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Bar owners arrested over assaults on 41 women in Belgium

March 31, 2025 World Justice News 0

Three bar managers in Belgium are among five men who have been arrested in connection with an investigation into the rape and sexual assault of dozens of women, local police say. Prosecutors said the suspects […]

Yung Filly pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges

March 11, 2025 World Justice News 0

British rapper and internet personality Yung Filly has pleaded not guilty to multiple sexual assault charges in Western Australia. The star, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, appeared before Perth Magistrates Court on […]

Harvey Weinstein begs judge for earlier retrial

January 30, 2025 World Justice News 0

Harvey Weinstein has begged a New York judge to hear the retrial in his landmark #MeToo case as soon as possible due to his deteriorating health, telling him: “I don’t know how much longer I […]

Man found guilty in India doctor rape and murder case

January 19, 2025 World Justice News 0

A court in India has convicted a man of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor – a crime that sparked nationwide outrage. Sanjay Roy, a hospital volunteer worker, was found guilty over the […]

Jay-Z’s lawyer warned by judge over ‘inappropriate’ actions as Sean Combs faces fresh lawsuit

December 27, 2024 World Justice News 0

The judge overseeing the case of a woman who says she was raped by Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs when she was 13 has criticised the “inappropriate” behaviour of Jay-Z’s lawyer. In a written order, […]

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail for third time in sex-trafficking case

November 28, 2024 World Justice News 0

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been denied bail for the third time by a judge in New York City. Two judges previously denied Mr Combs’s release from custody, primarily due to concerns about potential witness tampering, […]

Mohamed al Fayed: Police investigating ‘more than five’ people who may have ‘enabled’ alleged abuse of women and girls

November 28, 2024 World Justice News 0

Detectives have launched a new investigation into more than five people suspected of helping Mohamed al Fayed commit widespread sexual abuse over almost 40 years. The fresh allegations against the former Harrods and Fulham FC boss, […]

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Police send Russell Brand file to CPS to consider charges

November 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

Detectives investigating Russell Brand over allegations of historical sex offences have sent prosecutors a file of evidence so they can consider bringing charges. Brand has been interviewed three times by police since an investigation by the […]

British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly charged with rape in Australia

October 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

British YouTuber Yung Filly has appeared in court accused of raping and choking a woman in his Perth hotel room after a show, according to Australian media reports. The 29-year-old, whose real name is Andres […]

Judge rules public can view video evidence in French mass rape trial

October 5, 2024 World Justice News 0

Warning: This story contains distressing details from the start. A French judge has reversed a ruling in the trial of a man who is accused of drugging his wife to sleep and recruiting dozens of […]

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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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Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]

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France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex

February 1, 2026 0

France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause […]