A man accused of repeatedly abusing women, in his house in western Germany is to be placed in preventative detention after serving his prison sentence. Two of the women have dead as a result of the abuse. The man, named…
Man arraigned for assaulting firefighter, Court remands man for defiling girl and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Lagos arraigns man for assaulting firefighter (Punch) The Lagos State Fire Service has said it had…
Rebekah Vardy addresses alleged abuse in new documentary about her childhood as a Jehovah’s Witness
Rebekah Vardy has discussed growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness and the alleged sexual abuse she suffered as a child. In a new Channel 4 documentary, called Rebekah Vardy: Jehovah’s Witnesses And Me, the 41-year-old media personality alleges she was…
Sexual abuse: Do not blame victims, NGO urges parents
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Mirabel Centre, has urged parents not to blame their children who were sexually assaulted. In a statement issued on its Instagram handle -@mirabelcentreng, the NGO said that parents were usually devastated when they discover that their…
Kevin Spacey due in US court for alleged sexual abuse of teen in 1986
Kevin Spacey will appear in a New York court on Thursday to face a civil lawsuit brought by US actor Anthony Rapp, who has accused the Hollywood star of sexually abusing him when he was 14. The two-time Oscar-winning star…
Alec Baldwin announces interview with Woody Allen
Alec Baldwin is no stranger to scandal, and now the actor is planning on interviewing fellow disgraced filmmaker Woody Allen, who has been accused of child sexual abuse by his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow. Baldwin made the announcement Sunday on…
Why I went public about being raped, 67 years later (BBC)
Prominent Ghanaian journalist, BBC columnist and former government minister Elizabeth Ohene recently wrote about her experience of being sexually abused more than 60 years ago, when she was just seven years old. Here she explains why she decided to go…
R Kelly still ‘bumping and grinding’ despite sexual abuse charge (Metro)
R Kelly was reportedly paid $22,000 (£16,854) to make a one-hour club appearance in Illinois on Saturday, April 6. The ‘Ignition’ singer, 52, is currently facing charges of sexual abuse, but is continuing his working commitments during the on-going investigation.…
Pope compares child sex abuse to ‘human sacrifice’, vows action (Guardian)
Pope Francis on Sunday vowed to tackle every single case of sexual abuse by priests in the Roman Catholic Church, comparing paedophilia to “human sacrifice”. But his public address to the Church’s top bishops at the end of a landmark…
Young woman gang raped by three men on early morning walk (Metro)
A young woman was attacked and raped by three men while out on an early morning walk near a nature reserve. Police have launched a manhunt following the sickening attack in Elland, West Yorkshire, on October 19, between 6.30am and…
