NEW YORK—Oscar-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis was ordered Monday to pay an additional $2.5 million in damages in a rape lawsuit, bringing the total to $10 million for a woman who said he sexually assaulted her nearly a decade ago. While accuser Haleigh Breest’s lawyers called the verdict just, Haggis insisted that he had been falsely…
Woman Who Conceived Twins in Rape Rejects Abortion, Shares How Her 21-Year-Old Twins Saved Her Life
Even today, Nancy Kelly swears she heard the sound of her unborn baby’s scream during the first abortion procedure she underwent. The sound would haunt her from that day forward. It made such an impact on her heart that she chose to not abort the twins she would conceive years later, after she was raped….
Chinese Billionaire Richard Liu Settles US Rape Allegation
MINNEAPOLIS—Chinese billionaire and JD.com founder Richard Liu agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a former University of Minnesota student who alleged he raped her in her Minneapolis apartment after a night of dinner and drinks with wealthy Chinese executives in 2018, attorneys for both sides announced late Saturday. A settlement amount was not disclosed….
Sen. Blackburn: Eliza Fletcher ‘Would Be Alive’ If Suspect Was Jailed for Prior Rape
Eliza Fletcher, a mother of two and a kindergarten teacher, “would be alive today” if her accused killer had been jailed for a prior rape he allegedly committed, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) said on Wednesday. Fletcher, 34, was jogging near her home on the University of Memphis campus on Sept. 2 during the early morning hours…
6 Men Arrested in Rape, Killing of Teenage Indian Sisters
LUCKNOW, India—Six men were arrested Thursday in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly raping and killing two teenage girls whose bodies were found hanging from a tree a day earlier. The 15- and 17-year-old girls were found hanging from a tree in a sugarcane field near their house in Lakhimpur Kheri district,…
‘Very Bold Decision’: Ohio Supreme Court Voids Rape Conviction Because Victim Sat With Prosecutors
The Ohio Supreme Court voted 4-3 to reverse a man’s conviction for rape and kidnapping—a ruling that one defense lawyer called “a very, very bold decision.” For the first time in its 220-year history, the state’s highest court was asked to consider whether a defendant was denied a fair trial because the crime victim was…
‘Not a Whisper’ of Alleged Rape of 10-Year-Old After Reports Claimed Girl Crossed State Lines for Abortion: Ohio AG Dave Yost
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said there is no evidence that showed a 10-year-old girl was raped and impregnated, following reports that claimed a girl in such a predicament was forced to travel across state lines to get an abortion. The story said that the girl was reportedly denied an abortion in Ohio and had…
Terrorists Kidnapping Hundreds of Nigerian Women, Using Them as Sex Slaves
NIGERIA—Hundreds of women are being kidnapped every week and held as sex slaves by bandit terrorists in Nigeria’s north, according to a national politician. And the government is unconcerned, said Umar Barde a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives in a phone interview with The Epoch Times. “They [terrorists] rape both young and old…
UK Rape Prosecutions at All-Time Low but Leading Solicitor Rejects Calls for Complainants’ Phones to Be Off-Limits
Rape convictions are at an all-time low but one solicitor, who has acted for the defence in several rape cases, says men are still getting a “raw deal.” A leading defence solicitor in the north of England, who declined to be named, told The Epoch Times, “Most rape defendants are men and they are getting…
Supreme Court Says Expanded Rape Shield Laws Are Constitutional
The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld expansions to Canada’s rape shield laws made by the Liberals four years ago. In a 6-3 ruling today, the court says the expanded rules to further prevent a sexual assault complainant’s past from being used against them in a trial are “constitutional in their entirety.” Rape shield laws…
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