The police had sought the death penalty in a horrific but familiar crime. Its handling by the local authorities had outraged the nation.
Category: Sex Crimes
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Jeffrey Epstein’s Estate Got a $112 Million Tax Refund
The estate’s assets have swelled to $145 million, a probate court filing in the U.S. Virgin Islands shows. Much of that won’t make its way to Mr. Epstein’s victims.
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Vince McMahon Settles With S.E.C. Over Failing to Disclose Confidential Payments to Women
The former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment paid two women, one of whom accused him of assault.
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Gisèle Pelicot: What Courage Looks Like
The French rape trial is over. The verdicts have been levied. And Gisèle Pelicot’s image has become a symbol of female strength around the world.
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Drug Charges Against Sean Combs Associate Are Dropped in Florida
The charges against Brendan Paul, a former Syracuse University basketball player who was arrested amid raids on Mr. Combs’s homes, were dropped after he completed a diversion program.
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Jay-Z Will Seek Dismissal of Assault Lawsuit His Lawyer Calls a ‘Sham’
The woman who accused him of raping her in 2000, when she was a minor, acknowledged to NBC that there were inconsistencies in her account, but stood by her claim.
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ABC to Pay $15 Million to Settle a Defamation Suit Brought by Trump
The outcome of the lawsuit marks an unusual victory for President-elect Donald J. Trump in his ongoing legal campaign against national news organizations.
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ABC to Pay $15 Million to Settle a Defamation Suit Brought by Trump
The outcome of the lawsuit marks an unusual victory for President-elect Donald J. Trump in his ongoing legal campaign against national news organizations.
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Bank of America Flagged Suspicious Payments to Epstein Only After He Died
Congressional staff to Sen. Ron Wyden are urging that Bank of America be investigated for the way it reported payments from Leon Black to Mr. Epstein.
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Jay-Z, Accused in Suit of Raping Minor With Sean Combs, Calls It Blackmail
The entertainer said the suit, which accuses him of assaulting an unnamed 13-year-old girl in 2000, was an effort to gain settlement money by putting forward “idiotic” claims.
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Apple Faces Lawsuit Over Child Sexual Abuse Material on iCloud
Victims of abuse are seeking more than $1.2 billion in damages, arguing that the company abandoned a 2021 system it developed to find abusive material.