An asylum seeker hotel resident has been convicted of sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl just days after arriving in the United Kingdom on a small boat. Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu's behaviour in July sparked protests and counter-protests in Epping, Essex. Further demonstrations were held outside hotels housing asylum seekers across the country. During his three-day trial at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court, evidence was put forward that he told two teenagers
A Manhattan grand jury has indicted a 37-year-old man accused of choking a woman until she lost consciousness and sexually assaulting her on a Midtown sidewalk last month, District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Wednesday. Anthony Smith, of NYC, is accused of attempting to forcibly rape a 21-year-old woman on Aug. 10 in Hell's Kitchen, according to the indictment filed in New York State Supreme Court. The grand jury charged him with two counts of attempted rape in the first degree, two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, and two counts of strangulation.
After the conclusion of the nine-day, annual event in Nevada's Black Rock Desert, a woman reported on Monday that she was sexually assaulted by a man while at the festival, the Pershing County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. The woman was interviewed by investigators and provided a "very distinct description" of the man who allegedly assaulted her, which officials said can be challenging in a setting such as a festival.
Contra Costa County prosecutors have charged a Richmond man with forcible rape and three other felonies tied to a sexual assault that happened in May, authorities said. Court records show that 18-year-old Malachi Attaway also faces special allegations for all four charges. Prosecutors also have charged him with sodomy by use of force; forcible oral copulation and forcible sexual penetration, court records showed.
We believe the defendant may have used the social media handles 'Josephpatri9300' on Snapchat and 'Richkid365' on Instagram. If anyone has been contacted by these usernames or has information about similar incidents, I urge them to contact the Suffolk County Police Department immediately.
Police are appealing for information after a young woman was allegedly raped in the early hours of Saturday. A woman in her 20s told police that she had been raped and was later taken to hospital. No arrests have yet been made, Met Police said, but the victim is being supported by specially trained officers. Police are now appealing for information or for anyone who was around at the time to get in touch.
The unnamed male, in his thirties, was questioned on Friday (22 August), regarding "allegations of non-consensual intimate image abuse". A spokesperson for the Met told The Independent: "The arrest follows a third-party allegation of sexual and drug-related offences. Enquiries are ongoing. "We urge anyone with any information to come forward to us by quoting 8479/22AUG. Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or by submitting an online form."
In a statement of claim filed in June, Jane Boon alleges Stronach sexually assaulted her at a company guest house in December 1986 after plying her with alcohol during a corporate party in Toronto. She also alleges Magna knew Stronach, who was the company's controlling shareholder and director at the time, posed a risk to female students receiving sponsorship and took no steps to warn or protect her.
"I wanted to fulfil her fantasies," the defendant said. "I would run the blunt end of a knife along her body. I always made it very clear that she could use her safe words. I was always acutely aware of her body language. "I'm not into rape fantasies. It's not something that has ever interested me. "I did not rape her. We had very clearly discussed before what the limits were."
The trial heard the women sometimes referred to as the Lycra Lovelies or the Lycra Nuns were on a rota to help then-Reverend Brain with his every need. Some gave him sensual massages which he told the jury were to relieve tension headaches. He was charged with one count of rape and 36 counts of indecent assault relating to 13 women between 1981 and 1995. On Wednesday, jurors at Inner London Crown Court found him guilty of 17 counts of indecent assault against nine women.
Police are appealing for information after reports that a woman was raped in a park in East Sussex. The incident at Barrack Hall Park, in Bexhill, was reported just after 5.30pm on Monday, Sussex Police said. The victim, a woman in her twenties, is receiving support from specially trained officers, the force said. Sussex Police described the alleged perpetrator as a white man wearing a short-sleeved top and trousers. He is not believed to be known to the victim.