Seoul — A South Korean court acquitted on Wednesday a woman convicted six decades ago for defending herself against sexual violence, after she was inspired by the country’s #MeToo movement to challenge the ruling. Choi Mal-ja was 19 in 1964 when she was attacked by a 21-year-old man in the southern town of Gimhae. He pinned…
On the same day that portions of the infamous Epstein Files were finally delivered under duress to Congress and the White House pulled every trick in the book to distract, the incarcerated and pardon seeking Ghislaine Maxwell may have just provided Donald Trump with the vindication he has sought about his relationship with the deceased…
Salt Lake City — A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges was found guilty Wednesday of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in his first of two Utah trials. A jury in Salt Lake County found Nicholas Rossi guilty of a 2008 rape after a…
A man accused of faking his death and fleeing to the United Kingdom to avoid rape charges faced an alleged victim in court Monday as a jury trial in Utah began. The man known in the U.S. as Nicholas Rossi, whose legal name is Nicholas Alahverdian, is accused of sexually assaulting two women in Utah…
British actor Micheal Ward, known for the Netflix series “Top Boy” and and most recently Ari Aster’s movie “Eddington,” is facing charges of allegedly raping and sexually assaulting a woman in the United Kingdom in 2023. London’s Metropolitan Police announced in a Friday statement that prosecutors had charged BAFTA winner Ward, 28, with two counts…
By Peter Aitken is a Newsweek Politics Editor based in New York. His focus is domestic U.S. politics, but he has experience covering Foreign Affairs, Business and Technology. Peter joined Newsweek in 2024 from Fox News Digital and had previously freelanced at Business Insider. He has interviewed such notable figures as Benjamin Netanyahu, Gen. David…
Former NBA player Ben McLemore has been found guilty of raping a 21-year-old woman during a lake house party attended by many of his then-teammates from the Portland Trail Blazers, a jury ruled Thursday. The jury in Clackamas County, located directly south of Portland, found McLemore, 32, guilty of rape, unlawful sexual penetration and one…
British comedian Russell Brand remained firm this week in denying he sexually assaulted four women from 1999 to 2005. The controversial “Get Him to the Greek” actor, 49, appeared in a London court on Friday and pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault….
Prosecutors in the UK have confirmed they’ve authorised 21 charges against Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate, including rape, actual bodily harm, and human trafficking. The Crown Prosecution Service stated the charges were approved in 2024, ahead of an extradition warrant issued to return the brothers from Romania to face trial. UK prosecutors have authorized 21…
Ayla Gonzalez Salinas, 20, was charged with having had sex with a child aged between 12 and 16 after they reportedly met one another at a funeral in November last year Ayla Gonzalez Salinas was charged following the alleged incident(Image: PBSO) A woman is alleged to have raped an underage boy multiple times after she…