Rape Accusations&Cases

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Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape in Los Angeles trial

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a month-long trial and nine days of deliberations, Los Angeles jurors on Monday found Harvey Weinstein guilty of the rape and sexual assault of just one of the four accusers he was charged with abusing.

https://apnews.com/article/harvey-weinstein-verdict-los-angeles-rape-trial-1a3a9db4e4589a9e0fb03214bc01fecf?

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Prosecutor: Weinstein a ‘degenerate rapist’ and ‘predator’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was a “predator” with unmistakable patterns who used his Hollywood power to lure women into meetings, sexually assault them and escape the consequences, a prosecutor said in closing arguments Wednesday at the former movie mogul’s Los Angeles trial.

https://apnews.com/article/harvey-weinstein-los-angeles-08ab20688a4317bf40052ac789fdd071

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1 woman’s story of rape convinced all Weinstein trial jurors

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Most of the jurors at Harvey Weinstein’s Los Angeles trial were ready to convict him of crimes related to three of the four women he was charged with raping or sexually assaulting.

https://apnews.com/article/harvey-weinstein-jury-los-angeles-rape-trial-72ad51203d13f4051b53bc468303086d

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Harvey Weinstein gets 16 more years for rape, sexual assault

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge on Thursday sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 16 more years in prison after a jury convicted him of the rape and sexual assault of an Italian actor and model, furthering the fall of the onetime movie magnate who became a #MeToo magnet.

https://apnews.com/article/harvey-weinstein-sentencing-los-angeles-c287c5fe310c1f125086207be2916a3e?

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‘That ’70s Show’ actor Danny Masterson gets 30 years to life in prison for rapes of 2 women

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge sentenced “That ’70s Show” show star Danny Masterson to 30 years to life in prison Thursday for raping two women, giving them some relief after they spoke in court about the decades of damage he inflicted.

https://apnews.com/article/danny-masterson-sentencing-rape-trial-fd7a10eda44d0e3ddde582d4c7053eb6?

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Decades-Old Trove of DNA Evidence, Collected by a Maryland Doctor, Leads to a Serial Rape Arrest

A ProPublica investigation highlighted a critical collection of evidence and inspired a law to preserve it. Now, that evidence has been used to charge a man with three rapes.

https://www.propublica.org/article/decades-old-trove-of-dna-evidence-leads-to-serial-rape-arrest-maryland?

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She Trusted Her First OB-GYN Because He Spoke Spanish. Now She’s 1 of 94 Women Suing Him for Sexual Assault.

The Utah Supreme Court this week is hearing arguments in the case, which will determine if what 94 women say they experienced was sexual assault or medical malpractice.

https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-obgyn-sexual-assault-lawsuit-supreme-court?

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Lawsuit accuses Sean Combs, 2 others of raping 17-year-old girl in 2003; Combs denies allegations

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman sued the hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs on Wednesday, claiming he and two other men raped her 20 years ago in a New York City recording studio when she was 17.

https://apnews.com/article/sean-diddy-combs-rape-lawsuit-53e664171385e8704a9c4135262b888a?

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Illinois judge who reversed rape conviction removed from bench after panel finds he circumvented law

CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois judge who sparked outrage by reversing a man’s rape conviction involving a 16-year-old girl has been removed from the bench after a judicial oversight body found he circumvented the law and engaged in misconduct.

https://apnews.com/article/illinois-judge-removed-bench-reversed-rape-conviction-c821beec0cf87aebb64a36239e45fec6?

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Here’s why Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape conviction was tossed and what happens next

NEW YORK (AP) — The decision by New York’s highest court to overturn the rape conviction of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has reopened a painful chapter in America’s reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures — an era that began in 2017 and helped launch the #MeToo movement.

https://apnews.com/article/weinstein-rape-overturned-metoo-whats-happening-3610385d7e05cabebed954b6b85f579d?

ps:Wow! Pretty sad!!

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Prosecutors seek September retrial for Harvey Weinstein after rape conviction was tossed

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein during a hearing Wednesday in Manhattan, the disgraced movie mogul’s first court appearance since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned by an appeals court last week.

https://apnews.com/article/harvey-weinstein-rape-conviction-overturned-court-appearance-21b476063efeddab509e80c8bf5ac254?

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American sought after ‘So I raped you’ Facebook message detained in France on 2021 warrant

LYON, France (AP) — An American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said, “So I raped you,” has been detained in France after a three-year search.

https://apnews.com/article/campus-rape-pennsylvania-france-extradition-metoo-2c5ba8a2d51110a5cde300ccdf60e376?

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Jailed Harvey Weinstein taken to NYC hospital for emergency heart surgery, his representatives say

NEW YORK (AP) — Jailed ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein underwent an emergency medical procedure at a New York City hospital on Monday to remove fluid on his heart and lungs after he complained of chest pains over the weekend, his representatives said.

https://apnews.com/article/harvey-weinstein-hospital-surgery-new-york-de6d6fb85887ce8784da22b523d56831?

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Conor McGregor must pay $250K to woman who says he raped her, civil jury rules

LONDON (AP) — A woman who claimed mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her in a Dublin hotel penthouse was awarded nearly 250,000 Euros ($257,000) on Friday by a civil court jury in Ireland.

https://apnews.com/article/conor-mcgregor-rape-civil-trial-lawsuit-dublin-hotel-97f27bbf98734f02a7fd392efca0a3ca?

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Woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 publicly admits she lied

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The woman who in 2006 falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of raping her — making national headlines that stirred tensions about race, class and the privilege of college athletes — has admitted publicly for the first time that she made up the story.

https://apnews.com/article/duke-lacrosse-false-rape-crystal-mangum-2a7bf854f4a640158e51c89e2a209ef8?

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Man convicted of holding down boy while he was raped at a youth center gets 20- to 40-year sentence

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former leader at a New Hampshire youth detention center who was convicted of holding down a teen while he was raped in 1998 was sentenced Monday to 20 to 40 years in prison.

https://apnews.com/article/new-hampshire-youth-center-rape-trial-abuse-be076b5414b71034651862284a704b89?

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Orange teacher indicted in Delaware on 30-year-old rape allegation at Catholic school

An Orange County teacher arrested last week on a Delaware warrant faces charges he repeatedly sexually abused a Catholic school student in the 1990s when the child was in 7th and 8th grade, the Delaware Department of Justice announced Monday.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/03/17/orange-teacher-indicted-in-delaware-on-30-year-old-rape-allegation-at-catholic-school/?

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Private equity executive raped and tortured women at his Manhattan apartment, prosecutors say

A private equity executive turned his New York City apartment into a torture chamber of “grotesque sexual violence,” Manhattan prosecutors said Thursday. Ryan Hemphill, who remains jailed after his arrest last month, pleaded not guilty to a 116-count indictment charging him with predatory sexual assault and other crimes. Read More.

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Harvey Weinstein weighs plea on rape charge but insists he ‘never assaulted anyone’

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein is weighing a potential guilty plea to resolve a rape charge and avoid going to trial for a third time in New York, his lawyer and a judge said Thursday, even as the disgraced movie mogul insisted he “never assaulted anyone.”

https://apnews.com/article/harvey-weinstein-sexual-assault-retrial-metoo-47205d9c8743c6adb2b8a11fac6fb126?

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Jury selection starts for Harvey Weinstein’s latest retrial in a New York rape case

NEW YORK (AP) — After years of #MeToo infamy, legal peril and prison, Harvey Weinstein is again going on trial on a rape charge in New York City.

https://apnews.com/article/harvey-weinstein-rape-trial-metoo-4c1ab0f9aed5d563a1146c799dd0250d?