2 French Policemen Accused of Raping Tourist Go on Trial
Two anti-gang French policemen are going on trial on charges of gang-raping a Canadian tourist at Paris police headquarters.
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Las Vegas Police Seeking Soccer Star’s DNA in Rape Case
Cristiano Ronaldo is being asked by police to provide a DNA sample in an investigation of a Nevada woman’s allegation that he raped her in his Las Vegas hotel penthouse in 2009 and paid her to keep quiet, the soccer star’s lawyer and Las Vegas police said Thursday.
Read moreNY Judge Advances Weinstein Sex-Crimes Case
The sex-crimes prosecution of Harvey Weinstein can proceed into 2019, a judge ruled Thursday, rejecting a bid by the disgraced mogul to discredit his accusers.
Read moreMan at Center of Nobel Literature Scandal Loses Rape Appeal
The man with ties to the Swedish Academy that awards the Nobel Prize in literature has lost his appeal to have his rape conviction and a two-year prison sentence reversed and has been convicted of a second rape.
Read moreRape Victims Seek to End Scottish Verdict Anomaly
In Scotland, criminal trials can end with three possible verdicts: Guilty, not guilty and not proven. Rape victims and women’s groups launched a campaign this month to scrap the unusual, and long-contested, not-proven verdict, which acquits a defendant on the grounds that the prosecution could not prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Read moreNorCal Police Credit DNA in Arrest of Rape Suspect
Five months after authorities cracked a decades-old cold case by nabbing the Golden State Killer, law enforcement officials announced Friday the capture of another notorious California predator, the NorCal rapist, who is accused of raping at least 10 women over 15 years.
Read moreWoman Who Helped Kidnap Elizabeth Smart Released From Prison
A woman who helped kidnap Elizabeth Smart and stood by as the Utah girl was sexually assaulted was released from prison Wednesday amid concerns that she remains a threat 15 years after the chilling crime.
Read moreAnti-Abortion Group Can’t Join Iowa Legal Brawl
An Iowa judge denied an anti-abortion group’s motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by two abortion providers who argue the state’s new fetal-heartbeat law is unconstitutional.
Read more10th Circuit Upholds Missionary’s Convictions of Child Rape
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday upheld the criminal conviction of a missionary worker who had sex with Kenyan orphans, but not without raising concerns about applications of the Foreign Commerce Clause.
Read moreTexas Doctor Found Guilty of Assaulting Drugged Patient
A Texas jury on Thursday convicted a doctor for raping a heavily sedated patient in 2013, not buying his defense lawyers’ claims that the victim had seduced him to make her husband jealous and get a legal settlement.
Read more‘LOL’ Message Cited as Basis to Dismiss Weinstein Charges
In a bid to throw out rape charges against Harvey Weinstein, attorneys for the disgraced producer pointed Friday to dozens of emails where Weinstein’s accuser uses smiley-face emoticons and the phrase “booty call.”
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A woman claims her boss at Dynamic Enterprise Services, of Fremont, Calif., drugged, raped and sodomized her, in Alameda County Court.
Read moreBoard Recommends Cosby Be Found Sexually Violent Predator
Pennsylvania’s Sexual Offenders Assessment Board is recommending Bill Cosby be classified as a sexually violent predator.
Read moreUber Rape
A woman claims in Miami-Dade County Court that she was raped by an Uber driver — the 16th such lawsuit against Uber since 2015.
Read moreAnti-Abortion Group Decries Exceptions in Iowa Law
Save The 1, an anti-abortion advocate for protecting children born of rape and incest, filed a motion to intervene Tuesday in a case challenging Iowa’s new fetal-heartbeat law because it says the law includes too many exceptions.
Read moreHarvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty to Rape, Sex Charges
Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty Tuesday to rape and criminal sex act charges in New York.
Read moreRape an ‘Accident’ Coverable by Employer’s Insurance, California High Court Rules
The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that insurers must cover employers in lawsuits over incidents such as rape, which can be considered an “accident” subjecting the employer to claims of negligent hiring, supervision or retention.
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