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Ugandan rugby international jailed for rape

Philip Pariyo had represented his country at the 2014 Commonwealths in Glasgow before disappearing.

BBC News - 16h

Alabama set to execute a man with nitrogen gas for 1991 murder and rape

A man convicted of murdering a woman after breaking into her apartment is set to be executed Thursday in Alabama in what would be the nation’s fourth execution with nitrogen gas.

NBC News - 22h

Jordan's son charged with possession of cocaine

Marcus Jordan, the 34-year-old son of Michael Jordan, was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine, a second-degree misdemeanor, by police in Florida.

ESPN - 1d

Hundreds of women raped and burned to death after Goma prison set on fire

Atrocity follows escape of thousands of male inmates amid chaos as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seize eastern DRC city. Hundreds of women were raped and burned alive during the chaos after a ...

The Guardian - 1d

Former nanny claims in lawsuit that author Neil Gaiman raped her repeatedly

The former nanny of best-selling fantasy writer Neil Gaiman and his estranged wife, Amanda Palmer, claims in a lawsuit that Gaiman raped her repeatedly.

NBC News - 2d

Newcastle in charge - but Arsenal have 'momentum'

Newcastle and Arsenal meet at St James' Park in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-finals on Wednesday with the Gunners needing to overturn a two-goal deficit.

BBC News - 2d

U.N. warns of executions and gang rapes as war in Congo escalates

The U.N. voices concern over alleged atrocities as Rwandan-backed rebels reportedly advance after seizing the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

CBS News - 6d

Harvey Weinstein's retrial on rape charges in New York is set for April 15

Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood mogul whose sexual misconduct helped fuel the #MeToo movement, will face retrial in New York on rape charges in April.

NBC News - Jan. 29

Student denies drugging and raping 10 women

Zhenhao Zou denies 35 charges, including 11 counts of rape and three counts of voyeurism.

BBC News - Jan. 29

PlayStation Leadership Shake-Up Sees New Sole CEO In Charge

Sony Interactive Entertainment is switching from the co-CEO system--currently occupied by Hideaki Nishino and Hermen Hulst--to just one person in charge. Nishino has been promoted to sole CEO of ...

GameSpot - Jan. 29

Children raped and abused in hotels, police data suggests

Figures shared exclusively with BBC News show 504 reported offences took place in hotels in 2023.

BBC News - Jan. 28

Trump's new D.C. prosecutor launches review of key charge leveled against Jan. 6 defendants

The acting U.S. attorney said he wants to "get to the bottom" of why an obstruction charge was used against some of the Capitol riot defendants Trump pardoned.

NBC News - Jan. 28

DNA testing leads to new murder charge in nearly 50-year-old cold case of slain Honolulu teen

Nearly five decades after her partially clothed body was discovered on the second floor of her Honolulu high school, modern DNA testing has led to an arrest that could solve the cold case murder of ...

NBC News - Jan. 26

Man charged with murdering university lecturer

Claire Chick, who was a nurse and university lecturer, was found fatally injured in a street.

BBC News - Jan. 26

L.A. County D.A. will not charge Marilyn Manson in rape, domestic violence cases

L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman announced he will not charge Marilyn Manson, a.k.a. Brian Warner, in cases of alleged domestic violence and rape.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 24

5 men sentenced to death for gang rape and murder of teen

Five men were sentenced to death for the gang rape and murder of a teenager as well as the killing of her father and toddler-aged niece.

CBS News - Jan. 23

Arcfox in charging partnership with Nio Power

Yahoo News - Jan. 23

'A living hell': Sudanese women face rape and abuse in Libya

Yahoo News - Jan. 22

The terror of Sudanese women facing rape and abuse in Libya

The BBC hears about horrific violence five women experienced in Libya after fleeing war-torn Sudan.

BBC News - Jan. 22

Life Sentence for Kolkata Hospital Rape and Murder

The police had sought the death penalty in a horrific but familiar crime. Its handling by the local authorities had outraged the nation.

The New York Times - Jan. 20

Life in jail for Indian man convicted of doctor's rape and murder

The crime sparked widespread anger and fears over the safety of healthcare workers in India.

BBC News - Jan. 20

Man convicted in rape and murder of doctor is sentenced

The family of the doctor broke into tears, saying they were "shocked" at the sentence and had hoped her murderer would be sentenced to death.

CBS News - Jan. 20

Indian police volunteer gets life sentence for raping and murdering trainee doctor

Judge rejects death penalty for Sanjay Roy as victim’s parents suspect more were involved in killing, which sparked strikes. An Indian police volunteer has been sentenced to life in prison for the ...

The Guardian - Jan. 20

Indian police volunteer sentenced to life in prison in rape and murder of trainee doctor

An Indian court awarded a life sentence to a police volunteer convicted of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at a hospital in Kolkata.

NBC News - Jan. 20

Police volunteer in India convicted in rape, murder of doctor

Protests erupted in West Bengal last August after the body of a trainee doctor was found with multiple injuries in a hospital lecture hall.

CBS News - Jan. 18

Indian court finds police volunteer guilty of rape and murder of trainee doctor

Case was fast-tracked after crime in Kolkata sparked protests across India amid concern for women’s safety. A police volunteer has been found guilty of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor who ...

The Guardian - Jan. 18

Indian police volunteer convicted of rape, murder of a trainee doctor that led to protests

An Indian court has found a police volunteer guilty of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor, a crime that sparked nationwide protests and hospital strikes last year

ABC News - Jan. 18

Man found guilty in India doctor rape and murder case

Sanjay Roy faces life imprisonment or the death penalty over the charges he denies.

BBC News - Jan. 18

France Wants to Prosecute the Founder of Chat Site Linked to Pelicot Rapes

Isaac Steidl founded the Coco platform, which authorities tied to criminal activity for years. The effort to hold Mr. Steidl accountable tests a new legal frontier.

The New York Times - Jan. 17

Fired U.S. Center for SafeSport investigator arrested on new charges

An ex-cop fired from his job as an investigator at the U.S. Center for SafeSport for allegedly stealing money seized at a drug bust has been arrested again.

NBC News - Jan. 13

US Center for SafeSport sexual abuse investigator charged with rape

Jason Krasley also facing theft charges over drug bust Former police officer’s lawyer says client denies allegations A former police officer fired from his job as an investigator at the US ...

The Guardian - Jan. 12

Founder of adult website linked to mass rape trial faces charges

The website enabled Dominique Pelicot to recruit dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife for years, authorities say.

CBS News - Jan. 10

France Indicts Founder of Notorious Website Used in Pelicot Rape Case

The site, coco.fr, was shut down in June after being linked to more than 23,000 sexual abuse and other cases in France alone, including the rape trial that shocked the country last year.

The New York Times - Jan. 9

Yakuza leader pleads guilty in New York to trafficking nuclear materials, narcotics charges

A leader of yakuza, a Japanese organized crime syndicate, pleaded guilty in New York to charges of trafficking nuclear materials, prosecutors said.

CNBC - Jan. 8

Sources: Police hand EPL player rape case to CPS

The Metropolitan Police have passed a full file of evidence about a Premier League footballer accused of rape to the Crown Prosecution Service, sources have told ESPN.

ESPN - Jan. 8

Jay-Z files new motion to dismiss lawsuit accusing him of raping girl, 13

Rapper alleges inconsistencies in woman’s accusation that he and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs assaulted her at 2000 afterparty. Jay-Z filed a new motion on Wednesday seeking to dismiss the lawsuit brought ...

The Guardian - Jan. 8