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Chris Brown Sues for $500M Over Doc Alleging Rape

Singer with history of assault says he's 'never been found at fault' for a sex crime

(Newser) - Chris Brown has filed a $500 million lawsuit over a documentary accusing him of rape and evidence tampering, per the BBC . The R&B star accuses Warner Bros. Discovery and production company Ample Entertainment of defamation over claims made in Chris Brown: A History of Violence , released in October, which...

Man Convicted of Murder of Sleeping Trainee Doctor

Court finds Sanjay Roy raped and murdered a trainee doctor in Kolkata

(Newser) - A police volunteer has been found guilty of the August rape and murder of a trainee doctor in the hospital where she worked, in a case that deeply rattled India. Sanjay Roy had been accused of drunkenly arriving at the hospital and attacking the 31-year-old as she slept following a...

More Accusations Emerge on Neil Gaiman
More Accusations
Emerge on Neil Gaiman
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Jan 13, 2025 11:43 AM CST

More Accusations Emerge on Neil Gaiman

New York magazine talks to 8 women who allege sexual assault, coercion, other abuse from writer

(Newser) - Over the summer, a podcast from Tortoise Media broke some shocking news in the world of fantasy lit: Two women accused renowned British author Neil Gaiman, who has referred to himself as a "feminist writer," of sexual assault. Now, Lila Shapiro dives deeper into the scandal for New ...

Cops: Beverly Hills Doc Drugged, Raped Employee

And authorities think Babak Hajhosseini, 42, may have more victims

(Newser) - The founder of Beverly Hills' Wound and Burn Centers of America has been accused of drugging and raping a staff member in his home. Per the Los Angeles Times , 42-year-old Babak Hajhosseini, also a doctor and visiting specialist for Catalina Island Health, was arrested late last month on suspicion of...

Lawyer for Dominique Pelicot: He Won't Appeal
Dominique Pelicot Won't Appeal
Dec 30, 2024 6:55 AM CST

Dominique Pelicot Won't Appeal

Lawyer says he won't seek to overturn ruling, to spare ex Gisele Pelicot any further 'ordeal'

(Newser) - The ex-husband of Gisele Pelicot won't appeal his 20-year prison sentence for drugging and raping her and allowing dozens of other men to also rape her while she was unconscious, in a case that revolted France, his lawyer said Monday. Dominique Pelicot wants to spare his ex-wife the ordeal...

Judge Scolds Jay-Z's Lawyer for Attacking Accuser

Jane Doe, who alleges she was raped at 13, can remain anonymous for now, judge rules

(Newser) - The Alabama woman who accuses Sean "Diddy" Combs and Jay-Z of sexually assaulting her in 2000 when she was 13 can remain anonymous for now, a judge ruled Thursday. The "Jane Doe," who sued Combs in October and later amended her complaint to name Jay-Z as well,...

Texas' $100K Billboard Campaign Warns Migrants of Rape

Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered 40 signs in 4 languages to go up in Mexico, Central America

(Newser) - Gov. Greg Abbott, who once pledged to "eliminate all rapists" from his state of Texas, is now warning migrants that traffickers could rape and abuse them if they try to make their way to the United States. Per the Washington Post , Abbott is doing so via 40 or so...

Gisele Pelicot Addresses Victims 'in the Shadows'

Rape survivor gives statement following Dominique Pelicot's conviction

(Newser) - Gisele Pelicot had a lot of people to thank following the conclusion of a rape trial that turned her into a global icon . The French woman spoke to the press shortly after her husband, Dominique Pelicot, was convicted of drugging and raping his wife and inviting 49 others to do...

Dominique Pelicot Guilty in Mass Rape of Wife

Gisele Pelicot's ex gets 20 years, the maximum sentence in France; 50 other men also convicted

(Newser) - The rape trial that has stunned France, and the world, has come to a close: It's a guilty verdict for Dominique Pelicot , accused of drugging and raping his wife, Gisele Pelicot , and inviting dozens of others to do the same over a span of years. CNN reports that on...

Hundreds in France Demand Justice for Gisele Pelicot as Verdicts Near

51 defendants are on trial in French court for rape

(Newser) - Hundreds of people gathered Saturday in the southern French town of Avignon ahead of the verdict in a trial in which dozens of men are accused of raping Gisele Pelicot while she was drugged and rendered unconscious by her husband. The court is expected to deliver its verdicts by Dec....

