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Harvey Weinstein trial: Defence hits back after graphic prosecution claims

January 23, 2020 World Justice News 0

The trial of ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has begun in earnest in New York with graphic prosecution statements on his alleged crimes. Prosecutor Meghan Hast said he was a “seasoned” sexual predator with vulnerable actresses […]

Harvey Weinstein charged with sexual assault in Los Angeles

January 6, 2020 World Justice News 0

Harvey Weinstein has been charged with sexual assault in Los Angeles on the same day he appeared in a New York court in a separate case. The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said the […]

Former Scotland first minister Alex Salmond accused of sexual assaults on 10 women

November 21, 2019 World Justice News 0

Alex Salmond has appeared in court charged with carrying out a series of sexual offences against 10 women while serving as Scotland’s first minister. Mr Salmond faced a total of 14 charges at the High […]

UK ski instructor jailed for rape and assault in Australia

August 18, 2019 World Justice News 0

A British ski instructor has been jailed for 10 years for raping a woman and physically assaulting her male friend in a resort town in Australia. Matthew James Williams, 29, attacked the pair on a […]

Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke charged with sexual assault

July 22, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Conservative MP has been charged with three counts of sexual assault against two women. Charlie Elphicke, the MP for Dover, is alleged to have assaulted one woman in 2007 and a second woman twice […]

Wrongly convicted man who served 30 years faces new rape charge

May 5, 2019 World Justice News 0

A man whose rape conviction was quashed after he had served 30 years in jail has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman this year, reports say. George Perrot, 50, is due to appear in […]

Liverpool child rapist jailed for 18 years

March 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

A “dangerous predator” who raped two young boys and sexually abused four other children has been jailed for 18 years. Gerard Kendrick, of Vauxhall, was sentenced to a further six years on licence after pleading […]

Australian farmer Gene Charles Bristow guilty of raping backpacker

March 4, 2019 World Justice News 0

An Australian man has been found guilty of kidnapping and raping a backpacker from Europe and keeping her for two days in a pig shed near his farm. Gene Charles Bristow, 54, had pleaded not […]

Kevin Spacey: Actor charged with sexual assault in Massachusetts

December 24, 2018 World Justice News 0

US actor Kevin Spacey has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenager at a bar in Massachusetts. He will appear in court on 7 January over the incident, which allegedly occurred in Nantucket in July […]

Harvey Weinstein accuser told to delete phone files

October 18, 2018 World Justice News 0

One of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers was told by police to delete any files from her phone that she wanted to keep private, prosecutors have admitted. Assistant District Attorney Joan Illuzzi-Orbon said the complainant was told […]

Human Rights

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

Human Rights

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

Human Rights

Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]