51 h. ago Police probe new allegation against Scots Tinder rapist who faked own death

James Clacher, 57, from Airdrie, was jailed for eight years earlier this month.

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3 d. ago Tinder rapist who faked his own death and fled to Spain set to appeal conviction

James Clacher, 57, who raped two women he met on Tinder then faked his death and fled to Spain to evade justice is set to appeal his convictions

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4 d. ago First convictions linked to Post Office Capture software referred for appeal

The case of Patricia Owen was lined up to be referred to the Court of Appeal in July.

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4 d. ago Scots Tinder rapist who faked his own death set to appeal convictions

James Clacher was jailed for eight years earlier this month.

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9 d. ago Parents locked up for deaths of children appeal convictions amid concern over expert's evidence

Leading British bone pathologist professor David Mangham is the subject of a General Medical Council inquiry after his conclusions in one case were dismissed by a judge.

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1 week ago Man fined for burning Qur’an in London wins appeal against conviction

Man fined for burning Qur’an in London wins appeal against conviction  The Guardian

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1 week ago Koran burning protester wins 'free speech' appeal to overturn public order conviction

In his ruling, Mr Justice Bennathan said freedom of speech in the UK includes the right to offend and shock

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1 week ago Man found guilty after burning Koran wins appeal against conviction

He argued the act was freedom of speech

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1 week ago Man who burned Koran in London wins appeal against conviction

The 51-year-old’s case was backed by free speech campaigners, who paid for his legal costs.

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1 week ago French appeal court increases sentence of Gisèle Pelicot rapist

Husamettin Dogan loses appeal after jury at retrial finds him guilty of raping Pelicot while she was sedatedA man has been found guilty on appeal of raping Gisèle Pelicot after she was drugged unconscious by her husband – and has had his prison sentence increased to 10 years.Husamettin Dogan, 44, an unemployed builder, who had contested his first conviction last year, faced a retrial this week at Nîmes court of appeal. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Only man to appeal against his conviction for raping Gisele Pelicot sees his sentence INCREASED

Husamettin Dogan, 44, was the only one to have maintained an appeal after the first trial last year of 51 men, including Pelicot's husband Dominique Pelicot, in the case of mass sexual abuse.

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1 week ago Gisèle Pelicot tells appeal trial she never gave consent to man convicted of rape

Woman says at retrial of Husamettin Dogan that ‘no victim should feel shame’ as court shown video evidenceGisèle Pelicot, who survived almost a decade of rape by dozens of men after she was drugged by her ex-husband, has told a French court that she never gave consent for anyone to abuse her while she was in a comatose state and that no victim should ever feel shame.Addressing the appeal trial on Wednesday of an unemployed builder who has contested his conviction for raping her, she said: “For me, the harm has been done – I will need to rebuild from these ruins and I think I’m on the right road – but what I want to say to others is that I never regretted my decisions, from filing a legal complaint until today. I want to say to victims to never be ashamed of what was imposed on them, because they’re never responsible.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Dominique Pelicot describes himself as ‘the devil’ while giving evidence in court

Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband is giving evidence in the appeal of a man challenging his rape conviction

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1 week ago Trump says he’d consider Ghislaine Maxwell pardon and mentions Diddy in same breath as Epstein pal: ‘Have to take a look’

Maxwell’s last-ditch appeal of her sex trafficking conviction was rejected by the Supreme Court on Monday

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1 week ago Trump talks Diddy and Ghislaine Maxwell pardons as he bafflingly tells reporter, ‘I haven’t heard the name in so long’

Maxwell’s last-ditch appeal of her sex trafficking conviction was rejected by the Supreme Court on Monday

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1 week ago Man convicted in Gisèle Pelicot case says he ‘never intended’ to rape her

Appeal trial begins for Husamettin Dogan, the only man out of 51 in French case to challenge convictionAn unemployed builder seeking to overturn his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot when she had been drugged unconscious by her husband has told a court he “never intended” to rape her.On the opening day of his appeal trial in the southern French city of Nîmes, Husamettin Dogan, 44, a married father, was asked by the lead judge if he denied the charge of rape. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Gisele Pelicot's 51 rapists in full and their twisted excuses as one appeals

The survivor returns to court as one of the men convicted of raping her launches an appeal.

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2 w. ago US supreme court declines to hear Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of sex trafficking conviction

Jeffrey Epstein associate was sentenced in 2022 to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking and related crimesThe US supreme court has declined to hear an appeal from Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell of her sex trafficking conviction.Maxwell in 2022 was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking and related crimes. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Gisèle Pelicot returns to court to face one of men convicted of raping her

The 72-year-old arrives for trial in Nîmes as Husamettin Dogan becomes only man out of 51 to appeal against convictionGisèle Pelicot, who survived almost a decade of rape involving dozens of men after she was drugged by her ex-husband, has arrived at a court in France for the appeal trial of one of the men convicted of raping her.Pelicot became a feminist hero after she decided to waive her right to anonymity in the trial of her former husband and 50 other men last year. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Gisele Pelicot is mobbed outside court as she once again faces one of her rapists as he appeals conviction, insisting he thought she wanted strangers to have sex with her while drugged

Last year, Husamettin Dogan, 44, was sentenced to nine years in prison for raping Pelicot after her then husband invited him via an online chatroom to abuse her while she was unconscious.

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