7 h. ago Judge approves Harvey Weinstein’s request to sleep at hospital during retrial

Ex-media boss moved from Rikers Island jail to Manhattan hospital as he awaits rape and sexual assault retrialHarvey Weinstein has been moved to a New York City hospital after a judge approved the ailing ex-studio boss’s request to stay there rather than in jail when he is not in court for his retrial on rape and sexual assault charges.The judge, Paul Goetz, late on Thursday ordered that Weinstein, 73, be immediately relocated from the city’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex to the prison ward at Bellevue hospital in Manhattan so he can receive necessary medical treatment. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Schoolgirl, 13, 'crying out for help' took her own life after reporting sexual assault and being denied hospital bed, inquest told

Ella Murray was in need of help from social services, but a lack of communication between agencies meant that she wasn't offered a hospital bed.

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31 h. ago Female British teacher, 53, accused of 'sexually assaulting young child' shouldn't be extradited to Turkey as she is depressed, court told

Rebecca Richardson appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday as she fights extradition to Turkey over allegations she sexually assaulted a young child.

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35 h. ago Female Brit teacher, 54, in court accused of sexually assaulting a child in Turkey

British teacher Rebecca Richardson, 54, was accused of sexually assaulting a child in Istanbul in 2019, but a UK court was today told she should not be extradited to the country

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58 h. ago Woman says she was sexually assaulted while on hospital ventilator

Patient, 46, alleges two nurses in her ICU room didn’t move to stop assault

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59 h. ago Air steward says she was sexually assaulted while on ventilator in hospital

Patient, 46, alleges two nurses in her ICU room didn’t move to stop assault

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4 d. ago 'Predatory' senior doctor avoids jail after sexually assaulting two female members of staff at Welsh hospital

A judge said the doctor had abused his position and power to sexually assault the women. One of his victims said Thota had 'wielded his position of power like a weapon to hurt me and silence me'

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1 week ago 'Predatory' senior doctor at Welsh hospital sexually assaulted female staff

A judge said the doctor had abused his position and power to sexually assault the women. One of his victims said Thota had 'wielded his position of power like a weapon to hurt me and silence me'

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1 week ago Russell Brand dropped from charity role after sex abuse charges

Actor and comic Russell Brand has been suspended as vice-president at a world leading animal hospital after being charged with rape and sexual assault

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1 week ago Homeless women raped and assaulted in dingy hostels as campaigners call for female

Petition attracts 30,000 signatures amid a wave of sexual assaults.

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2 w. ago Doctor Who boss rules out 'too expensive' star to play Doctor Who if Ncuti Gatwa leaves role

In the 63 years Doctor Who has been on our screens there has never been a Welsh Doctor

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3 w. ago Female RAF police officer 'tried to impress her married lover by looking up details of sex assault claim made against his former boss'

It is alleged in May last year Corporal Rebecca Ashurst used her laptop to access case files, which revealed the sergeant's friend and former boss was being investigated for two sexual offences.

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3 w. ago Two Lancashire men wanted following assault on female police officer

One of the men is known to wear a toupee

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