Gisele Pelicot, the 72-year-old victim of mass rape whose ordeal has shocked the world, told a trial in southern France on Wednesday that she was determined that making her case public should help other women and change society. Dominique Pelicot, her husband, has admitted to inviting dozens of strangers over nearly ten years to their […]
Gisèle Pelicot takes the stand Angelique Chrisafis Gisèle Pelicot has taken the stand, with her former husband Dominique Pelicot watching from the dock. The president of the court told her she will have the opportunity to talk about evidence so far and on the issue of drugging. Share Updated at 05.34 EDT Key events Show key […]
A rapist who abused unconscious Gisele Pelicot got his partner to drop him off and wait in the car while he engaged in the sordid sex act. Abdelali Dallal, 47, has admitted two counts of rape committed in January and March 2018 and he is one of 50 men who are currently testifying in the […]
Chris Kaba was shot by an armed police officer after the car he was driving was stopped and surrounded by officers. As the fourth unarmed black or mixed race man killed by police since 2005, his death sparked protests and anger. But when an officer was arrested for his murder, police officers were also furious […]
The civilian sexual assault trial of a Canadian Forces soldier began Monday in a Barrie, Ont., courtroom, with the accuser taking the witness stand to describe an attack inside a broom closet on a military base. Cpl. Oleksii Silin is facing one charge of aggravated sexual assault and once charge of forcible confinement stemming from […]
Alec Baldwin has returned to US sketch show Saturday Night Live (SNL) for the first time since his trial over a fatal shooting on the set of the film Rust was dismissed. Baldwin said his career might be over after a prop gun he was holding during rehearsals fired a live round killing Halyna Hutchins […]
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DOYLESTOWN, PA — Charges against a 25-year-old man accused of causing a fatal crash in Hilltown Township in June were held for trial following a preliminary hearing at the Criminal Justice Center. Colin John Wahlers, of Perkasie, is charged with being heavily intoxicated when he fled from a Hilltown Township police officer on June 2, […]
Businesswoman Truong My Lan was sentenced to life in prison yesterday in relation to a multi-billion-dollar fraud for which she already faces the death penalty, Vietnamese media reported. In a hearing, judges at the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court found the 68-year-old guilty of fraud, money laundering, and cross-border currency trafficking, VnExpress reported. As […]
Kenyan senators have voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office despite his failure to testify at his impeachment trial after his lawyer said he had been taken to hospital. In one of the most dramatic days in Kenya’s recent political history, Gachagua had been due to appear in the Senate after lunch to […]