44 h. ago London serial rapist who drugged victims and filmed attacks faces jail for catalogue of crimes

Chao Xu hid cameras around his bathroom in Greenwich to secretly film women as they used the toilet and showered

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50 h. ago Serial rapist who drugged victims to be sentenced for 24 sexual offences

Chao Xu, 33, of Greenwich, pleaded guilty to 24 sexual offences over the course of three years including rape, sexual assault and upskirting.

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3 d. ago 'Justice is failing Rotherham victims after rapist's three year sentence'

The Rotherham whistleblower, Jayne Senior, has blasted the judicial sentence after a rapist once described as a 'ring leader' of a group of twisted men is given three more years jail and told he will be out in half that time

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8 d. ago Rapist still 'on the run' weeks after 10 year sentence imposed

David Morrison was convicted of raping a woman in a hotel room and sexually assaulting her in another incident.

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1 week ago American rapist who faked his own death to avoid charges attacks victims in sick courtroom outburst

The American man who faked his own death and fled to Scotland under a false identity to avoid jail has officially been sentenced to two prison terms for rape.

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2 w. ago Government’s justice reforms aim to restore public trust in system – minister

Reforms include further prison time for criminals who refused to turn up to their sentencing, and restricting parental rights for rapists.

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2 w. ago Independent inquiry will ‘help prevent further releases in error’ – Lammy

Former Met Police deputy commissioner Dame Lynne Owens will chair the probe and speak to victims about how Hadush Kebatu’s release impacted on them.

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3 w. ago Serial rapist gets life sentence for attacks on children and adult

He must serve a minimum of 15 years before being considered for release

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3 w. ago Tory bid to prevent shorter jail sentences for rapists and paedophiles is BLOCKED by Labour

The Tories tabled a series of amendments to new Government legislation that will introduce a soft justice masterplan - but the moves were thrown out in a series of parliamentary votes.

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3 w. ago Tories condemn 'moral rot' of Labour's plan to give rapists and paedophiles shorter jail sentences, as they launch bid to reverse Shabana Mahmood's soft justice masterplan

Shadow ministers will force a vote on changes to the Government's Sentencing Bill to prevent thousands of rapists and paedophiles being freed early.

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3 w. ago Tories will seek to prevent early release of rapists in sentencing reforms

The Sentencing Bill will include an ‘earned progression scheme’, which allows prisoners who demonstrate good behaviour to be freed earlier.

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