All articles tagged with #sexual crimes
13-year-old Madeline Soto, who was reported missing in late February, was found dead near Hickory Tree Road. Evidence suggests that her mother's boyfriend, Stephan Sterns, was involved in her death, and he has been arrested for sexual crimes. Deputies found Soto's backpack in a dumpster and believe she was already dead when Sterns was seen returning to the apartment complex with her.
The King's Speech, delivered by King Charles, will outline the government's plans to toughen sentences for sexual crimes, including life sentences for offenders who commit murders with sexual or sadistic content. The speech will also include measures to force criminals to appear in court and a law to prevent prisoners from marrying. The government hopes that these bills will improve the Conservative Party's electoral prospects ahead of the next general election. Other expected legislation includes changes to the leasehold system, annual licensing for oil and gas projects in the North Sea, and the implementation of policies such as gradually banning smoking and establishing a regulator for English football.
Japan's parliament has raised the age of sexual consent to 16 from 13, which was among the world's lowest, as part of a revamping of laws related to sex crimes. The changes make sexual intercourse with someone below age 16 considered rape and specify eight scenarios of "consentless sex crimes." The revisions also ban the filming, distribution, and possession of sexually exploitative images taken without consent. Separately, Parliament passed a new law to increase awareness of LGBTQ+ issues, which activists criticized for not guaranteeing equal rights for sexual minorities.
Japan's parliament has raised the age of sexual consent from 13 to 16, which was among the world's lowest, as part of a revamping of laws related to sex crimes. The changes make sexual intercourse with someone below age 16 considered rape and specify eight scenarios of "consentless sex crimes." The revisions also ban the filming, distribution, and possession of sexually exploitative images taken without consent. Separately, Parliament passed a new law to increase awareness of LGBTQ+ issues, which activists criticized for not guaranteeing equal rights for sexual minorities.
Japan has raised its age of sexual consent from 13 to 16, as part of an overhaul of the country's laws on sex crimes. The change comes after growing public outcry over repeated acquittals of sexual abusers and increasing instances of people taking sexually exploitative photos and videos without consent. Advocates of stricter sex-crimes laws welcomed the changes, but said more needed to be done to ensure greater protection of women and girls in Japan. The changes are part of a gradual modernization of laws that protect victims of sexual crimes.
Nathan Chasing Horse, the former "Dances With Wolves" actor, has been charged with new sex crimes in Alberta, Canada, while he remains jailed in Las Vegas awaiting trial in a sexual abuse case. Chasing Horse is accused of using his position as a self-proclaimed medicine man to lead a cult, gain access to vulnerable Indigenous women and girls, and take underage wives starting in the early 2000s. He faces criminal prosecution in five jurisdictions, including the latest charges in Canada, which are largely symbolic.
Former glam rock star Gary Glitter, who was released from a UK prison in February after serving half of a 16-year sentence for sexual crimes, is back in prison for violating the terms of his probation. Glitter was fitted with a GPS tag and placed under monitoring, with the understanding that he would go back to prison if he violated the terms of his probation. The Ministry of Justice did not specify which of the conditions Glitter violated.