Former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond has said he has never attacked a woman as he started giving evidence in his trial. Salmond took to the witness box at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday morning facing accusations of sexual assault and one of attempted rape. The 65-year-old has 13 charges of alleged offences against … Read more
Alex Salmond impersonated a zombie before sexually assaulting an SNP worker, a jury has been told. The alleged incident is said to have happened one evening at Bute House in Edinburgh in September 2014 – the month of the Scottish independence referendum. Salmond faces 14 charges of alleged offences against 10 women, all of which … Read more
Police hunt Phil Collins’ double who groped woman on a bus in Reading One woman was groped and three other people assaulted on Reading bus Officers want to speak to a man who is ‘dead ringer’ for Genesis front man Picture released one day after Genesis announce first tour in 13 years By Luke May … Read more
Victims of violent crime or sexual assault will be told when their attacker is to be freed from jail under proposed new rules If the offender is jailed for a year, victim will be notified of changes in custody They will be told when the offender is moved to an open jailed or to be … Read more
A Conservative peer and former British Paralympic champion groped a masseuse’s bottom and asked her if she ‘did extras’ as he pointed at his crotch, a court heard. Lord Christopher Holmes of Richmond MBE, 48, is accused of sexually assaulting a female masseuse during a 90-minute rubdown last March. Britain’s most successful Paralympic swimmer, who … Read more
The personal office of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan has been hit with bombshell claims of assault, sexual harassment, racism and transphobia. On Friday, Business Insider published an explosive report detailing misconduct allegations made by employees of the family office – West Street – against one another, dating back three years … Read more
Opera star Placido Domingo has seen a major show cancelled just a day after he accepted ‘full responsibility’ over claims he sexually harassed 20 female colleagues. Spain’s Ministry of Culture and Sports cancelled two performances due to take place in Madrid in May to mark the 50th anniversary of his first concert in the capital. ‘In … Read more
Placido Domingo APOLOGISES to women who accused him of sexual harassment and says he takes ‘full responsibility’ after investigation finds he made dozens of sexual advances to colleagues over 30 years Domingo apologised in a statement today for the ‘pain’ he caused the women The opera singer was accused by dozens of singers, dancers and … Read more
Spanish opera singer Placido Domingo apologised for “the hurt” he caused to women who accused him of sexual misconduct as a US opera union investigation found him guilty of abuse of power. At least 20 women have accused Domingo of forcibly kissing, grabbing or fondling them in incidents dating back to at least the 1980s. … Read more