Rape

More Than 100 Women Raped And Burned Alive In DR Congo Jailbreak, UN Says
05 Feb

More Than 100 Women Raped And Burned Alive In DR Congo Jailbreak, UN Says

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More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma, according to the UN. Masses of prisoners broke out of Munzenze prison last Monday, after fighters from the M23 rebel group began to take over the city. Between 165 and 167 women were assaulted by male inmates during the jailbreak, an internal UN document seen by the BBC says. The report states that most of the women were killed after the inmates set fire to the prison. The BBC has not been able to verify the reports. Goma, a major…
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Fisherman Jailed Eight Years For Having Sex With Four-Year-Old Girl
04 Feb

Fisherman Jailed Eight Years For Having Sex With Four-Year-Old Girl

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The Gender Based Violence Court at the Police Headquarters has sentenced a 23-year-old fisherman to eight years imprisonment for defiling a four-year-old girl at Chorkor in Accra. Joseph Armah, also known as Asaa, charged with defilement, pleaded guilty. The court, presided over by Dora Eshun, convicted Armah on his own plea and sentenced him accordingly. The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Opoku Aniagyei, told the court that the complainant is a boxer residing at Lantemaamli-Chorkor. He is an uncle to the victim, aged four. The accused person, now a convict, also resided at Chorkor. On November 29, 2024, at about…
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Lawyer Seeks Dismissal Of Rape Lawsuit Against Jay-Z
18 Dec

Lawyer Seeks Dismissal Of Rape Lawsuit Against Jay-Z

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Jay-Z previously claimed he was at the centre of a “blackmail attempt” after a lawsuit was filed accusing him and Sean “Diddy” Combs of drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl at a party, after the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000. In one claim, the anonymous woman said her father picked her up after the alleged assault but her father has since told NBC News that he cannot verify her claims. “I have made some mistakes,” the female accuser told the US outlet when asked about inconsistencies in her account, but said she overall stands by her allegations. After the…
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Washing Bay Attendant Jailed For Defiling Student In Bush
22 Oct

Washing Bay Attendant Jailed For Defiling Student In Bush

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A 30-year-old washing bay attendant at Booboobo in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a 14-year-old student in a bush. The convict, Richard Amissah, popularly known as IGP, pleaded guilty with an explanation of the offence when he appeared before the Tarkwa Circuit Court. Prosecuting, Police Sergeant Dominic Appiah Kusi, told the court presided over by Mrs Hathia Ama Manu that the complainant was a hairdresser, residing at Booboobo with the victim who is her daughter, while the convict lives in Akoon. On Saturday, September 7, 2024, at about 1800 hours, the…
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Five Students Arrested For Gang-rape at Mpraeso SHS; 3 On The Run
16 Oct

Five Students Arrested For Gang-rape at Mpraeso SHS; 3 On The Run

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Five students at Mpraeso Senior High School (SHS) in the Eastern region have been arrested for an alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old female student. Three other students who were part of the act are also currently on the run. Narrating her ordeal, the victim said she was on her way with her friend to buy food at the canteen when a male student called her. While approaching him, she saw seven other male students also walk towards them. According to her, she is not aware of the conversation the suspects had with her friend but she abandoned her as…
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Father Of Late Princess Diana’s Lover Accused Of Multiple Rapes By Staff
20 Sep

Father Of Late Princess Diana’s Lover Accused Of Multiple Rapes By Staff

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Five women say they were raped by former Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed when they worked at the luxury London department store. The BBC has heard testimony from more than 20 female ex-employees who say the billionaire, who died last year aged 94, sexually assaulted or raped them. The documentary and podcast – Al-Fayed: Predator at Harrods – gathered evidence that, during Fayed’s ownership, Harrods not only failed to intervene, but helped cover up abuse allegations. Harrods’ current owners said they were “utterly appalled” by the allegations and that his victims had been failed – for which the store sincerely…
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Man, 27, Rapes Woman, 62
17 Jul

Man, 27, Rapes Woman, 62

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A TWENTY-SEVEN-year old man is in the grips of the Samreboi Divisional Police for allegedly raping a 62-year-old speech-impaired woman, popularly called Aunty Rita or Araba, at Mempeasem in the Amenfi West Municipality of the Western Region. The suspect, believed to be a Togolese, was identified as Alidu Salifu. Speaking to journalists, a younger sister of the victim, Agatha Mensah, explained that her speech-impaired sister stayed in a compound house at Mempeasem where she visited her from time to time. She said at about 4am yesterday, she had a call that her 62-year-old sister has been raped by the Togolese,…
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Grammy-Winning Producer Accused Of Raping Woman In Van
05 Jun

Grammy-Winning Producer Accused Of Raping Woman In Van

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Grammy award-winning producer and songwriter The-Dream has been accused of rape and sexual battery, according to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles. The 47-year-old, born Terius Gesteelde-Diamant, was named as the defendant in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday by a former protégé, Chanaaz Mangroe, who performed as Channii Monroe. According to the lawsuit, Ms Mangroe says Mr Gesteelde-Diamant repeatedly forced her to have sex, throttled her and on one occasion filmed an intimate encounter and then threatened to show it to other people. Mr Gesteelde-Diamant, who has written songs for Beyoncé, Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Mariah Carey, has denied the…
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50 Cent Sues Ex-Lover Over Rape Accusations
08 May

50 Cent Sues Ex-Lover Over Rape Accusations

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50 Cent has filed a defamation suit against his ex-girlfriend Daphne Joy, more than one month after she publicly accused him of rape and physical abuse in an Instagram post. The rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, filed the suit in Texas on Monday, May 6, claiming his ex’s “false accusations” have subjected the star to “extensive public ridicule, hatred and contempt,” and that her post was a “purposeful attempt” to sully his reputation and keep him from seeing their 11-year-old son, Sire. The court documents, which were obtained by PEOPLE, stem from a March 28 Instagram post made by Joy, whose real name…
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Dani Alves Released After Posting €1M Bail In Rape Conviction
26 Mar

Dani Alves Released After Posting €1M Bail In Rape Conviction

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Former Brazil footballer Dani Alves was released from prison after making the €1 million ($1.08m) bail payment required as he awaits the result of an appeal to his rape conviction, Reuters and Spanish courts confirmed on Monday. Alves was sentenced to 4½ years in prison on Feb. 22 after Catalonia’s top court found him guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in 2022. He was granted bail on Wednesday but remained in prison for the remainder of the week after failing to come up with the money in time. Flanked by his lawyer, Alves left the Brians 2 prison northwest of Barcelona at shortly before…
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