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Tuesday 1 December 2020
The 48-year-old was convicted in 2018 of 25 counts of sexual assault.
From 1977 to 2000, James O’Reilly (75) subjected the young girls to “horrific” sexual abuse.
Sources told TMZ that Weinstein was one of two inmates to test positive at a New York prison.
The survivor of the attack was the man’s then-girlfriend’s younger sister, who is waiving her anonymity.
Shane O’Brien slashed 21-year-old Josh Hanson’s neck at a west London bar in 2015.
He was found guilty of assault causing harm and engaging in threatening and abusive behaviour.
Investigations suggested that the girl was targeted in order to strike fear in her nomad community.
Gary Watson was convicted by a jury last February.
The man had pleaded not guilty to rape and sexual assault at a hotel in Portlaoise
Joseph O’Connor (58) of west Dublin had pleaded not guilty.
Ryan Jarvis (41) was charged with making video recordings of 27 female students.
Heffernan appeared in court on charges brought following events relating to 31 July/ 1 August 2016.
Warren Farrell was responding to a panic button call at a Topaz garage when the car struck Elizabeth Core.
Paschal Kelly (53) with an address at Cootehill, Co. Cavan, had pleaded not guilty to trespass and to false imprisonment.
David Berney received a two-year sentence today for burglary, but had 18 months suspended for the looting incident.
Samuel McKinley has fled from custody on more than one occasion.
He will receive the mandatory life sentence.
Bartholomew Prendergast pleaded guilty to two counts of rape and 13 counts of indecent assault of his sister-in-law Stephanie Hickey.
The woman described how she had no prior knowledge of sex the day the man raped her.
The judge described the case as ‘pretty difficult with unusual evidence’.
Ali was arrested by armed police near the Houses of Parliament in London on 27 April 2017.
He will be sentenced on 20 June.
Cosby was convicted of drugging and molesting a university employee 14 years ago.
Violent crime against women has been on the rise in India despite tough laws enacted in 2013.
The 55-year-old is now likely to spend the rest of her life behind bars.
Matthew Horan was sentenced to nine-and-a-half years with the final two years suspended.
Daniel Jones, 31, was among 10 foreigners arrested in January.
The former Crewe Alexandra youth coach was sentenced to 31 years in jail for 43 offences against young boys last month.
Bennell was convicted at Liverpool crown court on 36 counts of abuse between 1979 and 1990.
One avenue of investigation now being pursued by gardaí is that at least two other people were involved.
The men face up to five years in prison.
The price will be negotiated in secret between John O’Neill and any prospective purchaser.
The court heard that he drugged Helen before killing her and hiding her body, he then sent her text messages and emails in a bid to cover his tracks.
Fredrik Onnevall was filming a documentary when he met the 15-year-old boy in Greece.
The man was in denial and hoped his pet would recover.
Annie Dunne suffered the injuries while working on a farm.
Supporters prevented Souleymane Sylla from boarding the train on the night of a Champions League game in February 2015.
Baby Daisy Mae Burrill suffered a large fracture to her skull and injuries consistent with having been shaken.
His lawyers claimed his human rights were breached by a delay in prosecuting him for the Grangegorman murders in 1997.
He had admitted supplying amphetamines but failed to appear in court for his sentencing in February last year.
IT’S THE LAST day of November, so it’s safe to say the Christmas countdown has well and truly begun.
With everything that has happened in 2020 so far, many people have chosen to bring a bit Christmas cheer into their lives earlier than usual this year, and decorations have been going up in households around the country for a number of weeks now.
But others are still sticking to their usual traditions and waiting until December to put the tree up.
So, today we want to know: When are you putting up your Christmas tree?
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