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Steven van de Velde, Olympian convicted of rape, receives mixed fan reaction

PARIS — Steven van de Velde, the Dutch beach volleyball player who served time in prison for having sex with a 12-year-old girl, received a mix of boos and applause when he was introduced before his loss in the opening match of the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Van de Velde didn’t speak to reporters after […]

Star French Rapper Faces Trial for Alleged Rape

PARIS (AFP) – French rapper Naps should stand trial on rape charges for allegedly assaulting a woman while she was sleeping in 2021, an investigating judge has ruled. The rapper from the Mediterranean city of Marseille, whose hit “La Kiffance” has more than 186 million views on YouTube, contests all the charges “as firmly as […]

Rape surges 11% in NYC

Rape cases in New York have jumped 11% this year, with incidents more than doubling in some parts of the city. According to New York Police Department statistics, there were 880 reported rapes in the city between Jan. 1 and July 14, up from 796 during the same period last year. “This should be a […]

Harvey Weinstein Rape Retrial Set for November

A New York judge on Friday set a tentative November date for the retrial of Harvey Weinstein, the film producer charged with sexual assault. Weinstein, 72, was convicted in New York in 2020 of raping and sexually assaulting actress Jessica Mann and forcing oral sex on a production assistant. A New York appeals court overturned […]

Harvey Weinstein will be retried on rape charges thrown out in April

Disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein is expected to return to court on Nov. 12 to be retried on rape charges. Weinstein, 72, was first found guilty by a Manhattan jury in 2020 of rape in the third degree and committing a criminal sex act. He was sentenced to 23 years behind bars. However, that criminal […]

Harvey Weinstein Due in Court as New York Prosecutors Seek Second Rape Trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein is scheduled to appear in a New York court on Friday ahead of a scheduled retrial on rape and sexual assault charges. A pretrial hearing for the former Hollywood movie mogul in Manhattan Criminal Court is expected to address issues related to evidence in the case, including text messages. […]

Biden campaign releases ad narrated by rape victim to hit Trump, Vance on abortion

President Biden’s re-election campaign has released its first ad attacking Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), former President Trump’s vice presidential running mate, over his stance on abortion. “They don’t care” is the story of Hadley Duvall, a Kentucky woman who was raped by her stepfather from the age of 5 onwards and became pregnant at 12. […]