Five Britons were victims of alleged widespread sexual abuse and torture by a formerly renowned Nigerian preacher, it has been reported. Evidence of rape and forced abortions, as well as
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A Scottish university has launched a new campaign to highlight its work on gender-based violence. The University of Glasgow created its Together Against Gender-Based Violence campaign in a bid to
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Seven people involved in a child abuse ring have been convicted of a litany of charges including gang rape which a judge described as “the depths of human depravity”. Iain
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Senior MP Crispin Blunt has been suspended by the Tories after being arrested on suspicion of rape and the possession of controlled substances. The former minister, 63, identified himself as
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Judges have been told not to send some convicted criminals to jail due to prisons nearing capacity, according to a report. Lord Edis, the senior presiding judge in England and
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A pregnant 11-year-old girl who has twice been raped by teenage boys should have a termination, a High Court judge has ruled. Mrs Justice Arbuthnot was told how the girl
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Rape victims are facing “outmoded” practices in court, Scotland’s most senior judge has said. Lord Carloway, the Lord President and Lord Justice General, is the head of the judiciary for
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A team which was set up after Jimmy Savile’s abuse came to light is helping police looking into the rape and sexual assault allegations being made against Russell Brand. Earlier
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An alleged victim of a child sex and witchcraft abuse ring told police he was “just crying” after being raped, a court heard. The child made the statement during an
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A doctor who violently raped a woman and then threatened to release a video of the attack said he was not interested in the outcome of a medical tribunal –
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