3 h. ago Woman denies plotting BGT star Andrew Johnston rape claim with another woman

BGT star Andrew Johnston is on trial at London's Southwark Crown Court after being charged with two counts of rape and one of sexual assault - all of which he denies

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6 h. ago 'Malign' members of Bolton grooming gang who raped and sexually assaulted vulnerable under

Victims of the gang described the men as 'monsters' led by ringleader Ashley Darbyshire, 28, as one said she would 'rather be dead' than be forced to live with the memories.

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22 h. ago The shocking protest groups that claim grooming gang trials are 'racist' and call victims 'dirty b******'

The organiser of a campaign group that says many offenders have been wrongly imprisoned has now condemned the derogatory phrases used by others in online chats.

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29 h. ago Government confirms funding for Oldham grooming gang inquiry

The Home Office minister Jess Philips also said she expects local inquiries into grooming gangs will 'go further' than the five already announced

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29 h. ago Local grooming gang inquiries will ‘go further’ than five towns, says Phillips

The Government has faced pressure to act on grooming gangs and child sex abuse.

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29 h. ago Grooming gang rapist moans from prison that he is 'innocent' and jailing of vile predators is 'really unfair'

Irfan Khan, 37, from Batley, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, with a five-year extended licence, for three offences of rape and making threats to kill.

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29 h. ago Grooming gang leader jailed for 15 years after raping and abusing underage girls

One victim described her abusers as 'monsters'

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30 h. ago Shouts of ‘shame’ after Lee Anderson asks Jess Phillips if she is part of child grooming gang cover up

There were shouts of “shame” in the Commons after Reform’s Lee Anderson asked Labour’s Jess Phillips if she is part of child grooming gang cover up.

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32 h. ago Grooming gang rapist moans from prison that is he is 'innocent' and jailing of vile predators is 'really unfair'

Irfan Khan, 37, from Batley, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, with a five-year extended licence, for three offences of rape and making threats to kill.

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33 h. ago Woman ‘distraught’ after alleged rape by former Britain’s Got Talent contestant

Andrew Johnston, 30, denies two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.

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3 d. ago Sea Cadet sexually abused as a boy handed £110,000 payout more than fifty years later

A law firm says it has taken on more than 100 historic sexual abuse cases involving the Sea Cadets

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4 d. ago Was Andor right to make sexual assault part of the Star Wars canon?

A horrifying scene in the second season has divided fans

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4 d. ago Woman ‘felt trapped’ after alleged rape by former Britain’s Got Talent contestant

The former Britain’s Got Talent contestant denies two counts of rape and a count of sexual assault

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4 d. ago Woman ‘felt frozen’ after alleged rape by former Britain’s Got Talent contestant

Andrew Johnston, 30, denies two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.

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4 d. ago 'I was born after mum was covered in curry and raped by gang

Jodie Sheeran was targeted by a grooming gang from the age of 12, and conceived her son Jayden after a brutal gang rape aged 15

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5 d. ago Two US marines investigated over alleged rape at military base in Okinawa

Allegations come days after Japanese authorities increased efforts to deter crimes by US servicemen on islandTwo US marines based on the Japanese island of Okinawa are being investigated for alleged rape, days after local authorities stepped up efforts to deter sexual and other crimes by US service personnel.A marine in his 20s is suspected of raping a Japanese woman in a bathroom at a US military base last month, while a second man, also a marine in his 20s, allegedly raped a woman at a base in January, according to media reports. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Shocking new Harvey Weinstein allegation emerges in court... and the victim was only 16

New York prosecutors revealed shocking new allegations against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein as his retrial on rape and sexual assault charges got under way on Wednesday.

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6 d. ago Harvey Weinstein retrial opens with new allegations of sexual assault

For the first time, prosecutors identified Kaja Sokola and detailed her account of what unfolded with movie producerHarvey Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial opened on Wednesday, giving a new jury a fresh look at familiar rape and sexual assault allegations – plus a newly added claim.For the first time, prosecutors publicly identified Kaja Sokola, a former model, and detailed her account of what unfolded between her and the Oscar-winning movie producer in the early 2000s. He is criminally charged with forcing oral sex on her in 2006, but she also accused him in a civil lawsuit of groping her against her will four years earlier, when she was 16. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Harvey Weinstein trial live: Disgraced film mogul wheeled into court for opening statements in rape retrial

A majority-female jury will hear opening statements in the rape and sexual assault retrial

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6 d. ago Harvey Weinstein trial live: Disgraced film mogul returns to New York courtroom to face sex crime allegations

A majority-female jury will hear opening statements in the rape and sexual assault retrial

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