Albert Alfonso/Flickr The three men were friendly and had visited each other’s home, the court heard A jury has been shown footage of an alleged killer attacking a man in a “frenzied stabbing” while having sex with him in west London. Yostin Mosquera, 35, is accused of murdering both Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth,...
Asylum seekers will be denied the right to stay in the UK if they have been convicted of sexual offences, the government has announced. Terrorists, war criminals and any other criminals whose offences carry a sentence of one year or more can already be refused asylum under the Refugee Convention. Under the changes, this will...
George Thorpe BBC News, Devon BBC Stephen Sanders’ sentencing hearing was held at Exeter Crown Court A man who used paganism and chocolate to help him sexually abuse and rape children has been jailed. Stephen Sanders, 62, of Raleigh Avenue, Torquay, was sentenced to 27 years in prison and told to sign the sex offenders...
Trans women should use toilets according to their biological sex, the equalities minister has said. In response to the UK Supreme Court’s ruling that a woman is legally defined by biological sex, Bridget Phillipson stopped short of saying trans women should use the men’s toilets. But she told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “The ruling...
Joint Statement from the Political Committee of the Communist Party, the Central Committee of the Young Communist League, the CP & YCL Women’s Commissions on the UK Supreme Court ruling that “sex” means biological sex in the Equality Act 2010. We welcome the Supreme Court’s clarification that “sex” means biological sex in the Equality...
NHS could be forced to change gender guidance. Read full article at source...
A so-called “Romeo and Juliet” clause has been added to new plans for mandatory reporting of concerns around child sexual abuse. The Crime and Policing Bill puts a new duty on teachers, GPs, and other professionals to report concerns or face criminal sanctions. Mandatory reporting was one of the 20 recommendations of the Independent Inquiry...
No doubt there will be weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth in elite circles in the United Kingdom. But the UK Supreme Court has ruled, against all expectations, that modern courts rarely get it right, that sex is binary. ???? BREAKING: Transgender women should not be legally defined as women, the Supreme Court has ruled....
Getty Images Dott won the World Snooker Championship in 2006 Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has appeared in court for the first time over alleged child sex offences. The 47-year-old Scot, who won the world championship in 2006, is accused of two historical charges relating to two children both aged about 10 at the...
Why would a judge in Fairfax County, Virginia release a sex offender with a detainer from Immigration and Customs Enforcement? Perhaps residents in northern Virginia should demand an answer to that question — and soon. ICE first encountered Ander Cortez-Mendez in February 2018, when the Guatemalan crossed illegally into Texas and was ordered to appear...
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Soulja Boy scored a number one hit in 2007 with his party anthem Crank That US rapper Soulja Boy has been ordered to pay $4.25m (£3.2m) to a woman who accused him of sexual battery and abuse. The unnamed woman sued the star, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez...
Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been charged with child sex offences. The 47-year-old Scot, who won the world title in 2006, faces historical charges relating to two children who were understood to be around 10 years old at the time. Prosecutors claim the first attack happened in the Glasgow area between 1993 and...
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been hit with two new criminal charges including sex trafficking and engaging in prostitution, just a month before he is set to go on trial in New York. The new accusations, made public on Friday in a Manhattan court, include allegations of more recent criminal offences and note that a second...
Reuters Mark Daly BBC Scotland Disclosure More than 20 legal claims of historical abuse at Celtic Boys Club have been settled for a seven-figure sum. About 30 former players had launched a class action against Celtic for damages. Thompsons Solicitors said that 70% of those cases had now been settled and that further settlements are...