All news on the topic: Rape
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Northern Ireland probe expands as multiple victims emerge in ex-cop rape case
Authorities in Northern Ireland have identified “multiple” potential victims of a former police officer who is accused of rape and other sexual offences.
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Russell Brand faces fresh rape and sexual assault counts
British authorities on Tuesday brought new counts of rape and sexual assault against comedian Russell Brand, who is already facing similar charges involving four women.
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Teenage Afghan asylum seekers who kidnapped and raped a 15-year-old girl sentenced
Two teenage Afghan asylum seekers who kidnapped and raped a 15-year-old girl have received prison sentences.
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Justice secretary David Lammy accused of "cynically" misrepresenting rape figures
David Lammy has been accused of misrepresenting rape figures by senior barristers in a bid to fast track the abolition of some jury trials.
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A system of impunity in Russia: how surgeon-rapist Vardan Khachatryan uses money and connections to stay free
Three years have passed since the name of the well-known plastic surgeon Vardan Khachatryan became the center of a scandal involving the rape of his patients.
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Afghan national admits guilt in rape of 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton
An Afghan national has admitted one count of raping a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton.
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Strictly Come Dancing star arrested on suspicion of rape
A star from Strictly Come Dancing has allegedly been arrested on suspicion of rape.
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Romanian ringleader accused of 10 rapes was offered £1,500 to leave the UK
Mircea Marian Cumpanasoiu, 38, led an Eastern European network that raped, drugged, and exploited vulnerable local women in Dundee.
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Former Met Police officer convicted of sexually abusing 12-year-old girl
The former police officer David Carrick, who exhibited predatory behavior, has been found guilty of molesting a 12-year-old girl and raping a former partner.
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Football super agent Jonathan Barnett investigated over claims he raped and tortured “sex slave”
Football super agent Jonathan Barnett is being investigated by cops over claims he raped and tortured a “sex slave”, court documents show.
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Suspect accused of rape, assault and robbery appears in Birmingham court
A man has been charged with rape after an alleged attack that police have said they are treating as racially aggravated.
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France hands first-ever life sentence without parole to a woman for killing schoolgirl Lola Daviet
The case sent shockwaves through France and reignited a heated debate over the country’s immigration policies.
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Over 300 accuse London police of racism, misogyny, and victim bullying
More than 300 people have come forward to accuse the police of racism, corruption and victim bullying.
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Nicholas Rossi sentenced to at least five years for Utah rapes after faking death
A judge has sentenced a Rhode Island man who appeared to fake his death and flee the United States to avoid arrest to at least five years in prison for rape.
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Iranian and two Egyptian nationals accused of Brighton beach rape
An Iranian national has been ordered held in custody after being charged with two counts of rape.
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Scottish footballer Niall Geany jailed for nearly four years for raping a woman in her home
A Scottish footballer who raped a good Samaritan in her own home has been jailed for three years and nine months today.
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Survivor who became feminist icon faces retraumatizing ordeal at appeal trial in France
Gisèle Pelicot, who survived almost a decade of rape involving dozens of men after she was drugged by her ex-husband, will attend court in France again on Monday after one of the men convicted of raping her faces a second trial after appealing against his verdict.
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Gunman who killed two at Manchester synagogue had criminal record but no terror links
The Manchester synagogue terrorist was on police bail for an alleged rape when he carried out the attack, the Guardian can reveal.
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‘Boss Man’ Mohammed Zahid sentenced to 35 years for abuse of two girls in Rochdale
A grooming gang leader who thought he was ‘almost untouchable’ while raping two white schoolgirls in Rochdale has been jailed for 35 years.
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Police launch major probe after gang rape in Banbury Churchyard
In the early hours of Sunday morning, police have initiated a major investigation following the gang rape of a woman in a churchyard.
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Teenage girl, 15, raped in Dorset play area by man who allegedly travelled 120 miles to meet her
A 15-year-old girl was raped in a children’s play area at a popular park in Dorset, according to police.
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Jill Dando murder acquittal figure faces new sexual assault allegations
The 65-year-old from County Cork is said to have sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl in west London on two occasions between September 6 and 12 in 1987.
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Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner spotted eating McDonald’s hours after release from prison
Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner celebrated his freedom by tucking into a McDonald’s cheeseburger.
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Over 450 Sikh organizations call on Keir Starmer over lack of progress in West Midlands rape case
Police investigating the rape of a British-born Sikh woman in a racially aggravated attack in the West Midlands have renewed their appeal for public assistance as they released a man on bail.
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Madeleine McCann suspect refuses Met Police interview ahead of prison release
The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has refused to be interviewed by the Metropolitan Police ahead of his pending release from prison, the force has said.
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