DNA Match Leads to Arrest in 40-Year-Old Rape Case
Michael Martin, 69, a former neighbor, has been charged with two counts of rape and other offenses against Jessie Grace Lauder in 1981 and 1983 in Newport, Australia, after a DNA match linked him to the cold case.
DNA Match Leads to Arrest in 40-Year-Old Rape Case
Michael Martin, 69, a former neighbor, has been charged with two counts of rape and other offenses against Jessie Grace Lauder in 1981 and 1983 in Newport, Australia, after a DNA match linked him to the cold case.
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44% Bias Score
American Extradited to Face Sexual Assault Charges After Decade-Long Pursuit
Ian Cleary, a 31-year-old American, was arrested in France and extradited to Pennsylvania to face charges of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old Gettysburg College student in 2013, after which he sent her a Facebook message confessing to the crime; he was ordered held without bail.
American Extradited to Face Sexual Assault Charges After Decade-Long Pursuit
Ian Cleary, a 31-year-old American, was arrested in France and extradited to Pennsylvania to face charges of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old Gettysburg College student in 2013, after which he sent her a Facebook message confessing to the crime; he was ordered held without bail.
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24% Bias Score
Death Prevents Prosecution in Historical Child Abuse Case
Killian Steele, 60, a sound engineer, was repeatedly raped at a North Berwick children's home in the 1970s by a staff member who died before facing prosecution, despite a recent legal change allowing the case to proceed; Mr. Steele's case highlights the delays and challenges in prosecuting historica...
Death Prevents Prosecution in Historical Child Abuse Case
Killian Steele, 60, a sound engineer, was repeatedly raped at a North Berwick children's home in the 1970s by a staff member who died before facing prosecution, despite a recent legal change allowing the case to proceed; Mr. Steele's case highlights the delays and challenges in prosecuting historica...
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40% Bias Score
Amnesty International Urges ICC to Investigate Nigerian Atrocities Amidst Four-Year Delay
Amnesty International filed a legal request with the ICC on December 2, 2024, urging an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Nigeria, citing the Prosecutor's four-year delay despite concluding in 2020 that sufficient evidence existed for an investigation.
Amnesty International Urges ICC to Investigate Nigerian Atrocities Amidst Four-Year Delay
Amnesty International filed a legal request with the ICC on December 2, 2024, urging an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Nigeria, citing the Prosecutor's four-year delay despite concluding in 2020 that sufficient evidence existed for an investigation.
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56% Bias Score
German Court Upholds Conviction in 1991 Asylum Home Arson
Thirty years after a fatal arson attack on an asylum seeker's home in Saarlouis, Germany, the arsonist's conviction for murder and attempted murder was upheld by the Federal Court of Justice, resulting in a six-year-and-ten-month sentence.
German Court Upholds Conviction in 1991 Asylum Home Arson
Thirty years after a fatal arson attack on an asylum seeker's home in Saarlouis, Germany, the arsonist's conviction for murder and attempted murder was upheld by the Federal Court of Justice, resulting in a six-year-and-ten-month sentence.
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32% Bias Score
California Man Extradited for 2013 Sexual Assault After Facebook Confession
Ian Cleary, a 31-year-old California man, was extradited from France on Thursday to face charges of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old Gettysburg College student in 2013, after which he allegedly messaged her on Facebook admitting to the assault. He was apprehended in April in Metz, France, after a ...
California Man Extradited for 2013 Sexual Assault After Facebook Confession
Ian Cleary, a 31-year-old California man, was extradited from France on Thursday to face charges of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old Gettysburg College student in 2013, after which he allegedly messaged her on Facebook admitting to the assault. He was apprehended in April in Metz, France, after a ...
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40% Bias Score
Munich Murder Trial Suspended Due to Language Barrier
A 57-year-old man in Munich is to be retried for the murder of his estranged wife in 2000 after his trial was suspended due to language barriers. The defendant, who allegedly killed his wife due to "jealousy and excessive possessiveness", was only arrested after a witness came forward last year.
Munich Murder Trial Suspended Due to Language Barrier
A 57-year-old man in Munich is to be retried for the murder of his estranged wife in 2000 after his trial was suspended due to language barriers. The defendant, who allegedly killed his wife due to "jealousy and excessive possessiveness", was only arrested after a witness came forward last year.
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60% Bias Score