Rape
CNJ demands explanations on acquittal of vulnerable rape suspect
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The National Justice Oversight Board ordered the Minas Gerais Court of Justice and Judge Magid Nauef Láuar to provide explanations within five days regarding the decision acquitting a 35-year-old man accused of raping a 12-year-old girl in 2024. The acquittal, issued by the TJMG's 9th Specialized Criminal Chamber, sparked negative backlash and criticism from politicians and experts. The Minas Gerais Prosecutor's Office plans to appeal the ruling.
A UK court sentenced Afghan asylum seeker Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, to 15 years in prison on Friday for raping a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton. The man, who arrived illegally in the UK months earlier, was also convicted of kidnapping and other charges. The case sparked anti-immigration protests.
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Paris criminal court sentenced Tariq Ramadan to 18 years in prison in absentia on Wednesday for raping three women. The 63-year-old Islamic scholar, absent throughout the three-week trial due to health reasons, was found guilty as per prosecutors' requests. The ruling includes eight years of judicial supervision and a lifetime ban from French territory after serving the sentence.
Swedish model scout Daniel Siad, 69, has come forward to deny allegations linking him to Jeffrey Epstein's abuses and a rape accusation from the 1990s. He claims his collaboration with Epstein was professional and that he never introduced minors. Siad also denies a rape allegation by Swedish woman Ebba P Karlsson in France.
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The Frankfurt Regional Court has sentenced a 44-year-old man to 14 years in prison for drugging and raping women over more than three years. He was found guilty of multiple attempted murders and aggravated rape, among other charges. Security detention will also be imposed as he poses a danger to the public.
A 54-year-old man was arrested in the act in Brazil's Federal District after attempting to rape his 15-year-old stepdaughter, who stabbed him in self-defense. The incident took place on Sunday afternoon in Ceilândia. The victim's mother reported prior assaults by the suspect.
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A man in his 30s has been sentenced to prison for a 2015 rape in Uppsala. Another man is acquitted in the same case, but prosecutors plan to appeal. The investigation was reopened late in 2024 after being dropped earlier.