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Warren Jeffs Will Defend Himself

... and the judge sounds just thrilled with the prospect

(Newser) - Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs fired his defense team today and will represent himself on charges that he raped two underage girls at his compound, reports KSL TV . But if it was an attempt to delay the trial, Jeffs is out of luck. "The court is not going to...

Let&#39;s Stop Naming Rape Suspects
 Let's Stop Naming 
 Rape Suspects 
OPINION
Jul 27, 2011 12:44 PM CDT

Let's Stop Naming Rape Suspects

Too many people get unjustly smeared: attorney Roy Black

(Newser) - Those who make rape accusations generally do so with anonymity. It's time to grant the same privilege to those being accused, argues attorney Roy Black in Salon . There's no justice in parading someone in public as if he were "nuclear waste" when he hasn't been convicted...

Rapist Nabbed by Sperm-Sniffing Dog

Rapports Opus is the only dog of his abilities in southern Sweden

(Newser) - Forget drug-sniffing dogs: Sweden has its very own sperm-sniffing dog named Rapports Opus, and he recently helped police catch an alleged rapist. Rapports Opus trained for a year to become the only sperm-sniffing dog in southern Sweden, and he was brought to a park where a man had been accused...

Texas Woman Loses Rape Case Against KBR

She claimed employees of the military contractor assaulted her

(Newser) - A woman who brought a high-profile rape case against military contractor KBR has lost her suit. A jury in Houston yesterday rejected Jamie Leigh Jones' claims that she was drugged and raped by several KBR firefighters while working in Baghdad in 2005, reports the Houston Chronicle . One of the firefighters...

Strauss-Kahn Accuser Sues New York Post

Her lawyers say report that she's a prostitute is libelous

(Newser) - The Dominique Strauss-Kahn case in New York City may disappear soon , but the DSK headlines keep coming. The maid who accused him of rape is suing the New York Post for reporting that she was a prostitute , notes Reuters . The stories were "an apparent desperate attempt to bolster its...

Here's the Letter From Prosecutors in DSK Case

It lays out lies the accuser told about her personal history

(Newser) - The Toronto Globe and Mail has the full letter that prosecutors in the Dominique Strass-Kahn case wrote to defense lawyers raising doubts about the maid's credibility. Among other things, it details lies she admits telling in her 2004 asylum application to improve her chances of being accepted, including a...

Jury Clears 2 NYPD Cops of Rape Charges

Woman claimed she was assaulted while drunk

(Newser) - Two New York City cops have been cleared of rape charges in a high-profile case. Officers Kenneth Moreno and Franklin Mata were accused in the assault of a drunken woman in her apartment after being called to help her out of a taxi. The 29-year-old woman accused Moreno of raping...

Dominique Strauss-Kahn Is Released From Rikers on $1M Bail
Strauss-Kahn Released
From Rikers
May 20, 2011 5:43 PM CDT

Strauss-Kahn Released From Rikers

Also: He invited hotel receptionist to his room before alleged assault

(Newser) - It took a little longer than expected , but Dominique Strauss-Kahn is free on bail. The former IMF chief left Rikers this afternoon, reports CNN . He will stay in one location in New York City for a few days, then move to a longer-term site. Strauss-Kahn put up $1 million cash...

Strauss-Kahn Gets $1M Bail, Home Detention

Former IMF chief is indicted on sex-assault charges

(Newser) - A judge has agreed to free former IMF leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn from a New York City jail on the condition that he remain under house arrest. The judge set bail at $1 million and approved an elaborate arrangement under which the 62-year-old diplomat and banker would be confined to a...

Dominique Strass-Kahn Could Be Free on Bail Tomorrow If Judge Accepts New Deal
IMF Chief Makes
New Plea for Bail 
May 18, 2011 7:00 PM CDT

IMF Chief Makes New Plea for Bail

Strauss-Kahn could be out tomorrow if judge agrees

(Newser) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn could be released on bail tomorrow if a judge accepts a new deal, and his attorneys think he has a decent shot. The IMF chief would post $1 million and agree to stay at his Manhattan residence while wearing an electronic bracelet and under the watch of a...

