Weinstein sex assault trial to move forward rules judge
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein's sex assault case will move forward, a judge ruled Thursday in refusing to toss the explosive indictment against him. (New York Post)
St. Mike’s scandal grows to three incidents, seven accused
TORONTO - The assault scandal at prestigious St. Michael’s College School has swollen to three different episodes and now involves seven students who are facing serious criminal charges. (Toronto Sun)
‘Good Samaritan’ rapist busted
Cops on Saturday busted the brute who allegedly raped a woman after posing as a good Samaritan in Brownsville earlier this month. Jason Lopez, 40, was charged with first-degree rape, third-degree robbery, sex abuse, first-degree unlawful imprisonment and forcible touching, cops said. (New York Post)
Serial rapist who held women as ‘sex slaves’ convicted
EASTON, Pa. - A jury has convicted a Pennsylvania man of serial rape and human trafficking charges that could put him in prison for life. (Ottawa Sun)
Canadian government sits on their hands while Vancouver cops’ Cuban nightmare continues
The two Vancouver area cops, Jordan Long and Mark Simms, are still languishing in Cuba, unable to leave the island, Communist country despite being acquitted unanimously by a five woman judicial panel a month ago. They have been informed the prosecution service want to appeal the acquittal. They have not been informed on what grounds the appeal is being sought. Indeed, it seems the prosecution just wants to regurgitate the same arguments it made at trial which were ruled against by the judicial panel. (PTC Exclusive)
Spain ‘wolf pack’ sex attack gang not rapists say judges
PAMPLONA - A Spanish court's controversial decision to clear five men of gang rape has been upheld by five appeal judges, and the group are now set to go to jail for a lesser offence of sexual abuse. (BBC)
Man accused of sexual assault may still be active on dating apps police warn
EDMONTON - Police say a man charged with multiple counts of sexual assault — including one which allegedly occurred on a Tinder date — may still be active on dating sites. (Edmonton Journal)
Cops worked to put sex abuser in prison. Prosecutors worked to cut him a break
PALM BEACH - Michelle Licata climbed a narrow, winding staircase, past walls covered with photographs of naked girls. At the top of the stairwell was a vast master bed and bath, with cream-colored shag carpeting and a hot pink and mint green sofa.The room was dimly lit and very cold. There was a vanity, a massage table and a timer. A silver-haired man wearing nothing but a white towel came into the room. He lay facedown on a massage table, and while talking on a phone, directed Licata to rub his back, legs and feet. (Miami Herald)
Police charge 28-year-old with aggravated sex assault
EDMONTON - Police released the name of a man Wednesday accused of aggravated sexual assault for failing to disclose his HIV status to a partner. (Edmonton Journal)
President, principal of St. Mike’s resign in wake of sex assault scandal
TORONTO - The president and principal of beleaguered St. Michael’s College School have resigned as police continue their investigation into allegations of a physical and sexual abuse at the prestigious educational institution. (Toronto Sun)Police investigate incidents of assault, sexual assault at St. Michael's College
