Defence and prosecution prepare for retrial of the once-powerful movie producer in a case that was a landmark for the #MeToo movement. New York’s highest court has overturned disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction for rape and sexual assault, highlighting the challenges of holding powerful men to account. The Court of Appeals found on …
Man who killed Polly Klaas seeks to have death sentence overturned Man who killed Polly Klaas seeks to have death sentence overturned 03:22 SAN JOSE – More than three decades after 12-year-old Polly Klaas of Petaluma was kidnapped and murdered, the man convicted of killing her is seeking to overturn his death sentence. Lawyers representing …
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. Issued on: 13/03/2024 – 01:12 1 min The case against the director of “The Pianist” …
LOS ANGELES — Former CBS chief executive and president Les Moonves has agreed to pay a $11,250 fine to settle a complaint accusing him of interfering with a police investigation of a sexual assault case, according to documents released Friday by the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission. According to the documents, Moonves acknowledged working closely …
By Larry Neumeister and Jake Offenhartz | Associated Press NEW YORK — A jury began deliberations Friday in the defamation trial against former President Donald Trump, deciding whether he owes writer E. Jean Carroll additional millions after a jury last year concluded that he sexually abused her in 1996. The jury began its work after …
“American Nightmare” examines the 2015 kidnapping of Denise Huskins. Huskins was accused by police of staging a “real-life ‘Gone Girl’” but later cleared. Here’s where Huskins and Quinn are now. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app In 2015, a man broke into the …
About 950 pages of court documents identifying associates of financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were made public on Wednesday. What is the Jeffrey Epstein list? Included in the unsealed papers are the names of about 150 Epstein associates. The documents were filed as part of Virginia Giuffre’s 2015 defamation lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s …
French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday French film icon Gerard Depardieu, accused of rape, had become the target of a “manhunt” as the actor faces fresh scrutiny over sexist comments. Issued on: 21/12/2023 – 12:35 1 min “You will never see me participate in a manhunt,” Macron told the France 5 broadcaster when asked about …
The most prestigious universities and business schools in France such as Sciences Po and HEC train the country’s future executives and politicians. But due to the prevalence of gender-based violence that takes place on campus, for many students, they are also spaces that don’t feel safe. On November 15, Nantes University published the results of …
New sexual assault claim filed against hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs New sexual assault claim filed against hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs 00:37 Two more women have accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual abuse, one week after the music mogul settled a separate lawsuit with the singer Cassie that contained allegations of rape and physical …