Lawyer in Napa rape case quits (Updated)
The lawyer of a British woman, 19, who claimed she had been forced by police to withdraw a gang-rape complaint has quit over disagreements with...
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British woman’s lawyer says disseminating sex video was a worse offence (Updated)
The lawyer for a British woman 19, has allegedly falsely claimed that 12 Israeli tourists gang-raped her said on Tuesday the dissemination of the video...
Heroes’ welcome for Israeli teens after woman detained for false rape claim (Update 2)
A British woman, 19, was detained for 24 hours on Monday following her arrest on Sunday in connection with making false rape claim against 12...
British woman who claimed gang-rape taken to court, hearing postponed (Update 2)
A British woman, 19, was taken to the Famagusta district court on Monday morning where police were to seek a remand order against her but...
Israeli rape suspects freed, woman who alleged assault arrested (Updated)
Police on Sunday freed the last seven of 12 Israeli tourists accused of rape by a British woman 19 in Ayia Napa. The woman has...
Seven rape case suspects held for another 6 days
Seven of the 12 suspects initially detained in connection with the alleged rape of a 19-year-old British tourist in Ayia Napa were remanded for another...
Authorities release five of 12 Israeli rape suspects, seven due in court Friday
Authorities on Thursday released five of the 12 Israeli nationals arrested last week on suspicion of gang-raping a 19-year-old female British tourist in Ayia Napa....
Rape suspects allegedly ‘laughed and recorded on their phones’ (Update 2)
Ayia Napa mayor Yiannos Karousos on Thursday blamed the transformation of the resort and Cyprus in general into “an open-air club” after 12 teenage Israeli...
12 men arrested after tourist reported being gang raped in Ayia Napa (Update 2)
TWELVE Israeli tourists, some said to be minors were arrested early on Wednesday on suspicion of having taken part in the alleged gang rape of...
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...
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...
