US official says mediators are preparing to implement Gaza cease-fire and hostage-swap deal before final agreement
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The TelegraphMohamed Fayed ‘raped five women’ who worked at Harrods
Mohamed Fayed, the former owner of Harrods, is said to have raped and sexually assaulted a string of women who worked at the department store.
- The Telegraph
Man accused of raping Gisele Pelicot apologises after graphic images shown in court
A man accused of raping a French woman while she was drugged unconscious by her husband apologised after graphic images were shown in court.
- Storyful
Shocking Moment Woman Steals Porsche and Runs Owner Down
Shocking home security footage has captured the moment a woman stole a man’s Porsche and ran him over with it, after responding to a car sale advertisement in Ontario, Canada, on September 6.Video released by Peel Regional Police shows the woman ringing the doorbell of a home in Mississauga.When the owner opens the door, the woman can be heard saying, “hello, I’m here for the Porsche”. She then tells him she is waiting for her “dad” and asks to take a look at the vehicle.Ring Camera footage then shows the male car owner helping the woman into the Porsche and walking around the vehicle to check the doors. As he steps behind the car, the woman throws it into reverse and hits the owner, knocking him into the street.Police appealed for public information to help identify the woman, who was wanted for vehicle theft and dangerous operation causing bodily harm.A suspected accomplice was believed to be waiting nearby in a separate vehicle captured in the surveillance footage.The victim told local media he sustained injuries to his elbow, hands and legs. Credit: Peel Police via Storyful
- The Independent
Inmate caught on camera sneaking past guard to assault woman on opposite side of facility
Justin Avery was in jail after being accused of assaulting women near a college campus in April
- People
Madeline Soto’s Mom Claims She Was 'Oblivious' to Boyfriend’s Alleged Sex Abuse, Even Though They All Shared Bed
Madeline Soto, 13, disappeared in February, and her mother's boyfriend, Stephan Sterns, is now accused by police of murdering her
- Evening Standard
'I warned Queen Elizabeth that Al Fayed was a dirty old man who attacked women', says former royal protection chief
Former Scotland Yard officer says he warned Buckingham Palace of allegations about Al Fayed’s behaviour towards women
- AFP News
'Something was wrong', defendant in French mass rape tells court
One of dozens of men accused of raping a Frenchwoman drugged unconscious by her husband told a court Thursday he realised something was wrong during their encounter that he now concedes was sexual assault. "He told me to leave the room, and that's when I realised that something was wrong," he said.
- Associated Press
The night when 43 students disappeared in Mexico: A timeline of key events
Ulises Martínez is still uncomfortable in this city, even though it's been 10 years since 43 of his fellow students from a rural teachers college were abducted here. Martínez was in his third year at the Rural Normal School at Ayotzinapa, an institute known for its radical social justice activism about 120 kilometers (75 miles) south of Iguala in the southern Mexico state of Guerrero. The students who disappeared on Sept. 26, 2014, had commandeered five buses in Iguala that they planned to drive to Mexico City to attend the commemoration of the massacre of nearly 300 people by government forces during a student protest in 1968.
- Evening Standard
Brian Jeffrey Raymond: CIA spy used Tinder to lure women around the world before drugging and sexually assaulting them
Brian Jeffrey Raymond drugged and sexually assaulted nearly 30 women around the world
- France 24
French mass rape survivor says 'humiliated' by lawyers' claims of complicity in her abuse
Gisele Pelicot expressed feeling humiliated during the trial of her ex-husband, after defense lawyers accused her of complicity in the abuse. She described the experience in court as degrading. Dominique Pelicot has admitted to drugging Gisele with sedatives, rendering her unconscious so that he and dozens of strangers could rape her over nearly a decade. The former wife of a Frenchman accused of enlisting strangers to rape her while she was drugged said Wednesday she felt humiliated during his
- Associated Press
Veteran CIA officer who drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women gets 30 years in prison
A longtime CIA officer who drugged, photographed and sexually assaulted more than two dozen women in postings around the world was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Wednesday after an emotional hearing in which victims described being deceived by a man who appeared kind, educated and part of an agency “that is supposed to protect the world from evil.” Brian Jeffrey Raymond, with a graying beard and orange prison jumpsuit, sat dejectedly as he heard his punishment for one of the most egregious misconduct cases in the CIA’s history.
- Associated Press
Malaysian police detain CEO and other leaders of Islamic group as probe into child sex abuse widens
Malaysian police on Thursday detained the CEO and other top leaders of an Islamic business group that is under investigation after hundreds of children believed to be sexually abused were rescued this month from welfare homes linked to the group. National police chief Razarudin Husain said 12 men and seven women were detained following a police raid on a condominium in Kuala Lumpur. Nasiruddin Mohamad Ali, CEO of Global Ikhwan Services and Business, and several members of GISB's advisory board were among those detained, Razarudin told The Associated Press.
- People
Teen Comes Home to Mom 'Screaming' in Yard, Finds Dad Fatally Stabbing Her
Wioleta Murawski was remembered on an online fundraiser as a "wonderful mother, sister, friend, and colleague who touched the lives of many"
- The Guardian
Woman allegedly raped by high-profile Sydney man hoped they would be together, court hears
The man, who cannot be named, has pleaded not guilty to 12 charges including six counts of rape
- Sky News
'Hero' 12-year-old saves dad from bear mauling in Wisconsin woods
A 12-year-old boy has shot dead a black bear that was mauling his father during a hunting trip in the US. Owen Beierman leapt into action and used his rifle to kill the animal - and may well have saved his dad's life. The pair had spotted the 90kg (14st) creature in woods near Siren, Wisconsin on 6 September, with Owen shooting and wounding it about 90 miles northeast of Minneapolis.
- The Independent
Sheriff arrested after Kentucky judge is shot dead in his chambers
Shooting at Letcher County Courthouse occurred after argument
- People
Prosecutors Claim Texts Show Diddy's Pattern of Sex Abuse: 'I'm Not a Rag Doll. I’m Someone’s Child'
The music mogul was remanded to jail two days in a row in separate decisions by two federal judges who twice denied him bail
- Reuters
Taiwan questions head of pager firm linked to Hezbollah blasts
The president and founder of a Taiwanese pager company linked to the detonation of thousands of pagers targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon was questioned by prosecutors late into the night on Thursday, then released. Taiwan-based Gold Apollo's president and founder Hsu Ching-kuang has said it did not manufacture the devices used in the attack, and that they were made by a Budapest-based company BAC which has a licence to use its brand. Images of destroyed pagers analysed by Reuters showed a format and stickers on the back that were consistent with pagers made by Gold Apollo.
- The Independent
Argument over children’s bath time leaves dad dead and mom shot in the leg
Police in Houston are still looking for the man accused in the fatal shooting
- Associated Press
South Carolina prepares for first execution in 13 years
South Carolina is set to execute its first inmate in 13 years after an unintended pause because the state could not obtain the drugs needed for lethal injections. Freddie Eugene Owens, 46, is scheduled to die just after 6 p.m. Friday at a Columbia prison. Owens’ last-ditch appeals have been repeatedly denied, including by a federal court Friday morning, His last chance to avoid death is for Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster to commute his sentence to life in prison.