Real Estate Titans' Alleged Rapes Date Back to High School

More on the indictment against the Alexander brothers

(Newser) - Two big names in luxury real estate are accused of violently drugging and raping dozens of victims while operating a sex trafficking ring for a decade, alongside a third brother. But who are the Alexander brothers? For starters, twins Oren and Alon Alexander, 37, and their brother, Tal, 38, were...

Pelicot Wore Sunglasses 'to Protect Herself.' No More

BBC essay describes Frenchwoman as 'global icon of courage and defiance' as husband stands trial

(Newser) - Throughout the rape trial of Gisele Pelicot's husband, Dominique Pelicot , and the dozens of other men of sexually assaulting her while she was drugged unconscious, the world has seen the Frenchwoman go through a series of stages—from "serene grandmother, to anguished and shame-haunted rape victim, to fearful...

'Vindictive' Judge Delays Rape Trial of Priest, 93
Disgraced Priest, 93,
Pleads Guilty to Rape
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Dec 3, 2024 6:27 PM CST

Disgraced Priest, 93, Pleads Guilty to Rape

New Orleans priest Lawrence Hecker faces life in prison

(Newser) - A disgraced 93-year-old New Orleans priest pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges involving the sexual assault of a teenage boy in 1975. Lawrence Hecker, who left the ministry in 2002, had been scheduled to stand trial Tuesday, the AP reports. Hecker entered his plea to aggravated kidnapping, aggravated crime against nature,...

Report: Ex-Cop Kills Himself on First Day of Trial

Roger Golubski was accused of raping, kidnapping vulnerable women in Kansas

(Newser) - On what was supposed to be the first day of the trial of a former police detective accused of raping vulnerable Black women, protesters outside the federal courthouse in Topeka held signs saying "Justice Now." But Roger Golubski will never face justice. After the 71-year-old failed to show...

Pelicot Kids Rip Into Dad: 'Our Family Has Been Destroyed'

Daughter Caroline Darian tells Frenchman accused of raping wife that he will 'die alone like a dog'

(Newser) - "People will remember Madame Pelicot." That was the proclamation Tuesday of a defiant Gisele Pelicot , the Frenchwoman appearing at the trial of ex-husband Dominique Pelicot, accused of repeatedly raping her while she was unconscious and inviting dozens of other men to do the same. As for who...

Crown Princess' Troubled Son Now Accused of Rape

This is just the latest arrest for Marius Borg Hoiby, stepson of Norway's heir to the throne

(Newser) - The eldest son of Norway's crown princess has been arrested on suspicion of rape. Authorities arrested Marius Borg Hoiby, the 27-year-old son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, on Monday evening, saying he violated a section of the penal code related to "sexual intercourse with someone who is unconscious or...

Celeb Says He's Being Extorted by Attorney Behind Diddy Suits

Tony Buzbee says he made no threats in seeking settlement on behalf of 2 clients

(Newser) - An anonymous male celebrity says the lawyer representing 120 alleged victims of Sean "Diddy" Combs is "shamelessly attempting to extort exorbitant sums from him or else publicly file wildly false horrific allegations against him." The Los Angeles resident named as John Doe filed a lawsuit against Houston-based...

Gisele Pelicot Testifies: 'People Will Remember' Me

French woman who has become 'feminist hero' testifies at her ex-husband's mass rape trial

(Newser) - "Today I am known around the world, whether I like it or not. People will remember Madame Pelicot, much less Monsieur Pelicot." Those were among the final words of Gisele Pelicot as she testified for what may be the last time at the trial of her former husband...

Polanski Averts Civil Trial on Accusation of Raping Teen

Director, plaintiff, reach out-of-court settlement in 1973 case

(Newser) - Roman Polanski will not face a civil trial after all over allegations he raped a teenage girl five decades ago. Attorneys for the director and the plaintiff said Wednesday that they reached an out-of-court settlement, NBC News reports, resulting in dismissal of the case that was scheduled for trial next...

Gisele Pelicot Testifies: 'This Isn't Being Brave'

French woman took the stand for a second time on Wednesday

(Newser) - After what the New York Times describes as weeks of having "remained silent as one defendant after another spoke before the judges," Gisele Pelicot took the stand once more on Wednesday. The French woman—who has been upheld as a feminist icon for insisting on a public trial...

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