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Harvey Weinstein, a former movie mogul, was convicted of sex crimes in Los Angeles, bringing an end to a nearly decade-long investigation and multiple trials. The conviction, which carries a sentence of 16 years in prison, is in addition to a similar conviction in Manhattan, where he was sentenced to
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A jury in New York City has convicted Harvey Weinstein, the former movie mogul, on a sex crimes charge in a retrial after the state appeals court overturned his initial 2020 conviction. The verdict came on the fifth day of deliberations, with the jurors reaching a majority-female verdict. Weinstein was
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Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's yearslong saga reached a conclusion on Wednesday with a verdict of guilty on a single count of criminal sexual act. The jury found Weinstein not guilty on another count of criminal sexual act and reached no verdict on the single count of rape
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Jurors found former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein guilty of a top charge in his high-profile trial, but acquitted him of another charge. The partial verdict brings a measure of vindication to Weinstein's accusers and prosecutors, but also raises questions about the fairness of the trial process. The case
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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
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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
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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
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As the London, Ont., trial of five Canadian hockey players accused of sexual assault enters its eighth week, Crown attorney Meaghan Cunningham has zeroed in on Mike McLeod, the only accused facing an additional charge of being "party to an offence." The alleged incident occurred in a hotel
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Dustin Smith, 31, of Utica, New York, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for distributing, receiving, and possessing child pornography. Smith, who had a prior conviction for sexual abuse in 2013, admitted to using a cell phone to exchange videos of child pornography with at least two identified minor
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Jurors in Harvey Weinstein's retrial, which began in August, are drilling down on one of the three charges against him, a rape accusation from Jessica Mann, who also said she had a consensual relationship with Weinstein. The jury, comprising seven females and five males, is poised to start
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A juror in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial expressed concern for his safety and was sent out of the courtroom to speak to the judge, straining the deliberations process. The foreperson reportedly felt bullied by one of his fellow jurors and wanted to discuss the situation in private. While
