9 h. ago Welsh police officer filmed repeatedly punching man not guilty of assault

PC Richard Williams, 43, was charged with assault after footage emerged of his actions during an arrest in 2023.

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9 h. ago Police officer filmed restraining and punching man who 'attacked female colleague' is found not guilty of assault and strangulation

A shocking clip of PC Richard Williams punching the man in Porthmadog, north Wales at least nine times was viewed 500,000 times within a matter of hours.

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15 h. ago Man heard scratching at window then woke up to find ex tucked up in his bed

Hairdresser Paris Coudounellis, 20, pleaded guilty to damaging property and common assault after she broke into her ex-boyfriend's home and got into bed with him

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3 d. ago Female soldier in Coldstream Guards band is found guilty of sexually assaulting colleague in wine

Military clarinet player Adelle Foster tried to take her female comrade's clothes off after offering to 'massage her to sleep'.

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2 w. ago 5 members of Canadian 2018 junior hockey team plead not guilty in sex assault case

5 members of Canadian 2018 junior hockey team plead not guilty in sex assault case  CBS News

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2 w. ago Canada world junior hockey players plead not guilty as sex assault trial begins in London

Canada world junior hockey players plead not guilty as sex assault trial begins in London  Toronto Star

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2 w. ago Former Australian cricketer Michael Slater walks free after domestic violence sentencing

Michael Slater pleaded guilty to stalking, choking and assault

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2 w. ago LIVE: Players plead not guilty, jury selection underway in former world junior hockey players’ sex assault trial

LIVE: Players plead not guilty, jury selection underway in former world junior hockey players’ sex assault trial  CTV News

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2 w. ago Man sentenced in connection with serious sexual assaults in Lanarkshire over 14

James McCall, from Pudsey in Leeds, was found guilty of nine charges including four of rape and two of assault against two women and was given a 17-year extended sentence with 12 years in custody on Wednesday, April 16, at the High Court in Glasgow.

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3 w. ago Teen girls kicked one victim in the head and demanded another kiss their feet

The 13 and 14 year-old girls pleaded guilty to charges of assault and blackmail at Cardiff Youth Court

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3 w. ago Evil Scots rapist who attacked schoolgirl as she slept dies in jail

Kieran Beck was caged for seven years in June 2023 after being found guilty of multiple rapes, sexual assault, physical assault and abusive behaviour towards girls as young as 15 in the Scottish Borders.

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4 w. ago Thug bit partner on her arm and offered her friend £500 to drop police complaint

Jack Hitchings, 32, was found guilty of two counts of assault by beating and perverting the course of justice following a trial.

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4 w. ago Augusta National chair defends allowing Cabrera to return to Masters

Argentinian was jailed for crimes against ex-girlfriendsWomen’s rights groups decry decision to let him playFred Ridley, the chair of Augusta National, has defended the decision to allow Ángel Cabrera to return to the Masters despite the 2009 champion serving a prison sentence for crimes against women. Cabrera’s reappearance has drawn criticism from women’s rights campaigners.Cabrera is technically entitled to play in the Masters for as long as he wants, as a past winner. Whether Augusta should have honoured that entry condition has been widely questioned after the Argentinian spent 30 months in jail. Cabrera was found guilty of assault, theft and intimidation against former girlfriends in 2021 and 2022. “It seems as long as male athletes can excel at hitting a ball, we excuse those same men hitting women,” said Jamie Klingler, co-founder of the Reclaim These Streets campaign group. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Former Met Police officer found guilty of assault but acquitted of rape

Jorden Brown resigned from the force before he was convicted of assaulting victim

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4 w. ago Masters champion defends return to Augusta after spending 30 months in prison

Angel Cabrera won the Masters back in 2009 but since then has served 30 months in prison after being found guilty of assault and intimidation against former partners - but is welcomed back at Augusta this week

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