rape cases

Happy New Year 2020, All! What do people think about the 19-year-old Brit who was convicted in Cyprus recently for lying when she retracted her claim she had been gang raped by twelve Israeli youths? Police found the DNA of four of them inside her. The youths claimed she only 'cried rape'...

Linky. At least we are hearing about the cases because the appeals courts overturned them.

The story that Ronaldo had allegedly raped a woman in Las Vegas was originally reported on last year but received little traction, with some sources noting the purported victim's refusal to talk to the press about the matter and Ronaldo's agency's dismissal of the entire claim as fictional...

https://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/man-accused-of-raping-fellow-uva-student-will-not-serve/article_77f1e7f7-0119-56f7-a51a-a8d33a2f961e.html The underlined is no surprise, I suppose. Since I've never been assaulted, I can't say that she is wrong for agreeing to a plea deal. I wonder how...

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-42399802 Do the UK police ever apologize after screwing someone over like that or does that just lead to more problems for them if their victim sues?

US authorities have prepared charges to seek the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, US officials familiar with the matter tell CNN. The Justice Department investigation of Assange and WikiLeaks dates to at least 2010, when the site first gained wide attention for posting thousands of...

(Once again, for a reason too long to explain, I am unable to cut&paste using this computer.) But really, it is difficult to AVOID hearing or reading about the current trial. It seems it could open an interesting discussion. There are a couple of forum members who seem to believe no one is...

So Daniel Holtzclaw is the police officer charged and convicted with the rape. Multiple women accused him. I think he was sentenced raping and/or assaulting 13 of them. It seemed pretty open and shut for me, kind of in the same Bill Cosby way... if there is that much smoke there is probably...

Trevor Gray was a police detective convicted of rape, his wife launched her own investigation, got him a retrial, and he was exonerated. A police board recommended his reinstatement. So all good in the end? Not exactly: Oh and: Full story here...

http://macaudailytimes.com.mo/day-history-1977-roman-polanski-charged-rape.html "In August 1977 Roman Polanski pleaded guilty to having unlawful sex with the 13-year-old girl. In December of that year he went into prison for a 90-day psychiatric study but was released after 42 days. Knowing...

http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/why-is-this-man-still-in-jail-tony-wright-philadelphia-20150302 I am lost for words.

Onetime top Calif. football prospect exonerated after serving 5 years on rape charge What an awful, horrible person, this Wanetta Gibson. I hope she does at least five years in prison as well as has to return every cent that's left. :mad: Also, if he was offered a deal for 18 months if he...

The former New York Giant great is accused of raping a 16 year old homeless girl and paying her pimp/abuser $300. He denies any sexual activity took place, and to top it off, his lawyer claims he's a virgin. "My client did not have sex with anybody," Aidala said...

What do you guys think? Free Polanski or off with his head? Anyone see the Hollywood documentary slant piece on him "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired"? Purportedly the judge and prosecutor were in collusion and reneged on the plea bargain they made with Polanski, therefore he fled. What are...

This sounds strange to me. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311889,00.html "BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A judge ordered a prominent businessman to pay $8 million to his daughter, who claimed he sexually abused her for decades beginning when she was a preschooler and included a rape the night she...