10 h. ago Five men accused of gang raping British woman in Cyprus cleared after 'police errors'

The lawyer for a 20-year-old woman who accused five men of raping her in Ayia Napa in September 2023 says it is 'ridiculous' they were acquitted, adding that telling her the outcome of the case was 'one of the hardest phone calls I have ever had to make'

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14 h. ago Cyprus court acquits five Israeli men accused of raping British woman

Woman’s lawyer says verdict proof of ‘patriarchal’ justice system and does not rule out taking case to European court of human rightsA Cyprus court’s acquittal of five men accused of abducting and raping a British woman in the resort of Ayia Napa has been met with outrage as calls mount for the verdict to be challenged.Dismissing the charges on Monday, the three-member district court in Paralimni ruled the testimony of the 20-year-old had not been credible because it “lacked coherence and contained numerous substantial contradictions”. The defendants, Israelis aged between 19 and 20, claimed sexual contact with the woman had been consensual. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Prince Andrew's ex launches vile blistering attack on 'dying' Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre

The woman who accused Prince Andrew of sexually abusing her claimed she had 'four days to live' after a car crash but police have since stated there were no serious injuries

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18 h. ago Cyprus court drops all rape charges against 5 Israelis after doubting British woman's credibility

A Cyprus court has dropped all charges against five Israelis accused of gang-raping a British woman in a hotel room after ruling her testimony as not credible and replete with “fundamental contradictions.”

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4 d. ago Connecticut woman accused of holding stepson captive for 20 years pleads not guilty

The 32-year-old paints a picture of two decades of severe abuse, while his stepmother, Kimberly Sullivan, denies all wrongdoing, writes Josh Marcus

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4 d. ago 'Polish Madeleine' 'turned up at the McCann family home with another female stalker after bombarding couple with calls, voicemails and WhatsApp messages', court hears

Karen Spragg (pictured), 60, is accused of turning up at Gerry and Kate McCann's home with co-accused Julia Wandel, 23, a Polish woman who has claimed to be their missing daughter Madeline.

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4 d. ago Female 'stalker', 60, 'turned up at Madeleine McCann's family home with Polish woman, 23, who claimed to be the couple's missing daughter', court hears

Karen Spragg (pictured), 60, is accused of turning up at Gerry and Kate McCann's home with co-accused Julia Wandel, 23, a Polish woman who has claimed to be their missing daughter Madeline.

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4 d. ago Dead baby found in airport rubbish bin by horrified cleaning staff as police launch investigation

Cleaning staff found the infant's body discarded in a bin in a bathroom near boarding gates 43 and 44 at Mumbai International Airport's T2 terminal late Tuesday night.

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4 d. ago 'Fake' Madeleine McCann in court accused of stalking missing girl's family with woman, 60

Julia Wandel, 23, has appeared at Leicester Crown Court after being charged with stalking the parents and two siblings of Madeleine McCann, who vanished during a holiday in Portugal in 2007

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5 d. ago NY county clerk refuses to file Texas' fine for doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills

A county clerk in New York has refused to file a more than $100,000 judgment from Texas against a New York doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas

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5 d. ago Moment French supermarket security guard brutally beats young woman after accusing her of shoplifting before he is fired for 'unacceptable violence'

The shocking act of violence erupted early Tuesday evening at the Carrefour Market in Mantes-la-Jolie, Yvelines, roughly 35 miles west of Paris.

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6 d. ago Woman tells court Gérard Depardieu groped her buttocks and breasts on set

Film assistant says actor groped her several times in three incidents while filming Les Volets VertsA woman accusing Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault has told a landmark trial in Paris that the actor groped her buttocks and her breasts several times in three separate incidents on a film set. Depardieu, 76, is accused of groping a 54-year-old set dresser and a 34-year-old assistant during filming in 2021 of Les Volets Verts (The Green Shutters). He denies any sexual assault. The third day of the Paris trial focused on the testimony of the younger plaintiff, who said Depardieu had first groped her bottom when she was alone with him for a brief moment between the backstage area and the film set. “Out of the blue, he put his hand on my butt,” she told the court on Wednesday, adding she was in shock, “petrified” and said nothing. In a second incident, she alleged, Depardieu had suddenly put both his hands on her breasts. “I said no; I was scared,” she said. She also said she had told D...

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6 d. ago Accuser tells a trial that actor Gérard Depardieu groped her bottom and breasts on film set

A woman accusing French actor Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault has told a landmark trial in Paris that he groped her buttocks and her breasts several times in three separate incidents on a film set

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7 d. ago Gérard Depardieu tells court he grabbed sexual assault accuser by hips to avoid slipping

Actor denies assault and says any crude comments he made on film set were due to his bad moodThe French actor Gérard Depardieu has admitted in court that he grabbed the hips of a woman who has accused him of sexual assault, but said it was to avoid slipping and was not a sexual attack.“I grabbed her hips,” the actor, 76, told his trial for sexual assault at the Paris criminal court on Tuesday. The head judge noted that this was a change from his testimony during police interrogation when he had denied that any physical contact had taken place with the 54-year-old set decorator. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Gérard Depardieu admits to grabbing sexual assault accuser by the hips

Actor denies this was assault and tells court any crude comments were due to his bad moodGérard Depardieu has admitted in court to grabbing by the hips a woman who accuses him of sexual assault, but denied this was assault and said any crude comments he may have made were because of his bad mood.A towering figure of French cinema, Depardieu, 76, has faced a growing number of sexual assault allegations in recent years. The actor has consistently denied any wrongdoing and this is the first case for which he is standing trial. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago BBC star Yung Filly accused of raping tourist in Magaluf after sex assault charge

YouTube star Yung Filly, who has appeared on the ITV Soccer Aid and shows such as The Great British Bake Off, has been accused of sexually assaulting another woman

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9 d. ago Woman accused of murdering her Cal Fire captain wife after she tried to end marriage arrested after month

Yolanda Marodi was arrested Saturday in Mexico a month after her wife, Cal Fire Capt. Rebecca Marodi, 49, was found stabbed to death

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1 week ago Janitor makes horrifying discovery as woman 'drowns her pet dog in airport toilet'

The janitor is reported to have seen the woman in the bathroom stall cleaning up water and food, and it was 20 minutes after this they found the tragic dog, Tywinn

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1 week ago Woman charged with drowning pet dog in Florida airport bathroom

Alison Lawrence allegedly killed her miniature schnauzer after being told the pet could not fly with her to ColombiaA woman who was told she could not bring her dog aboard her international flight drowned the animal in the bathroom of a Florida airport, according to authorities.Alison Lawrence, 57, of Kenner, Louisiana, faces a felony charge for what police described as the “cruel and unnecessary death” of her white miniature schnauzer, Tywinn. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Woman accused of drowning dog in an airport bathroom because it wasn’t allowed on flight with her

Neighbors believe she owned a white poodle, according to a report

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