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Supreme Court Sets Aside Death Penalty In Boy's Sexual Assault, Murder Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the death sentence imposed on a convict in a sexual assault and murder case of a four-year-old minor boy in 2016, and substituted it with a 25-year jail term without remission.
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Former Canada Fashion Mogul Nygard Sentenced To 11 Years In Sex Assault Cases
Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Monday after being convicted of four counts of sexual assault in attacks on women in his Toronto office building that in some cases date back for decades.
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"Normalisation Of Abuse...": Court Convicts Man For Aggravated Sexual Assault Of Girl
A court in Delhi has convicted a man for committing aggravated sexual assault of a three-year-old girl in 2022, observing that sexual abuse of children is seldom reported because of shame, guilt and family honour.
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France Cinema Agency Chief Gets 3 Year Jail Over Sexual Assault Of Godson
The head of France's top cinema institution, Dominique Boutonnat, was on Friday given a three-year prison sentence, including two years suspended, after being convicted of sexually assaulting his godson in 2020.
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Islamic Scholar Sentenced To 56 Years Of Imprisonment For Sexual Assault Of Minor
An elderly man was convicted and sentenced by a Kerala court to a cumulative of 56 years imprisonment for repeated aggravated sexual assault of a minor boy who went to the convict for Islamic classes.
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"Sick To My Stomach": Weinstein Accuser Slams Overturned Ruling
A woman who accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault said Friday she was not sure she could face testifying again if he is re-tried, after his New York rape conviction was thrown out this week.
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Kerala Woman Jailed for 42 Years For Facilitating Rape Of Stepdaughter
A Kerala court on Thursday convicted and sentenced a woman to a cumulative 42 years for facilitating the rape and sexual assault of her stepdaughter by three separate men on different occasions in 2013 when the girl was staying with her.
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Lawsuit Against Director Roman Polanski For Allegedly Raping Minor In 1973
French-Polish director Roman Polanski, who fled the US more than four decades ago after being convicted of sexually assaulting a child, will face a civil trial over the alleged rape of another minor years earlier, the woman's lawyer said Tuesday.
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Kerala Court Jails Man For Cumulative 123 Years For Rape Of Teen Daughters
A Kerala court on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a man to a cumulative of 123 years imprisonment for repeated sexual assault of the eldest of his two minor daughters in 2022.
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Hospital Staffer Jailed For Life For Sexually Assaulting Teen In 2018
A court here has sentenced a hospital's housekeeping staff to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old patient in 2018, holding that the convict was a threat to people and should be kept away from society.
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Rise In Kidnapping, Sex Assaults Of Girls On Pretext Of Marriage: Delhi High Court
Voicing concern over girls being subjected to sexual assault on the pretext of marriage, the Delhi High Court dismissed an appeal filed by a man against his conviction and 10-year sentence for kidnapping and rape.
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Court Sends Bengal Man To 10-Year-Jail For Sexually Assaulting 2 Teens
A migrant worker from West Bengal was on Tuesday convicted and sentenced to 10 years in jail for sexually assaulting two minor girls in this north Kerala district last year.
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Canadian Ex-Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard, 82, Convicted Of Sexual Assault
Peter Nygard, the founder of one of Canada's largest clothing brands, was found guilty Sunday on four counts of sexual assault, a court announced in Toronto.
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UK Prisons Full: Judges Ordered to Delay Sentencing, Criminals May Be Released Early
The judge emphasized that their "greatest concern" revolved around defendants convicted of rape being allowed to remain on bail rather than being swiftly jailed.
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3 Indian-Origin Men Sentenced To 30 Years For Kidnapping In Leicester, UK
Doppalapudi, Manchala, and Yellambai were each sentenced last Friday to 10 years imprisonment after being convicted of kidnapping on September 11 following a trial.
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Death Penalty In Boy's Sexual Assault, Murder Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the death sentence imposed on a convict in a sexual assault and murder case of a four-year-old minor boy in 2016, and substituted it with a 25-year jail term without remission.
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Former Canada Fashion Mogul Nygard Sentenced To 11 Years In Sex Assault Cases
Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Monday after being convicted of four counts of sexual assault in attacks on women in his Toronto office building that in some cases date back for decades.
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"Normalisation Of Abuse...": Court Convicts Man For Aggravated Sexual Assault Of Girl
A court in Delhi has convicted a man for committing aggravated sexual assault of a three-year-old girl in 2022, observing that sexual abuse of children is seldom reported because of shame, guilt and family honour.
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France Cinema Agency Chief Gets 3 Year Jail Over Sexual Assault Of Godson
The head of France's top cinema institution, Dominique Boutonnat, was on Friday given a three-year prison sentence, including two years suspended, after being convicted of sexually assaulting his godson in 2020.
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Islamic Scholar Sentenced To 56 Years Of Imprisonment For Sexual Assault Of Minor
An elderly man was convicted and sentenced by a Kerala court to a cumulative of 56 years imprisonment for repeated aggravated sexual assault of a minor boy who went to the convict for Islamic classes.
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"Sick To My Stomach": Weinstein Accuser Slams Overturned Ruling
A woman who accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault said Friday she was not sure she could face testifying again if he is re-tried, after his New York rape conviction was thrown out this week.
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Kerala Woman Jailed for 42 Years For Facilitating Rape Of Stepdaughter
A Kerala court on Thursday convicted and sentenced a woman to a cumulative 42 years for facilitating the rape and sexual assault of her stepdaughter by three separate men on different occasions in 2013 when the girl was staying with her.
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Lawsuit Against Director Roman Polanski For Allegedly Raping Minor In 1973
French-Polish director Roman Polanski, who fled the US more than four decades ago after being convicted of sexually assaulting a child, will face a civil trial over the alleged rape of another minor years earlier, the woman's lawyer said Tuesday.
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Kerala Court Jails Man For Cumulative 123 Years For Rape Of Teen Daughters
A Kerala court on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a man to a cumulative of 123 years imprisonment for repeated sexual assault of the eldest of his two minor daughters in 2022.
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Hospital Staffer Jailed For Life For Sexually Assaulting Teen In 2018
A court here has sentenced a hospital's housekeeping staff to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old patient in 2018, holding that the convict was a threat to people and should be kept away from society.
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Rise In Kidnapping, Sex Assaults Of Girls On Pretext Of Marriage: Delhi High Court
Voicing concern over girls being subjected to sexual assault on the pretext of marriage, the Delhi High Court dismissed an appeal filed by a man against his conviction and 10-year sentence for kidnapping and rape.
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Court Sends Bengal Man To 10-Year-Jail For Sexually Assaulting 2 Teens
A migrant worker from West Bengal was on Tuesday convicted and sentenced to 10 years in jail for sexually assaulting two minor girls in this north Kerala district last year.
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Canadian Ex-Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard, 82, Convicted Of Sexual Assault
Peter Nygard, the founder of one of Canada's largest clothing brands, was found guilty Sunday on four counts of sexual assault, a court announced in Toronto.
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UK Prisons Full: Judges Ordered to Delay Sentencing, Criminals May Be Released Early
The judge emphasized that their "greatest concern" revolved around defendants convicted of rape being allowed to remain on bail rather than being swiftly jailed.
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3 Indian-Origin Men Sentenced To 30 Years For Kidnapping In Leicester, UK
Doppalapudi, Manchala, and Yellambai were each sentenced last Friday to 10 years imprisonment after being convicted of kidnapping on September 11 following a trial.
