6 d. ago If Epstein’s victims don’t receive justice that is a ticking time bomb | V (formerly Eve Ensler)

Millions of sexual violent survivors will not live a day longer with this torturous injusticeIt began as I finished Nobody’s Girl, the torturous and devastating account of Virginia Giuffre’s life. It was what I can only describe as a kind of corporeal attack, an existential clutch followed by days of such powerful anxiety my body was taken in bouts of uncontrollable shaking. A sense of not mattering, a virulent dread and dissolving into an all-encompassing nothingness impossible to shake. How many times as a child, after being abused by my father, had I experienced this sense of erasure and disappearance?Feeling that no matter what I did, what I accomplished, how hard I tried to lift my head above the parapet I would be cast out forever. This attack lasted days. Perhaps it was Virginia’s story, parts of which felt much like my own. Raped as a child by her father, then raped by her father’s good friend, then raped when she ran away, then the years of being raped by Ghislaine Maxwell ...

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6 d. ago If Epstein’s survivors don’t receive justice that is a ticking time bomb | V (formerly Eve Ensler)

Millions of sexual violent survivors will not live a day longer with this torturous injusticeIt began as I finished Nobody’s Girl, the torturous and devastating account of Virginia Giuffre’s life. It was what I can only describe as a kind of corporeal attack, an existential clutch followed by days of such powerful anxiety my body was taken in bouts of uncontrollable shaking. A sense of not mattering, a virulent dread and dissolving into an all-encompassing nothingness impossible to shake. How many times as a child, after being abused by my father, had I experienced this sense of erasure and disappearance?Feeling that no matter what I did, what I accomplished, how hard I tried to lift my head above the parapet I would be cast out forever. This attack lasted days. Perhaps it was Virginia’s story, parts of which felt much like my own. Raped as a child by her father, then raped by her father’s good friend, then raped when she ran away, then the years of being raped by Ghislaine Maxwell ...

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7 d. ago MoJ considering ‘extreme’ proposal to scrap jury trials for all but the most serious cases

The radical plan from David Lammy has been criticised by senior lawyers, who say it could ‘destroy justice as we know it’Jury trials for all except the most serious crimes such as rape, murder and manslaughter are set to be scrapped under radical proposals drawn up by David Lammy.In proposals that drew a swift backlash from senior lawyers, who said that they would not reduce court backlogs and could “destroy justice as we know it”, the justice secretary has proposed that juries will only pass judgment on public interest offences with possible prison sentences of more than five years. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago David Lammy considers scrapping jury trials for all but the most serious cases

Senior lawyers criticise justice secretary’s radical plan, saying it could ‘destroy justice as we know it’Jury trials for all except the most serious crimes such as rape, murder and manslaughter are set to be scrapped under radical proposals drawn up by David Lammy.In proposals that drew a swift backlash from senior lawyers, who said that they would not reduce court backlogs and could “destroy justice as we know it”, the justice secretary has proposed that juries will only pass judgment on public interest offences with possible prison sentences of more than five years. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago ‘Killer’ asylum seeker ‘Chris Jude’ beat & raped another woman, 30, days before murdering teen cyclist Lisa, court hears

THE accused killer of a Dutch teen cyclist raped another woman just days before the shocking murder of Lisa, a court has heard. Prosecutors gave a painstaking minute-by-minute account of Chris Jude's alleged actions across two nights in August, leaving one woman traumatised and a teen girl dead. The accused has reportedly been calling himself...

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2 w. ago Group of South Carolina lawmakers look at the most restrictive abortion bill in the US

A bill being considered by a small group of senators in South Carolina could allow judges to sentence women who get abortions to decades in prison

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2 w. ago Londoner jailed for ISIS terror plot 'suffered human rights breaches in prison crackdown', judge rules

An Islamic extremist held in segregation in prison was treated unlawfully, a judge has ruled

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2 w. ago Lone teen 'raped by two men' as police launch urgent appeal to find Good Samaritans

A teenage girl was raped by two men while walking alone on Saturday night, with police launching an urgent appeal to track down three people who helped fight off the attackers

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2 w. ago BREAKING: Teen 'raped by two men' as search launched for Good Samaritans who helped her

Two teenage boys are believed to have rushed to the aid of the young girl and fought off the attackers, before a woman made sure the victim was alright after the alleged rape

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2 w. ago Chilling footage of police interview with teen nursery worker who raped children

Thomas Waller coldly replies "no comment" when questioned by police after arrest for shocking abuse.

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2 w. ago BREAKING Surrey teen nursery worker jailed over rape and abuse of kids after boy, 3, told his mum

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

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2 w. ago Surrey teen nursery worker detained over rape and abuse of kids after boy, 3, told his mum

Child rapist Thomas Waller has been jailed at Guildford Crown Court for evil crimes against children as young as three after his crimes were uncovered after one victim told his mum

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2 w. ago Runaway teen girl 'raped in hotel room full of men' including one with 'rat

Arqash Zaffar, nicknamed 'Mikey', has been accused of picking up the girl in his car in Birmingham and exploiting her over a number of days during the summer of 2019

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2 w. ago Serial killer murdered over 50 people and left twisted photo for victim's dad

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Robert Ben Rhoades, known as the 'Truck Stop Killer', murdered more than 50 women and girls in a horrifying campaign of torture and sexual assault

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3 w. ago Vile grooming gang member raped teen and told her 'this is what white girls are for'

Grooming gang monster Sageer Hussain, infamous for branding white girls "slags" and abusing children as young as 11, has been hit with an extra three-year sentence

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3 w. ago Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is released from prison

Sarkozy, who told court his three weeks in jail had been a ‘nightmare’, will serve rest of sentence at home pending appealEurope live – latest updatesThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from prison after a judge ruled he could serve the rest of his sentence at home.Sarkozy was driven by car from La Santé prison in Paris accompanied by his wife, the singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, and arrived at his home in the west of the city without making a public comment. Earlier, he had told a Paris appeals court by video link that his three weeks in jail had been “gruelling” and a “nightmare”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Diddy responds to claim he was 'caught drinking moonshine' in prison despite telling judge he is sober as he serves four

Combs, 56, 'has not violated any prison rules,' his spokesperson said, adding that the musical artist is looking to keep clean while serving his sentence.

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3 w. ago Teen who violently raped and assaulted two girls avoids jail

Jesse Butler, 18, was ordered to perform community service and go to counselling.

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3 w. ago Teen who raped and tortured two girls won't see prison as judge lets him walk free

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. An 18-year-old who violently raped and assaulted two students will not see the inside of a prison cell as a judge has let him walk free, sparking outrage and protests

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3 w. ago Did British 'spy' wanted by the FBI for smuggling advanced weaponry flee to China in a private jet?

The pair were arrested at Belgrade's Hyatt Regency Hotel in April - hours before they were about to catch a flight to Beijing - and were detained in prison at the orders of a Serbian judge.

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