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Florence Appeals Court Upholds Six-Year Sentence for Manolo Portanova in 2021 Assault Case

Next comes a Court of Cassation petition focused on legal issues, not a new trial.

Thomas Partey Pleads Not Guilty to Two Further Rape Charges

Former BBC Presenter Peter Rowell Jailed for Breaching Sex Offender Reporting Rules

Kevin Spacey Settles With Three Men, Halting London Civil Cases

Thomas Partey’s Two New Rape Charges Sent to Crown Court for April 10 Hearing

Mike Smith Pleads Not Guilty as Dartmouth Court Sets October 2026 Trial

Naps Testifies Briefly on Day Two of Paris Rape Trial as Court Probes Disputed Consent

Gisèle Pelicot Goes Public With Memoir and First Interviews Ahead of Feb. 17 Release

Erfurt Ex-Teacher Gets Four Years and Three Months for 69 Counts of Sexual Abuse

EastEnders' Joel Marshall Case Reaches Turning Point in Youth Court

Asylum Seeker Denies Staff Assault at Southampton Hotel, Held Pending Bail Appeal

Ex-Teacher Who Admitted Sex With Student Is on Probation as Husband Stays and Couple Relocates to Boise

Judge Orders One Teen Held, Two Released in Saint Viator Graduation Party Assault Case

STJ Upholds Felipe Prior's 8-Year Sentence, Clearing Way for Imminent Arrest

Trainee NHS Worker Jailed for Nine Years for Sexual Assaults on Patients at Welsh Hospital

Pakistan Supreme Court Reclassifies Rape Conviction as Consensual Adultery, Cuts Sentence to 5 Years

Utrecht Court Acquits Marco Borsato in Sex Case for Lack of Proof

Mike Smith Case Adjourned to Jan. 23 as Defence Awaits Disclosure

Diego García Sentenced to 6 Years, 8 Months for Sexual Abuse in La Plata

Iraqi Asylum Seeker Found Guilty of Sexual Assault on Thameslink Train