Crime October 19, 2020 New British rape prosecution guidelines advise to ignore 'sexts,' explicit images The guidelines argue that the changing digital interactions that individuals regularly engage in create a need for changing standards in legal prosecutions.
India September 30, 2020 Rape and killing of Dalit woman shocks India, draws outrage The gang rape and death of a woman from the lowest rung of India’s caste system sparked outrage across the country on Wednesday, with several politicians and activists demanding justice and protesters rallying in the streets.
Rape August 30, 2020 NYPD uses facial recognition to arrest brazen sex offender accused of attempted rape on subway platform A suspect seen in disturbing cellphone video attempting to brazenly rape a woman on a Manhattan subway platform has been apprehended, according to reports.
Homicide August 28, 2020 Kansas man who murdered 10-year-old girl, dumped body near church in 1999 set to be executed The scheduled federal execution of a 10-year-old Kansas girl's killer was back on track Friday after an appellate panel tossed a lower court's ruling that would have required the government to get a drug prescription before it could use pentobarbital to kill the inmate.
CRIME August 14, 2020 Florida police bust boy, 17, for allegedly pimping 14-year-old girl through social media Over the course of three weeks, he arranged all meetings with johns, calling them “dates,” through social media using his cellphone.
Virginia August 7, 2020 Freed from jail amid coronavirus, VA rape suspect kills accuser: report A Virginia rape suspect who was released from jail amid concerns surrounding the novel coronavirus pandemic went on to kill the woman who had accused him.
Missouri August 6, 2020 Rape survivor Daisy Coleman who appeared in Netflix documentary dead by suicide Daisy Coleman, a victim of high school sexual assault and advocate for rape survivors whose story appeared in the 2016 Netflix documentary ‘Audrie & Daisy,’ has died by suicide.
Rape July 27, 2020 Dana Stubblefield, ex-49ers star, convicted of rape A former San Francisco 49ers tackle was found guilty of raping a woman described as mentally delayed while using a gun in his Northern California home in spring 2015, according to a report.
Germany July 23, 2020 Syrian migrants among men convicted in Germany of gang-raping woman, 18 A group of men comprised mostly of Syrian migrants was convicted in a German court Thursday of raping an 18-year-old girl, concluding a year-long trial that heightened tensions over Germany’s migration system.
CRIME July 16, 2020 Washington woman arrested after doorbell camera catches her raping 2 boys, report says A 19-year-old woman is now facing rape charges in Washington state after she was allegedly caught on a doorbell camera performing oral sex acts on two boys under the age of 10, reports say.
France July 14, 2020 France's Macron defends national security chief accused of rape, cites 'presumption of innocence' French President Emmanuel Macron is defending his decision to put a man accused of rape in charge of all the nation’s police forces, citing the presumption of innocence.