French actor Gérard Depardieu has appeared in court at the start of a trial on charges of sexual assault. Depardieu, 76, is accused of sexually abusing two women during a film shoot in 2021. Prosecutors say he made explicit sexual remarks to, and then aggressively “groped”, two members of the production team. If convicted, Depardieu … Read more
A court formally arrested the mayor of Istanbul and key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday and ordered him jailed pending the outcome of a trial on corruption charges. Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was detained following a raid on his residence earlier this week, sparking the largest wave of street demonstrations in Turkey in more than a … Read more
BOSTON — A former mayor from Haiti is set to go on trial Monday after authorities say he lied on his visa application about committing rights abuses in his country. Jean Morose Viliena, who has been living just north of Boston in the city of Malden, Massachusetts, was indicted in 2023 on three counts of … Read more
Lawyers for Yoon said the ruling confirmed that Yoon’s detention was problematic “both procedurally and substantively.” “We deeply realize how difficult it is to restore the rule of law once it has collapsed,” they said. “From now on, a new journey begins.” Yoon, who is currently suspended from office, was originally arrested on Jan. 15, … Read more
VANNES, France — The ex-wife of a former surgeon at the center of France’s largest ever child sexual abuse case told a court Wednesday she knew “nothing” of her husband’s near 30-year history of abusing children, including members of their family, until his arrest in 2017. Marie-France Lhermite, 71, testified as her ex-husband, Joël Le … Read more
South Korean parliamentary lawyers seeking President Yoon Suk Yeol’s removal over his short-lived imposition of martial law compared him to a dictator in final arguments during his impeachment trial on Tuesday. Yoon was expected to make a closing statement later in the hearing before the Constitutional Court reviewing his impeachment, as public hearings wrap up … Read more
Three men went on trial in an English court on Monday on charges stemming from the heist of an 18-carat golden toilet that had been on display as an artwork in an exhibit at Winston Churchill’s birthplace. The fully-functioning toilet, a work titled “America” by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was stolen from the Churchill family seat of Blenheim … Read more
VANNES, France — A retired surgeon accused of raping and sexually assaulting 299 people admitted in court that he committed “hideous” acts, as France’s largest ever child sexual abuse case got underway on Monday. “If I am appearing before you it’s because one day, when most of these people were just children, I committed hideous acts,” … Read more
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Samantha Granville BBC News, Los Angeles Watch: A$AP Rocky found not guilty in assault trial It was a trial that could have dismantled the future for one of hip-hop’s hottest stars. The felony assault trial of A$AP Rocky – in which he was found not guilty of firing a gun at a former friend – … Read more
