Harvey Weinstein Appeals Rape Convictions, Demanding NY Retrial
The imprisoned Hollywood producer claims in an appeal brief he is entitled to a new trial that is not “tainted by excessive evidence of his purported bad character.”
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International Criminal Court Upholds Acquittal of Ex-Ivory Coast President
The former Ivorian president was the first head of state to be prosecuted by the court and is entitled now to pursue compensation for what has been nearly a decade in detention.
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International Tribunal Upholds Conviction of Congolese Warlord
Known as “the Terminator,” Bosco Ntaganda’s 2019 conviction earned him the longest sentence ever given in the history of the International Criminal Court.
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Legislator Being Investigated for Weinstein Backdrop on Zoom
A Maine legislator who appeared for Zoom meetings twice with a background that made a joking reference to convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein is being investigated by the Legislature’s human resources department.
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French Court Rules Firefighters’ Sex With Teen Wasn’t Rape
A top French court ruled Wednesday against upgrading the charges against three firefighters accused of having sex with a teenage girl from sexual assault to rape, the latest decision in a case that helped fuel efforts to set a legal age of sexual consent in France.
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Senegal Opposition Leader to Be Released Pending Rape Trial
A Senegalese court cleared the way Monday for opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to be released pending his rape trial in a case that already has sparked deadly protests that threaten to erode the country’s reputation as one of West Africa’s most stable democracies.
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Thousands Demand India’s Top Judge Quit Over Rape Remarks
India’s top judge was facing calls to resign on Wednesday after telling an accused rapist to marry his schoolgirl victim to avoid jail.
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Peter, Paul and Mary
Including a photo of her teenage self posing with the Peter, Paul and Mary star, Deborah Martin claims in court that Peter Yarrow raped her in 1969.
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Law Firm Details Sexual Misconduct by Global Ministry Leader
Ravi Zacharias, who died in May after a high-profile career leading a global Christian ministry, engaged in sexual misconduct with massage therapists and carried on many amorous extramarital relationships via text message and email, according to a scathing, in-depth report from a law firm hired by the ministry.
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Bloomberg Dodges Liability for Claims of Sexual Harassment at Namesake Company
Citing Michael Bloomberg’s lack of personal participation in alleged workplace sexual harassment at his namesake company, New York’s highest court on Thursday affirmed a dismissal that keeps the billionaire off the hook for the claims of a fired Bloomberg LP employee who says a supervisor drugged and raped her.
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A federal court in Rhode Island awarded a woman who was raped during a study abroad program by a fellow student in housing provided for them by the Rhode Island Schools of Design $2.5 million in compensatory damages for her ongoing and permanent suffering. There were no workable locks on the bedroom doors of the co-ed housing the school provided.
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Covid Cuts French Crime Except Rape, Domestic Violence
Covid-19 lockdowns sparked a big drop in the number of reported crimes in France last year, except for domestic violence and rape cases which continued to rise, the interior ministry said Thursday.
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Judge OKs Weinstein Bankruptcy Plan With $17M for Victims
A Delaware judge has approved a revised Weinstein Co. bankruptcy plan that provides about $35 million for creditors, with roughly half that amount going to women who have accused disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct.
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Rare Conviction of South Sudan Soldiers for Rape Raises Hope
As fighting continues in South Sudan between government forces and groups that did not sign the peace deal, civilians say they are caught in the middle, with women often accused by soldiers of supporting the rebels — and assaulted — especially if their husbands aren’t around.
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‘Raped Twice’: Pakistan Virginity Tests Block Justice for Victims
Raped at 14, Shazia took the rare and courageous step of reporting the crime to Pakistani police, only to face a traumatic “virginity test” — a long-standing practice that denies justice to victims.
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Court Grapples With Whether Rape Accuser Can Take It to Top at Bloomberg
A reversal could leave the billionaire media magnate on the hook in a civil suit from a woman who says another Bloomberg employee raped her.
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Wrongfully Accused South Korean Man Acquitted of Murder
A South Korean man who spent 20 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit has cleared his name in court after one of the country’s most notorious serial killers confessed to the 1988 rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl.
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Jail Sentences Increased for Two of UK’s Worst Rapists
Two of Britain’s most dangerous sex offenders will have to spend at least 40 years in prison, judges ruled on Friday, after a government appeal that their sentences were too soft.
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Trump Rape Accuser Says Appeal Shouldn’t Derail Discovery
Until such time that she can subject President Donald Trump to a DNA test, rape accuser E. Jean Carroll urged a federal judge Friday not to reward his ploys by sidelining document discovery.
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No Time Limit on Military Rape Cases, Justices Rule
Reinstating three convictions, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that a five-year statute of limitations does not apply to the prosecution of military rapes that occurred before 2006.
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