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Yusef Salaam said he was “deeply humbled” to win a seat Tuesday on the New York City Council, a reflection of the approach he’s taken despite spending about seven years in prison for an infamous crime he didn’t commit. CBC | World News
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Plane passenger from hell who yelled ‘white children are easy to rape’ jailed
He reportedly abused the stewardess during the flight and later bit a police officer after being detained. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Flames draft pick Topi Ronni under investigation in Finland after rape accusation
Calgary Flames draft pick Topi Ronni is under investigation in his native Finland after being accused of rape. Ronni’s Finnish Elite League team Tappara Tampere said on its website that Ronni informed the club of the investigation and stepped away from team activities. CBC | Sports News
Read More »India executes 4 men convicted in 2012 Delhi bus rape and murder
India hanged four men on Friday who were convicted for the rape and murder of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi in 2012, in a case that shocked the world and shamed the country over its appalling record for crimes against women. CBC | World News
Read More »Harvey Weinstein back in court for sentencing over rape, sexual assault
Harvey Weinstein is returning to court on Wednesday in New York, where he could be sentenced to up to 29 years in prison for rape and sexual assault. CBC | World News
Read More »Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape, sex assault, but not predatory sexual assault
A jury has found Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape and sexual assault in New York but did not convict him of the two most serious charges of predatory sexual assault, which could have sent him to prison for life. CBC | World News
Read More »Jury begins deliberating in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial
Jurors at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial began deliberating Tuesday in a case pitting accusers’ often-harrowing testimony against the defence’s contention that the acts were consensual. CBC | World News
Read More »Prosecutors rest case in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial
Prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial rested their case on Thursday after more than two weeks of testimony punctuated by harrowing accounts from six women who say he excused his behaviour as a Hollywood norm. CBC | World News
Read More »Woman accusing Weinstein of rape returns to court for cross-examination
A key accuser in the the New York City rape trial of Harvey Weinstein faces a potentially grueling cross-examination on Monday about why she maintained a relationship with him despite her allegations that the once-powerful movie mogul sexually assaulted her. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump accuser wants a sample of his DNA in defamation suit related to rape allegation
Lawyers for a woman who accuses U.S. President Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s are asking for a DNA sample, seeking to determine whether his genetic material is on a dress she says she wore during the encounter. CBC | World News
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