Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle tells MPs not to name Tory MP arrested on suspicion of rape as the suspect agrees ‘not to attend the House of Commons’ while on bail Sir Lindsay Hoyle said it would be ‘wholly inappropriate’ for MPs to name the MP Sir Lindsay said the MP had ‘agreed not to … Read more
A North Carolina man who spent 44 years in prison for a rape he says he didn’t commit says that his new freedom is ‘breathtaking.’ Ronnie Long, 64, was freed last week after his 1976 first-degree rape and burglary convictions were vacated by the United States District Court after having already served 44 years of the … Read more
Man is caught on camera pushing a woman, 25, to the ground and ‘attempting to rape her’ on NYC subway platform A man was caught on video attempting to rape a 25-year-old woman, police say The horrific attack took place at the train platform for the Q train at Lexington Avenue and East 63 Street … Read more
Mariska Hargitay shows her support for Joe Biden as she discusses the heartbreaking backlog of rape kits in powerful DNC speech By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 15:36 BST, 20 August 2020 | Updated: 15:42 BST, 20 August 2020 Mariska Hargitay will be casting a vote for Joe Biden after working alongside him to end … Read more
Rape victims say face masks trigger horrific flashbacks of being smothered or choked but they are being trolled by strangers if they don’t wear them Victims say that they are stigmatised for not wearing masks in public places Many rape victims have their mouths and noses covered during attacks Covering the face can therefore trigger … Read more
Downing Street denies Boris Johnson is planning to set targets for police in bid to boost the number of rape prosecutions A review of the criminal justice response to rape will be released in the autumn Figures showed rape convictions in England and Wales fell by a quarter in a year Mr Johnson said quotas … Read more
Boris Johnson plans to set targets for police in bid to increase number of rape case prosecutions Police could be set targets for number of rape cases they refer to prosecutors CPS may be given quotas for how many suspects they take to court Rape prosecutions have fallen to their lowest level since records … Read more
‘Teenager in blue surgical face mask rapes woman, 40, walking on seafront’ – as 19-year-old is arrested and bailed The assault took place in a park in Southsea, Hampshire on Monday 3 August Police have appealed for witnesses to the attack after a male, 19, is arrested The attacker was described as being white, heavily … Read more
Ukrainian TV presenter, 28, suffers horrific facial injuries after being viciously beaten by a stranger who tried to rape her in front of her six-year-old son on a train Anastasia Lugova, 28, was assaulted by Vitaliy Rudzko, 45, in train compartment She was travelling to Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday with her six-year-old son Zakhar Rudzko faces … Read more
Prosecutors call for Gerard Depardieu rape case to be reopened after probe into claims he assaulted actress in her 20s at his Paris home was dropped over lack of proof The French actor, now 71, was accused of assaulting and raping actress in 2018 Probe was dropped last year but the woman has now relaunched … Read more