35 m. ago Paedo lawyer worked at charity accused of ignoring child sex harassment claims

The Scots lawyer also ran a rugby club near Glasgow.

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47 h. ago Jury deliberations to resume in Harvey Weinstein's sex crimes retrial

Jurors will resume deliberating in Harvey Weinstein’s New York sex crimes retrial after the ending their first day without reaching a verdict

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4 d. ago Weinstein retrial nears end as lawyers argue: sexual predator or #MeToo 'poster boy'?

Closing arguments are underway at Harvey Weinstein's New York sex crimes retrial

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4 d. ago Closing arguments begin in sexual misconduct trial of Harvey Weinstein

Ex-movie mogul is charged with assaulting three women from 2006 to 2013, and has attended trial in wheelchairThe third sexual misconduct trial of former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was rapidly heading toward a conclusion on Tuesday, as prosecutors and the defense began delivering closing arguments in Manhattan criminal court.“If there is a doubt about their case, you gotta throw it out,” defense attorney Arthur Aidala said of three women who testified against Weinstein. “These are the people they want you to believe – they’re all women with broken dreams.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Closing arguments to begin next week at hockey sexual assault trial

Closing arguments to begin next week at hockey sexual assault trial  Sportsnet.ca

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5 d. ago Harvey Weinstein doesn’t plan to testify at New York sex crimes retrial

Trial will move on to closing arguments without testimony from the former movie studio bossHarvey Weinstein doesn’t plan to testify at his New York sex crimes retrial in a move that means jurors soon will get the case against the former movie studio boss who propelled the #MeToo movement against sexual misconduct.The trial will move on to closing arguments on Tuesday without testimony from Weinstein, his lawyer Arthur Aidala said on Sunday night. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Harvey Weinstein doesn't plan to testify at sex crimes retrial

An attorney for Harvey Weinstein says he doesn't plan to testify in his New York sex crimes retrial

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6 d. ago Harvey Weinstein retrial plays out in Manhattan court – will he testify?

Prosecutors lay out charges against former mogul but court case has little of the fanfare that characterised first trialIn comparable terms of criminal justice, Harvey Weinstein’s sexual crimes retrial in a Manhattan criminal court has had little of the fanfare that meets the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs playing out just steps away in federal court.Combs’s trial, on charges of sex-trafficking conspiracy and featuring lurid testimony, has been a hub for content creators, each day lining up outside to deliver their thoughts on the day’s evidence. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago The Harvey Weinstein retrial is playing out in Manhattan court – will he testify?

Prosecutors are laying out charges against the ex-mogul but the court case has little of the fanfare of the first trialHarvey Weinstein’s sexual-crimes retrial in a Manhattan criminal court has had little of the fanfare that meets the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs playing out just steps away in federal court.Combs’s trial, on charges of sex-trafficking conspiracy and featuring lurid testimony, has been a hub for content creators, who line up outside each day to deliver their thoughts on the day’s evidence. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Harvey Weinstein's defense case begins in sex crimes retrial. Will he be a witness?

Harvey Weinstein's defense has started presenting its own witnesses in his sex crimes retrial

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2 w. ago Harvey Weinstein trial thrown into disarray as disgraced mogul has 'medical episode' after glamorous rape accuser makes defiant gesture

Harvey Weinstein 's retrial was sent into disarray on Tuesday after his accuser gestured towards the disgraced mogul, leading to calls for a mistrial and triggering a medical emergency.

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2 w. ago Woman accusing Harvey Weinstein of rape describes their complex history

Jurors at Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial are hearing from a woman who has said her consensual relationship with the ex-movie mogul descended into rape

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4 w. ago Menendez brothers lawyers to urge judge to remove prosecutors from case

Defense attorneys push for removal of district attorney Nathan Hochman who opposes the brothers’ resentencingAttorneys for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of killing their parents in 1989, will make their case to a judge on Friday that Los Angeles prosecutors should be removed from the brothers’ resentencing case.The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally shooting their entertainment executive father, Jose Menendez, and mother, Kitty Menendez. The brothers were 18 and 21 at the time of the killings. Defense attorneys argued the brothers acted out of self-defense after years of sexual abuse by their father, while prosecutors said the brothers killed their parents for a multimillion-dollar inheritance. Continue reading...

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