A California jury that convicted former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. of raping a 58-year-old homeless woman was unable to break a deadlock on eight other counts Tuesday and a judge declared a mistrial on those charges.
Read moreThe Mexico-based La Luz del Mundo (Light of the World) church said Wednesday that its leader and “apostle” Naasón Joaquín García, who was arrested in California on charges of human trafficking and child rape, remains the spiritual leader of the group, which claims 5 million followers in 58 countries.
Read moreAn investigation into a woman’s rape and sexual assault accusations against actor Gerard Depardieu has been dropped because of lack of evidence, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday.
Read moreWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to Sweden for a revived rape investigation, but should still be questioned in the case while he is imprisoned in Britain, a Swedish court ruled Monday,
Read moreA 13-year-old claims in a federal complaint that her middle school math teacher forcibly raped her in a locked classroom, and that the school board in Loudon County, Virginia, reinstated him and retaliated against her after she complained.
Read moreA female hitchhiker who accused former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. of raping her after he picked her up testified Tuesday that she did not flee or defend herself because the muscular football star had threatened to kill her.
Read moreProsecutors plan to call the first of five women to testify Tuesday at the rape trial of former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr., whose accusers include a 54-year-old who got a ride from him hitchhiking and a 59-year-old who was homeless when they met.
Read moreSwedish authorities on Monday issued a request for a detention order against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is jailed in Britain, a Swedish prosecutor said.
Read moreThe Alabama Senate threw down the gauntlet Tuesday evening and passed the nation’s most restrictive anti-abortion bill, criminalizing the procedure as a felony, in an attempt to create a test case to challenge Roe v. Wade.
Read moreSwedish prosecutors said Monday they are reopening a rape case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a month after he was removed from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London. They said they will seek his extradition after he has served his 50-week prison term in Britain for jumping bail.
Read moreFighting to revive claims by a Glasgow woman who was raped on vacation in Sri Lanka, a lawyer told the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on Wednesday that the rapist’s job at the hotel leaves a travel company liable.
Read moreA woman who said she was raped by JD.com founder Richard Liu filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the billionaire and his company alleging he and other wealthy Chinese executives coerced her to drink during a dinner in the hours before she was attacked.
Read moreIndian authorities charged a Roman Catholic bishop on Tuesday with repeatedly raping a nun in her rural convent, a case that helped make the sexual abuse of nuns a major issue in the church.
Read moreTestifying Thursday afternoon before the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, the ex-wife of casino mogul Steve Wynn said she was removed from the company’s board after reporting rape allegations against him.
Read moreItaly’s justice ministry has ordered a preliminary inquiry into an appeals court ruling that overturned a rape verdict on the grounds that the victim was too ugly to be raped.
Read moreCalifornia Department of Justice officials did not fully comply with requests that data from rape evidence kits be reported to prosecutors in order to demonstrate the benefits of fully clearing test backlogs, the state auditor said Thursday.
Read moreA New Jersey appeals court revived extortion charges Tuesday against a man said to have tried to blackmail a money manager before several Playboy bunnies accused him of rape.
Read moreA woman claims in a federal complaint that her probation officer in Mississippi raped her repeatedly.
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