French prosecutors drop rape investigation against actor Depardieu
French prosecutors have dropped an investigation into rape allegations against the actor Gerard Depardieu, the public prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday. One of France’s most
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Filipino woman claims murder suspect raped her two years ago
A WOMAN from the Philippines has said she was raped around two years ago by the suspect in the murders of three women and another
Police seeking rape suspect
POLICE are seeking a man suspected of kidnapping and rape, a crime committed in Paphos on April 24. The suspect has been named as Zacharias
Thirty years for father in north who raped his teen daughter
A criminal court in the north on Friday imposed a 30-year prison sentence on a father who was found guilty of raping his underage daughter
Child rapist was allowed public access to children
By Ioannis Androlikou A convicted child rapist has been allowed to take children on horse and carriage rides along the Paphos coast and in Peyia
Man remanded after alleged rape
A 43-year-old man was remanded for six days on Saturday in connection with the alleged rape earlier in the week of a 32-year-old woman in
Cyprus has high reporting rate but low convictions for rape
By Lizzy Ioannidou CYPRUS is among just six out of the 33 countries that have ratified the Council of Europe’s convention on preventing and combating
Public can weigh in on harsher penalties for crimes involving violence against women
By Evie Andreou The public has until the end of the month an opportunity to express their opinion on a bill aiming at updating the
French actor Depardieu faces rape investigation, denies wrongdoing
Gerard Depardieu is being investigated by the Paris prosecutor over accusations of rape and sexual assault, a judicial source said – though the prominent French
Man sentenced to eight years for rape of stepdaughter
The Larnaca-Famagusta criminal court on Friday sentenced a 40-year-old man from Nicosia to eight years for the rape of a minor, who was his stepdaughter
Man jailed for raping, beating stepdaughters
A 47-year-old man in Larnaca was sentenced to 12 years in prison for systematically raping and beating his step-daughter and causing grievous body harm to
Anti-trafficking campaigners abducted and raped in India
Five Indian anti trafficking campaigners were gang-raped at gunpoint during an awareness programme they were organising in a village, police said on Friday. Unidentified men picked
US judge criticised over rape sentencing removed (Update)
Voters removed from office a California judge who drew worldwide condemnation for giving a six-month jail sentence to a Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexually
Teen bride who killed ‘rapist’ husband appeals death sentence
A Sudanese teen sentenced to death after killing her husband as he tried to rape her has appealed the ruling amid growing support by celebrities and
Teenager suspected of raping elderly woman
A 17-year-old teenager was remanded on Saturday for five days for allegedly assaulting, raping and injuring an 81-year-old woman. According to the police, the incident
Paphos police investigate rape claim (updated)
A 24-year-old woman reported to police she was raped outside a club in Paphos early on Saturday morning, the police said. According to the British
Twenty years for one rapist, 11 for another
The Nicosia criminal court on Thursday sentenced a 34-year-old man to 20 years in prison having found him guilty on charges of rape and indecent
Labour activist says she was raped, advised not to report it
An activist in Britain‘s opposition Labour Party has said she was raped at a party event when she was 19, and that a party official discouraged
Rape victim, 10, delivers baby after India court bars abortion
A 10-year-old rape victim who was denied an abortion by India’s top court gave birth on Thursday in a case that has drawn outrage about
Nearly 70 per cent of serious crimes solved, police say
Police said on Wednesday they had cleared close to 70 per cent of serious crime cases recorded in the first six months of the year.