man who had denied ever raping and murdering neighbour 27 years ago is killed

Norman Mearle Grim Jr was convicted of the sexual battery and first-degree murder of Cynthia Campbell whose battered body was found in water near Pensacola, Florida

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2 w. ago In just 117 days ‘repulsive’ asylum seeker has sparked national anger and crises

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was convicted of the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl eight days after arriving in the UK.

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2 w. ago Sanctions on Russia have failed to stop the war so far – will Trump’s latest package be any different?

Russia is managing to pay for the war, sanctions or no sanctions, by passing on the cost to the public

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2 w. ago Laughing rapist paid another man to have sex with woman in hotel room before horrific attack

David Morrison has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars after being convicted of rape and sexual assault

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2 w. ago Sick teacher jailed after having sex with student 'in attic above classroom'

Michael Joseph Parra, 44, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and two years of probation after he was convicted of engaging in a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old

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3 w. ago Homeland Security says Marine's father who was deported had faced domestic violence, assault charges

The Department of Homeland Security says the father of a Marine arrested by immigration authorities when visiting his pregnant daughter at Camp Pendleton has a criminal record that includes charges of domestic violence and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon

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3 w. ago Former dog trainer convicted for decades of sexual and violent abuse

Ian Hendry’s offending took place between 1987 and 2022.

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3 w. ago Young girl sexually abused by three generations of her own family

Six people from the same family have been found guilty of 39 offences - including rape, sexual assault and child cruelty - against two young sisters

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3 w. ago Two men in court charged with prison murder of Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins

Convicted child sexual abuse offender Watkins was attacked with a knife at HMP Wakefield on SaturdayTwo men have appeared in court after being charged with the murder of the former Lostprophets singer and convicted child sexual abuse offender, Ian Watkins, in prison.Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, were produced separately and appeared before Judge Dunne at Leeds magistrates court on Monday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies after being attacked in prison

Forty-eight-year-old was serving 29-year prison sentence after admitting multiple child sex offencesThe convicted child sexual abuser and former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has died after being attacked in prison.The 48-year-old was serving a 29-year prison sentence at HMP Wakefield, with a further six years on licence, after admitting a string of sex offences including the attempted rape of a baby. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Two jurors claim they were bullied into convicting Harvey Weinstein and regret it, his lawyers say

Two jurors who voted in June to convict Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault said they regret the decision and only did so because others on the panel bullied them, the former movie mogul’s lawyers said in a newly public court filing

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