Iran's judicial committee rejects jail rape chargesSeptember 12th, 2009 TEHRAN - A special judicial committee has rejected allegations by the opposition of rape in Iranian jails, Fars news agency reported Saturday. The committee said in a report that Mehdi Karroubi, the leader of the opposition party Etemad Melli, could not present any proof of his allegations of rape being committed against jailed opposition supporters.
Teacher held for kidnapping, rape of girl studentSeptember 7th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A teacher was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district on charges of abducting and raping a school girl, and police say that he has "admitted" to exploiting several minor girls in the recent years. Kevin Oscar Steel, 33, a music teacher in a Gorakhpur school, has been charged for kidnapping a Class 7 girl of his school.
NJ high school teacher accused of pocketing $1,400 from students who wanted better gradesAugust 31st, 2009 NJ teacher accused of selling grades for $1,400TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey social studies teacher has been charged with accepting cash from students looking to improve their grades.
Minor refuses to clean toilets, beatenAugust 31st, 2009 PATNA - An 11-year-old girl was beaten by her teacher after she refused to clean the toilets of her school in Rohtas district of Bihar, police said Monday. Chita, a Class 6 student of a government school at Huka in Rohtas, about 150 km from here, was beaten by her lady teacher Saturday.
Rape victim marries rapist in jailJuly 30th, 2009 RAIPUR - A marriage was solemnized inside a jail in Chhattisgarh when an 18-year-old rape victim walked in with her parents and officials hurried to arrange the wedding, going by the orders of a court. The rape accused Sheshmal Pare, 26, who was behind bars for over a year as an undertrial, is set to walk free within a day or two.
Teacher slapped Class 3 boy, finds magistrateJuly 28th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - A teacher who was accused of slapping a Class 3 boy several times at the prestigious St. John's High School here has been held guilty by a magistrate, an official said Tuesday.
Violence after girl alleges rape attempt in hospitalJuly 15th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - A hospital here was attacked by family members of a young woman patient who alleged that a ward boy and a doctor tried to rape her and its owner ordered her to keep quiet about it. The young woman is an engineering student who was hospitalised Tuesday after she tried to commit suicide after failing in an examination.
Former Mass. teacher found with 15-year-old student in West Virginia pleads not guilty to rapeJuly 1st, 2009 Mass. teacher found with student pleads not guiltySPRINGFIELD, Mass. — A former Massachusetts schoolteacher who was found with a student at a West Virginia motel has pleaded not guilty to rape.
Woman alleges gang rape by three personsJune 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In the second incident of gang rape reported in the capital in as many days, a 22-year-old woman has alleged that she was assaulted by three men in her east Delhi home, police said Wednesday. According to the woman, three men, including her husband's friend, raped her when she was alone at her Bholanath Nagar residence in east Delhi Tuesday evening.
Prison rape commission: 60,000 inmates sexually abused every yearJune 23rd, 2009 60,000 inmates sexually abused every yearWASHINGTON — A federal commission on prison rape has concluded that the risk of being attacked depends greatly on the type of prisoner, and where the inmate is locked up. More than 60,000 inmates are sexually abused every year, according to a report being made public Tuesday by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission.
Police: NC man charged with rape of woman allegedly arranged by husband on CraigslistJune 13th, 2009 Craigslist helps NC police make 2nd arrest in rapeKANNAPOLIS, N.C. — Police have arrested a man suspected of raping a North Carolina woman in her home after authorities say the victim's husband arranged the attack on Craigslist.
Pa. man sought for questioning in 11-year-old's rape released from hospital after mob beatingJune 4th, 2009 Philly man beaten over rape released from hospitalPHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia man wanted for questioning in the rape of an 11-year-old girl has been released from the hospital two days after being beaten by an angry mob. Authorities say Jose Carrasquillo (kayr-uhs-KEE'-oh) is in police custody.
Angry mob in Philadelphia attacks 'person of interest' in rape of 11-year-old girlJune 3rd, 2009 'Person of interest' in child rape beaten by mobPHILADELPHIA — An angry mob beat a man described by Philadelphia police as a person of interest in the rape of an 11-year-old girl on Tuesday after neighborhood residents recognized him from a photo distributed by police. "We were all standing on the corner and we saw him coming down the street.
Dallas man executed for abduction, rape, slaying of woman during 1999 crime spreeMay 1st, 2009 Dallas man executed for 1999 rape, slayingHUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas man has been executed for the rape and slaying of a woman abducted while she was trying to make a call at a pay phone 10 years ago. Twenty-eight-year-old Derrick Lamone Johnson of Dallas was the 14th Texas prisoner executed this year in the nation's most active death penalty state.
Obama names Connecticut educator, former NYPD captain nation's Teacher of the YearApril 28th, 2009 Obama names Conn. man Teacher of the YearWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has announced that a former New York police officer is the nation's top teacher.
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