4 d. ago Man, 50, charged after girl, 14, allegedly raped by stranger

A 50-year-old man has appeared in court

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4 d. ago Daughter of rape survivor Gisele Pelicot hits out at her mother for 'not wanting to believe or hear' that she too was attacked by Monster of Avignon

The daughter of rape survivor Gisele Pelicot has hit out at her mother for not wanting to 'believe or hear' her allegations that her father also raped her. 

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5 d. ago Neil Gaiman asks US court to dismiss lawsuit alleging rape and sexual assault

The author’s motion to dismiss argued that the case should be heard in New Zealand, where the alleged abuse took place, and called accuser Scarlett Pavlovich ‘a fantasist’Neil Gaiman has asked a US district court to throw out a civil lawsuit accusing him of rape and sexual assault, filed last month by a woman who previously worked for the author and his former partner, Amanda Palmer.The motion to dismiss, filed on Tuesday, argued that the case should be heard in New Zealand, where the alleged abuse took place, rather than in the US. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Girl accused of terror took overdose days before charge, inquest told

Rhianan Rudd, 16, died in a children’s home in May 2022 five months after her terror charges were dropped.

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer told to press Donald Trump to extradite Andrew Tate and brother to UK

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey called for Keir Starmer to put pressure on Donald Trump to extradite Andrew and Tristan Tate to the UK, where a warrant has been issued over rape and human trafficking allegations

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5 d. ago Starmer faces call for urgent US extradition of Andrew Tate to UK

Sir Ed Davey said the Tate brothers should be brought to the UK where they are wanted by police for alleged human trafficking and rape

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6 d. ago US firm that commissioned Fearless Girl statue quietly ends diversity policies

State Street’s statue became symbol of gender diversity in the workplace – now US companies are retreating from goalsThe investment firm State Street, the company that commissioned the Fearless Girl statue that once faced down the Wall Street Charging Bull sculpture and became a symbol of gender diversity in the workplace, has quietly ended some of its diversity policies as US companies continue to retreat from diversity goals.Last year in its proxy voting and engagement policy the company said that it expected companies in its index funds to have boards with at least 30% female directors. State Street warned that it might vote against the nominating committee or the board leader if a company failed to meet the expectation. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘Sex slave of Asian men’ denies making up rape allegations to bolster compensation claim, trial hears

The victim said she was raped on multiple occasions by former market trader Mohammed Zahid when she was aged 14 and 15

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9 d. ago Diddy drugged and raped reality star then turned her into his sex slave, lawsuit alleges

Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been accused of rapping and drugging new victims in four lawsuits filed in New York.

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1 week ago British woman allegedly gang raped in Cyprus was ‘failed’ by authorities, ECHR rules

Then-19-year-old found guilty of lying about being gang-raped in Ayia Napa before conviction overturned at Cyprus’s supreme court

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1 week ago Inquest into death of teenage girl charged with terror offences to begin

Rhianan Rudd, 16, was found dead at a children’s home in May 2022, five months after terrorism charges against her were dropped.

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1 week ago Transgender rape suspect is found hanged before court appearance on charges of attacking young girl with 'your penis'

Maddison Wilson, 37, was charged with the rape and other historic sex offences against children earlier this month at Southampton Magistrates' Court.

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1 week ago Below Deck Sailing Yacht star Gary King sued for sexual battery by former crew member

A former makeup artist for the show said she feared King was going to ‘rape’ her during an alleged incident in Italy in 2022

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1 week ago Man charged after van and tram crash resulted in young girl's death

Louisa (Lulu) Palmisano tragically died when a van collided with a tram on Saturday February 22, before mounting the pavement and hitting her.

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1 week ago Man charged after 'kind' girl, three, killed in crash between tram and van

Rawal Rehman, 35, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after the collision

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1 week ago Suspect named following alleged rape in Greater Manchester park

He is due to appear in court today

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2 w. ago Twisted reason French paedophile surgeon avoided capture for decades

Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, is on trial for the alleged rape and aggravated sexual assault of 229 people, most of whom are children, during his 25-year medical career in hospitals across northwest France

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2 w. ago Paedophile surgeon who 'raped 300 children, including some under anaesthetic,' finally faces his alleged victims as France's biggest ever child

The bespectacled surgeon is accused of assaulting or raping 299 boys and girls over three decades - many of whom were under anaesthetic following surgical procedures.

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Polish woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann is remanded in custody after being charged with stalking the missing girl's parents, sister and brother

Julia Wandel, 23, from Lubin, Poland, has been remanded into custody after appearing at Leicestershire Magistrates' Court this morning.

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