May 2017 – Page 4 – World Justice News

Indonesian police arrest 141 men over ‘gay sex party’

May 22, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Indonesian police have arrested 141 men attending what they called a “gay sex party” at a sauna in the capital Jakarta late on Sunday. Police said attendees, including a Briton and a Singaporean, paid 185,000 […]

Six arrested for movie piracy blackmail plot

May 19, 2017 World Justice News 0

In 2017 there’s a trend of people threatening to leak movies online unless a ransom is paid. With Disney refusing to pay in a similar situation this week, there are clear signs that perpetrators can […]

Judge: Lois Lerner’s tea party-targeting testimony can stay secret — for now

May 19, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Stephen Dinan Lois G. Lerner and Holly Paz, two key figures in the IRS‘ tea party-targeting, can keep testimony about their role in the targeting secret, at least for now, a federal judge ruled […]

Anthony Weiner pleads guilty to sexting with 15-year-old girl, could serve up to 27 months in prison

May 19, 2017 zoshinuk 0

BY Victoria Bekiempis Adam Edelman Pervy ex-pol Anthony Weiner, his stunning fall from grace complete, faces federal jail time after pleading guilty Friday to sending obscene material to a minor. “I have a sickness, but […]

Pamela Pike sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for 2013 killing of Jason Skinner

May 19, 2017 zoshinuk Comments Off

By Garrett Barry, CBC News Pamela Pike, who stabbed Jason Skinner to death in 2013 and was convicted of manslaughter, has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison. With time served, Pike will spend […]

Ex-Newcastle football coach charged with sex offences

May 19, 2017 World Justice News 0

Former Newcastle United youth coach George Ormond has been charged with 29 sex offences, police have said. The 61-year-old, of Newton Abbot, Devon, is alleged to have committed the offences between 1973 and 1998. He […]

China’s ‘war on law’: victims’ wives tell US Congress of torture and trauma

May 19, 2017 zoshinuk 0

The wives of some of the most prominent victims of Xi Jinping’s crackdown on civil society have stepped up their campaign for justice, backing calls for US sanctions against Chinese officials involved in allegedly barbaric […]

Julian Assange: Sweden drops rape investigation

May 19, 2017 World Justice News 0

Sweden’s director of public prosecutions has decided to drop the rape investigation into Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Marianne Ny filed a request to the Stockholm District Court to revoke his arrest warrant, apparently ending a […]

Carl Schoombie’s assailants sentenced to life for ‘brazen, revolting’ fatal assault

May 19, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Jenna Etheridge Cape Town – Two men were sentenced to life in jail in the Western Cape High Court on Friday for fatally assaulting Stellenbosch University graduate Carl Schoombie in 2015. Judge Robert Henney […]

3 Suspects Arrested In 6-Year-Old Kingston Frazier’s Death to Be Charged With Capital Murder

May 19, 2017 zoshinuk Comments Off

By Kirsten West Savali Dwan Diondro Wakefield, 17, D’Allen Washington, 17, and Bryon McBride Jr., 19, are all in custody and will all be charged with capital murder for the heinous killing of 6-year-old Kingston […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Month: May 2017

Indonesian police arrest 141 men over ‘gay sex party’

Six arrested for movie piracy blackmail plot

Judge: Lois Lerner’s tea party-targeting testimony can stay secret — for now

Anthony Weiner pleads guilty to sexting with 15-year-old girl, could serve up to 27 months in prison

Pamela Pike sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for 2013 killing of Jason Skinner

Ex-Newcastle football coach charged with sex offences

China’s ‘war on law’: victims’ wives tell US Congress of torture and trauma

Julian Assange: Sweden drops rape investigation

Carl Schoombie’s assailants sentenced to life for ‘brazen, revolting’ fatal assault

3 Suspects Arrested In 6-Year-Old Kingston Frazier’s Death to Be Charged With Capital Murder