12 h. ago Death of man in Indiana jail highlights cruelty of solitary confinement: ‘A national disgrace’

Adam Bryant, 29, died on Christmas while confined in a solitary jail cell. Advocates say significant reforms are neededThrough the tinny reception on the jail’s phone lines, 29-year-old Adam Bryant told his mom he didn’t want to die.It was late 2022, and Bryant was incarcerated at Vigo county jail in Terre Haute, Indiana, a city roughly 75 miles west of Indianapolis. Bryant had been arrested for domestic battery on 8 December, and for most of the time between then and the 19 December phone call, he’d been unable to eat without vomiting. He had severe stomach pains, too, which only worsened when he was attacked and beaten. Some of his inmates had heard about his battery charge, and they wanted the ring Bryant was wearing. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Jail death of Scots paedophile who raped two young girls to be probed by Sheriff

John Barr, 71, died while receiving palliative care at a community hospital in Granton, Edinburgh, on October 5, 2023.

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65 h. ago Rape shame of Putin's troops: Horrific details of 'extreme' sex attacks on Ukrainian women and girls are revealed in court ruling on Russia's 'abhorrent' abuses during invasion

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) yesterday found Russia guilty of committing various atrocities in Ukraine following the outbreak of war in the Donbas region in 2014

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3 d. ago Jeffrey Epstein's brother slams FBI as 'stupid' for ruling over paedophile's death

Jeffrey Epstein's brother has slammed the FBI as 'stupid' after investigators ruled out the possibility that the paedophile’s jail death was anything but a suicide.

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5 d. ago Man, 31, is arrested over 'rape' of teenage girl in public toilet at popular British seaside resort

A female in her late teens reported being raped on Bournemouth Beach, Dorset, at around 2am on Sunday. Officers are holding a 31-year-old man in police custody.

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5 d. ago Girl, 15, raped near library after being 'approached by two men' as cops release CCTV

An investigation has been launched following the alleged rape close to Chertsey Library in Surrey on June 27 as police describe the incident as 'extremely concerning'

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6 d. ago Urgent hunt launched after girl, 15, 'raped' near library: Police release CCTV of man

Surrey Police said the alleged incident occurred near Chertsey Library at around 7pm on Friday, June 27. In their witness appeal, the force said the girl was with a friend when approached by two males.

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6 d. ago How girl, 14, miraculously survived kidnapping, rape, and shooting at hands of criminal who dumped her in freezing woods

A teenage girl escaped horrific abuse after her attacker foolishly forgot to check if she was dead as he attempted to discard her body in the Alaskan woods.

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9 d. ago Noodle seller 'raped and dismembered teen girl before feeding parts to pit bulls'

Marcelle Julia Araujo da Silva's butchered remains were found after she had been raped and fed to a pack of dogs - noodle seller Zhaohu Qiu has been arrested

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1 week ago Man already in jail charged in the 2024 death of a woman in New London

Man already in jail charged in the 2024 death of a woman in New London  NBC Connecticut

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1 week ago Revealed: Child sex offender who abused schoolgirl, 15, on livestream poses with kids at sports club while on BAIL for sex attack

Michael Linfoot, 24, trained at a gym in Chorley, Greater Manchester after being arrested and bailed on charges of sexual abuse against the girl when he was 18.

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1 week ago Revealed: Child sex offender who orally raped schoolgirl, 15, and abused her on livestream poses with kids at sports club while on BAIL for sex attack

Michael Linfoot, 24, trained at a gym in Chorley, Greater Manchester after being arrested and bailed on charges of sexual abuse against the girl when he was 18.

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1 week ago Revealed: Paedophile who raped schoolgirl, 15, and livestreamed abuse poses with children at sports club while on BAIL for sex attack

Michael Linfoot, 24, trained at a gym in Chorley, Greater Manchester after being arrested and bailed on charges of sexual abuse against the girl when he was 18.

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1 week ago Teenage boys accused of Ballymena sex assault appear before court again

The 14-year-olds are charged with the attempted rape of a girl in the Clonavon Terrace area of the town last month.

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1 week ago Paedophile who raped children in Scots care homes caged for 15 years

Edward Stanton, 73, who has a prolific history of committing child sex abuse crimes, has been caged again.

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1 week ago Nicky Campbell calls for extradition of paedophile teacher as beast marks 86th birthday

“With every passing year, and every birthday he marks as a free man, it looks more and more like he’ll be allowed to die in South Africa and that would deny justice to thousands of survivors.”

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2 w. ago Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing suspect's shocking cause of death revealed after he was found unconscious in jail

Daniel Park, 32, was found unresponsive inside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles Tuesday morning.

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2 w. ago Pervert who groomed teenage girl then filmed sex attack in van escapes jail

Callum Hesketh froomed the girl online before bringing her to a van where she was raped by himself and Michael Linfoot and orally raped by Thomas Rae.

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2 w. ago Three men 'who raped teenager in Rotherham' told her 'this is what white girls are for', court hears

Prosecutor Andrew Bailey told Sheffield Crown Court today the girl, now in her late 30s, was raped by Hussain, Kessur Ajaib and Mohammed Makhmood between 1999 and 2002.

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2 w. ago Girl, 12, repeatedly raped by three Slovakian men who snatched her from Asda in Kent 'wanted to die' after 72

The schoolgirl was subjected to the living nightmare after depraved Kevin Horvath, 26, and bodybuilding brute Ivan Turtak, 38, lured her into their car in an Asda car park in Dover, Kent.

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