Retrial ordered for soldier imprisoned in barracks for rape
A soldier jailed for sexual assault and rape has successfully appealed his conviction, with the court finding a miscarriage of justice.
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Brands broke off ties with British rapper Yung Filly following rape allegations in Perth
A British rapper accused of sexual assault and now stranded in Western Australia has been suspended by a number of his business partners. Rapper and YouTuber Yung Filly – real name Andrés Felipe Valencia Barrientos – was arrested in Brisbane this week and extradited to Perth.
Country singer Garth Brooks is accused of rape in a lawsuit
A woman who says she worked as a hairdresser and makeup stylist for Garth Brooks claims in a lawsuit that he raped her at a Los Angeles hotel in 2019. The woman is not using her name and calls herself Jane Roe in the lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court. An email seeking … Read more
Former NRL star Hayne fights damages claim from rape accuser
Potential talks to resolve a rape lawsuit against former NRL star Jarryd Hayne have ended before they began, with the case now heading to court.
Murderer Brian Earl Johnston faces preliminary investigation for alleged rape of his murdered wife Kelly Wilkinson
A man accused of repeatedly raping and then murdering his wife is said to have hired a private detective who waited outside her home and arranged for a friend to contact her multiple times, a court heard. Family members and friends of murdered Gold Coast mother Kelly Wilkinson filed through the doors of Southport Local … Read more
Indian doctors end strike over rape and murder of student
In many Indian hospitals, junior doctors remain off duty and demand swift justice for a colleague who was raped and murdered, even though the country's largest doctors' association called for a 24-hour strike. Across India, doctors have held protests and candlelight marches over the past week, refusing to treat non-urgent patients after the 31-year-old pulmonology … Read more
Indian doctors strike over rape and murder of a doctor
Hospitals and clinics across India turned away patients except for emergency cases after medical staff initiated a 24-hour shutdown in protest against the brutal rape and murder of a doctor in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata. More than a million doctors are expected to join the strike on Saturday, paralyzing medical care in the … Read more
Further protests shake India after rape and murder of doctor
In the Indian state of West Bengal, police have arrested hundreds of protesters angry about the rape and murder of a doctor last week. A doctors' association called on more than a million colleagues nationwide to go on strike for a day. Police and local authorities said blockades by protesters on Friday disrupted public transport … Read more
Reynolds vs. Higgins, Day 7: Senator's partner Robert Reid denies having 'kept an eye' on Lehrmann rape trial
Linda Reynolds' partner has categorically denied that he attended Bruce Lehrmann's rape trial to inform the senator of the current evidence – and also claimed that he did not care at all about the verdict.
Linda Reynolds vs. Brittany Higgins: Senator denies trying to downplay full knowledge of rape complaint
Senator Linda Reynolds suffered a complete nervous breakdown after being confronted with the claim that she had been warned of a Labor Party plan to ruin her in connection with the Brittany Higgins affair.