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The Bengaluru City police have arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly raping a woman and blackmailing her using her nude photos and videos. The accused, Arun T A, worked as an assistant to the priest at the Sree Vishnumaya Swamy temple in Bengaluru. According to the police, the woman had
Sexual abuse
Trevor Rowlands, a 33-year-old man from Chester, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping and sexually assaulting two women while they slept. He was found guilty of two counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault by penetration, and one count of voyeurism. The court heard that
Sexual abuse
A 64-year-old former Ashley Youth Detention Centre employee has been charged with historic sex abuse allegations, including seven counts of rape, indecency, and indecent assault. The alleged offences occurred between the late 1970s and 2001, with three complainants alleging incidents in Newnham, Legana, Prospect, and Deloraine. The case has been
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West Yorkshire Police officer, PC Ben Bottomley, aged 23, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment for rape and one year imprisonment for sexual assault by penetration, to be served concurrently. The sentences were handed down at Sheffield Crown Court on Wednesday, June 11. Both offences occurred prior to and
Sexual abuse
A 28-year-old man accused of raping and murdering a 9-year-old girl was shot in the leg during a police encounter in Northeast Delhi's Welcome area. The accused had attacked a policeman with a blade while trying to escape and injured another officer, Constable Amit Mann, who suffered blade
Sexual abuse
Violence broke out in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, on Monday night, as rioters attacked police and set homes and businesses ablaze. The disorder was sparked by a court appearance earlier that day of two 14-year-old boys charged with serious sexual assault. The violence, which left 15 officers injured, was condemned by
Murder
The family of Natalie Shotter, a 37-year-old woman who was raped and killed in a park in west London in 2021, have welcomed a decision by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) to hold misconduct proceedings against two Metropolitan Police officers. The officers, who were both probationers at the
Murder
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-led NDA government in Andhra Pradesh is facing mounting criticism over its handling of recent incidents of violence against women, including the murder of a 14-year-old girl and a gang rape of a minor in Anantapur and Sri Sathya Sai districts, respectively. The Opposition YSRCP
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A nine-year-old girl was raped and murdered in Dayalpur, Northeast Delhi, and a school teacher was arrested for kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old student. These incidents highlight the pervasive issue of child abuse in India, where social, legal, and cultural barriers hinder efforts to address it. Research shows that 53%
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Photographs reveal the heart-pounding moment when US Border Patrol agents tracked down and restrained convicted murderer and rapist Grant Hardin, who had escaped from the North Central Unit prison in Arkansas two weeks earlier. Hardin, a former police chief, had been on the run after impersonating a prison officer and
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Wendy Dondolo In a solemn judgment handed down by the Pietermaritzburg High Court sitting in Port Shepstone, Rogers Perumah, a 57-year-old man, has been sentenced to two consecutive life terms behind bars for the brutal rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in Umkomaas. The victim was accompanied by Perumah
Sexual abuse
Russell Brand, a British comedian and actor, has pleaded not guilty to several sex offence charges, including rape, indecent assault, and oral rape. The allegations against him involve four separate women, with incidents reported to have taken place between 1999 and 2005. Brand appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Friday
