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Child rapist athlete shocks beach volleyball world

Steven van de Velde, a Dutch-Australian beach volleyball athlete, is representing Australia at international competitions despite his 2016 conviction for raping a 12-year-old British girl. The shocking revelation has sparked outrage across the sporting wo

Tinder rapist jailed for 14 years after Snapchat lures

A 28-year-old man who used Tinder and Snapchat to lure and sexually assault multiple women has been sentenced to 14 years in prison at Warwick Crown Court after a thorough police investigation exposed his predatory pattern.

Court upholds rape conviction in Pelicot case

Husamettin Dogan loses final appeal against 12-year sentence for brutal 2018 rape of grandmother Gisele Pelicot, as French court delivers justice after seven-year legal battle.

Rapist's sentence increased after failed appeal

In a dramatic courtroom twist, convicted rapist David Aboucaya saw his prison term increased after attempting to appeal his conviction for the brutal attack on grandmother Gisele Pelicot.

Rape survivor: "I had to rebuild myself from ruins"

Gisele Pelicot delivers emotional victim impact statement detailing how she reconstructed her life after horrific gang rape, while her alleged attacker continues to deny involvement in the brutal assault.

Paedophile jailed for raping girl groomed with vapes

A predatory sex offender has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for the horrific rape of a vulnerable 11-year-old girl he groomed by supplying her with vapes in a case that has shocked the nation.

Gisele Pelicot faces rapist husband in appeal court

French woman Gisele Pelicot faces her convicted husband Husamettin Dogan in court again as he appeals his rape conviction, in a case that has drawn international attention to France's statute of limitations laws.

Grandmother Sues Social Workers Over Noah Cuatro's Death

The heartbroken grandmother of Noah Cuatro, the four-year-old boy tortured to death despite multiple warnings to authorities, is taking legal action against social workers she claims ignored clear signs of abuse in a case that has shocked America.

Three Men in Court Over Kidnap and Rape of 13-Year-Old

Three men have appeared before Wolverhampton Crown Court charged with the kidnap and rape of a 13-year-old girl in a case that has shocked the West Midlands. The defendants, aged 20, 19, and 18, are accused of a series of serious sexual offences.

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