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Kevin Spacey to appear in UK court on sex assault charges

June 13, 2022 World Justice News 0

Actor Kevin Spacey has been charged with four counts of sexual assault against three men, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed. The 62-year-old has also been charged with causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual […]

Border rapist trial starts in France for 56 attacks

June 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

Four years after he was arrested in a French village close to the Belgian border, Dino Scala has gone on trial accused of a 30-year series of rapes and sexual assaults. The former caretaker, now […]

University of California in $250m payout for doctor’s sex abuse

February 9, 2022 World Justice News 0

The University of California has agreed to pay nearly $250m (£185m) to over 200 women who allege they were sexually assaulted by a campus gynaecologist. Multiple women accuse the university’s Los Angeles site (UCLA) of […]

Prince Andrew, Virginia Roberts and Ghislaine Maxwell

Prince Andrew: US judge seeks statement from former assistant

January 31, 2022 World Justice News 0

Prince Andrew’s former assistant could give a sworn statement as part of the the civil sexual assault case against the duke, after a formal request from a New York judge. Lawyers for Virginia Giuffre – […]

Prince Andrew to face civil sex assault case after US ruling

January 12, 2022 World Justice News 0

Prince Andrew is to face a civil case in the US over allegations he sexually assaulted a woman when she was 17. Virginia Giuffre is suing the prince, claiming he abused her in 2001. His […]

The Kansas case that could change how rape is charged

September 30, 2021 World Justice News 0

Sex crimes are notoriously difficult to prosecute – but one woman in Kansas is using a rarely used 19th Century law to ask her fellow citizens to help bring charges against the man she says […]

Prince Andrew’s team dispute claims accuser served legal papers

September 11, 2021 World Justice News 0

Prince Andrew’s team do not believe that legal papers from lawyers for the woman who has accused him of sexual abuse have been successfully served, the BBC understands. Virginia Giuffre has launched a civil case […]

Ron Jeremy: US adult film star indicted on 34 sex crime charges

August 27, 2021 World Justice News 0

US adult film star Ron Jeremy has been indicted on 34 counts of sexual crimes involving 21 women, spanning more than 20 years, Los Angeles prosecutors say. Prosecutors allege that Mr Jeremy assaulted the women, […]

Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to LA sexual assault charges

July 21, 2021 World Justice News 0

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to rape and sexual assault charges in a Los Angeles court. He appeared in court in a wheelchair after being extradited from New York, where he […]

Bill Cosby freed after top court overturns sexual assault conviction

June 30, 2021 World Justice News 0

US comedian Bill Cosby has left prison hours after his sexual assault conviction was overturned by Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court. The judges said there had been a “process violation” by the prosecution, but admitted their ruling […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]