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UK Prosecutors Drop Harvey Weinstein Indecent Assault Case

LONDON (AFP) – British prosecutors said on Thursday they were dropping the sexual assault case against Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, saying there was “no realistic prospect of conviction”. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced in June 2022 that it had given police permission to prosecute the disgraced 72-year-old film producer on two counts of […]

VA assistant principal charged with assault after 5-year-old goes home bruised

An elementary school administrator in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, has been arrested after allegedly assaulting a 5-year-old student, police officials said. The Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office announced on social media that Spotswood Elementary School assistant principal Misty Kelly, 52, has been charged with assault and battery in the Aug. 28 incident. The sheriff's office first became […]

Harvey Weinstein has indecent assault charges dropped by UK prosecutors

Harvey Weinstein will not face indecent assault charges in the UK after prosecutors announced their decision to drop the case. The Crown Prosecution Service authorised two indecent assault charges in 2022 but dropped the cases after “there was no longer any realistic prospect of a conviction”. Weinstein became a central figure in the #MeToo movement […]

Haitian released into US under Biden-Harris program arrested for alleged assault of minor

A Haitian man who was allowed to travel to and be released into the United States through a closely monitored federal program has been arrested in Massachusetts on suspicion of sexually abusing a minor. Fox News national correspondent Bill Melgin first reported that Mansfield police arrested 18-year-old Akim Mark Desire for the crime. Desire flew […]

Judge dismisses sexual assault case against free agent NFL kicker

A Florida judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that NFL kicker Brandon McManus sexually assaulted two women on a team flight to London. Judge Michael S. Shalit ruled that, under Florida law, the two women's use of the pseudonyms “Jane Doe I” and “Jane Doe II” did not meet the “exceptional case” standard necessary to […]