2 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleads not guilty ahead of sex trafficking trial

Sean "Diddy" Combs has pleaded not guilty to the sex trafficking charges he faces, and is expected to stand trial in May after having entered his plea

Politics

3 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleads not guilty in court to new charges of threatening and exploiting employees

Combs previously pleaded not guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution

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3 h. ago Teacher, 33, jailed for two years for sex offences involving pupil, 14

A female teacher has been jailed for two years and placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life after she sexually abused a 14-year-old pupil

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12 h. ago Russell Brand 'is sued for £220,000 for failing to write two self

Book magnates Pan Macmillan are said to have commissioned two self-help books from the disgraced comedian in 2021, offering him a total of £575,000.

Economics

30 h. ago Man faces jail for attempted murder of ex who he threatened to throw down well

Douglas Clifton Brown was found guilty of attempted murder after an earlier trial.

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69 h. ago Child sex abuse reports soar by nearly a fifth in just two years

There were more than 115,000 crimes reported in 2023, up from just over 98,000 in 2021, a policing report shows.

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3 d. ago Alleged Rochdale sex abuse victim could name 'over 100 more' perpetrators, jury hears

Girl A said she stopped participating in police interviews due to her mental health

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3 d. ago Man accused in Rochdale sex abuse trial found not guilty after prosecutors offer no evidence

The case against seven other men continues

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4 d. ago Man accused of stalking Anna Friel pleads not guilty at first hearing before trial

A man accused of stalking the Marcella and Pushing Daisies actress Anna Friel has plead not guilty after being accused of sending her unwanted items and appearing at her home

Politics

4 d. ago Prolific sex offender jailed for abusing boy, 15, dies in jail

Graham Joseph Stridgeon was jailed in 2019 for three cases of sexual assault

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4 d. ago Heartbroken family of sex abuse victim 'waiting for body to wash up'

Kevin Sutherland's family are struggling to move forward.

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4 d. ago Scots sex abuse victim's harrowing email before he took his own life

Kevin Sutherland's family believe that he committed suicide after “callous” response to his desperate plea for anonymity.

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6 d. ago Mormon church rocked by child sexual abuse allegations in California

Look-back window results in nearly 100 allegations against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day SaintsThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) in the US has been rocked by a slew of sexual abuse allegations launched against it in California in the latest scandal to hit the organization that is better known as the Mormon church.A three-year look-back legal window that allows adult survivors of sexual assault to file claims in California has produced almost 100 allegations of childhood sexual abuse by Mormon leaders. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Noel Clarke v The Guardian: Actor says career wrecked by 'false' sex abuse allegations as libel trial begins

The Guardian is defending its journalism, and say sexual misconduct against Noel Clarke are ‘true’

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8 d. ago Serial rapist and child abuser Colin Batley who ran sex cult in Kidwelly could be freed within days

Colin Batley was jailed in 2011 after being found guilty of a catalogue of sexual offences including rape and causing a child to have sex

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8 d. ago Gisele Pelicot's daughter files sex abuse charges against her father accusing Monster of Avignon of drugging and raping her like he did her mother

Caroline Darian said she took legal action as a "message to all victims" of sexual abuse who were drugged not to give up.

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8 d. ago Bikini model nearly vomits as she's jailed for sexually abusing schoolboy

Megan Skye Blancada, who lured her victim to her car for sex, admitted to sexually abusing the schoolboy on many occasions.

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8 d. ago Watching extreme porn is leading to online sexual offending, charity warns

A married man in his 30s said he was placed on the sex offenders register after his porn addiction escalated into viewing child sexual abuse images

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9 d. ago Disabled actor let go by Globe theatre after alleging sex abuse settles

A disabled playwright and actor whose contract was not renewed by Shakespeare’s Globe theatre after she alleged sexual abuse by another actor has said she feels “relieved” to have reached a legal settlement with the playhouse.

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9 d. ago 'Sex slave' could have been abused by more than 200 men, court hears

Girl A told the court 'there was that many it was hard to keep count'

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