Decision not to jail three UK boys for rape is ‘unusual’ and could be reviewed, says ex-attorney general
Dominic Grieve says people are ‘perfectly entitled’ to ask Richard Hermer for review of teenagers’ sentencesAppeal judges would be unlikely to critici...
UK judge’s decision not to jail boys for rape like a ‘rock straight in my face’, says victim, 16
Boys, aged 15, given youth rehabilitation orders for two separate attacks against two girls in Hampshire A judge’s decision not to jail two teenage bo...
Gaza flotilla activists allege sexual assault and rape in Israeli detention
Israeli prison service denies claims of abuse, including beatings, during detention of 430 people trying to take aid to Palestinians• Ben-Gvir’s templ...
Boys convicted of rape get non-custodial sentences as judge says they should not be criminalised unnecessarily
Boys physically overpowered and then filmed attacks on teenage victims in separate incidents in HampshireThree teenage boys convicted of knife-point r...
‘Married at First Sight’ Rape Allegations Lead to Call for U.K. Investigation
Two women told the BBC that they were sexually assaulted during the filming of the popular show. The accusations have reignited a debate in Britain ab...
Married at First Sight rape allegations cast spotlight on welfare of contestants
‘The boundaries of entertainment are always pushed for each series,’ psychologist says, as speculation grows over show’s futureThe pressure to keep au...
Harvey Weinstein’s Rape Retrial Ends in Mistrial After Jury Deadlocks
Harvey Weinstein’s legal journey has once again reached an inconclusive end.
After being tried in New York City for a third time for the 2013 rape of...
European parliament urges EU to draw up standardised consent-based definition of rape
Eight EU members continue to include force or violence in their definitions in national criminal codesThe European parliament has called on the EU to ...
Three boys and two men charged over rape of teenage girl in Kent
The three boys and one of the men were charged with rape while the other man was charged with aiding and abetting a rapeThree boys and two men have be...
Man, 32, jailed for life for rape and assault of Sikh woman in Walsall
John Ashby to serve minimum of 14 years after admitting rape, robbery, intentional strangulation and religiously aggravated assaultA man has been jail...
Surrey police to close rape inquiry that sparked Epsom disorder
Force says it is ‘confident there was no offence’ and condemns ‘shameful’ behaviour by protestersThe investigation into reports of a rape outside a ch...
Man whose wife killed herself cleared of rape and manslaughter
Christopher Trybus, of Swindon, also found not guilty of coercive and controlling behaviour towards Tarryn BairdA man has been cleared of waging a cam...