Ben Stein Defends IMF Boss DSK, Comes Under Criticism Himself
Ben Stein Vilified After Defending IMF Boss
REACTION ROUNDUP
May 18, 2011 11:53 AM CDT

Ben Stein Vilified After Defending IMF Boss

He wonders how a 'short, fat old man' could rape anyone

(Newser) - Ben Stein is taking an Internet whipping for his defense of Dominique Strauss-Kahn in the American Spectator . Among Stein's arguments: "If he is such a womanizer and violent guy with women, why didn't he ever get charged until now? " and, skeptical of claims that DSK overpowered...

Before Child's Rape Came to Light, Nightmarish Months

Something changed in 'bubbly' 11-year-old after start of 6th grade

(Newser) - The story of the 11-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by 19 men in Texas is already sad enough—but in a new piece, the New York Times delves further into the nightmarish months before police learned of the situation, during which the girl was allegedly raped on at least...

Rape Charge Dropped After Teen Accuser's Suicide

Samantha Kelly, 14, was bullied by classmates after senior charged

(Newser) - Friends and family of Samantha Kelly say the 14-year-old girl was relentlessly bullied after accusing a popular senior at her high school of raping her. The charges against Joseph Tarnopolski, 18, have now been dropped after Kelly hanged herself at her Michigan home after coming home from school earlier this...

Assange: I Was Smeared
 Assange: I Was Smeared 
Aug 23, 2010 2:45 AM CDT

Assange: I Was Smeared

But women stick by molest charges

(Newser) - Angry Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is blaming a conspiracy smear campaign for the rape charge that was filed against him last week, then quickly dropped, by Swedish authorities. "It is clearly a smear campaign," Assange told Al-Jazeera yesterday. "The only question is, who was involved?" One of...

Assange: Rape Charge 'Without Basis'

Sweden issues arrest warrant

(Newser) - A Swedish tabloid reports today that an arrest warrant has been issued for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on suspicion of rape, and officials said they could confirm "media reports." Assange addressed the report on WikiLeaks' Twitter page, saying "the charges are without basis and their issue at...

Warren Jeffs Gets New Trial in Rape Case

Jury in polygamist leader's trial got bad instructions: court

(Newser) - Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, who has been serving 10 years to life for being an accessory to rape , was granted a new trial today, the Deseret News reports. The Utah Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the jury instructions delivered during Jeffs' 2007 trial were faulty. "We regret the...

Lawrence Taylor Indicted on Rape Charges

Football great accused of having sex with teen prostitute

(Newser) - Pro football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor has been indicted by a suburban New York grand jury on charges of rape, criminal sexual act, and sexual abuse. The indictment today comes after his May 6 arrest at a Holiday Inn. Prosecutors say he paid a 16-year-old girl $300 to have...

Church Forced Girl to Apologize for Being Raped

Girl forced to apologize before being sent away

(Newser) - When a 15-year-old girl was raped and impregnated in 1997, her New Hampshire church took justice into its own hands…by sending her to Colorado, thereby protecting her alleged rapist. Ernest Willis, 51, was finally arrested last month after the victim, now 28, read about similar cases and decided to...

Teen Hooker Told Friend She Didn't Sleep With LT

Said it was 'easy money' because he just masturbated

(Newser) - The teenage prostitute Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor is accused of raping told a friend that she "didn’t even have to f— him," the New York Post reports. The friend, who drove the girl to meet Taylor at a hotel in Suffern, NY, on May 6, says...

LT's Defense: No Sex, Just Masturbation

Oh, and that condom wasn't his

(Newser) - It’s not often that NFL stars will publicize their masturbatory habits, but in Lawrence Taylor’s case, the alternative is statutory rape. The former Giant's defense against allegations that he raped a 16-year-old girl will be that he didn’t actually have sex with her. Instead, a source tells...

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