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Hundreds of French sports coaches sexually abused minor girls
By Sara Dorn, NY Post
April 3, 2021 | 5:09pm | Updated
More than 400 French sports coaches, teachers and other adults are accused of sexual violence and harassment of mostly girls under the age of 15, an investigation by the country’s sports ministry found.
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More than 100 people have been fired or suspended from their sports jobs as a result of the investigation, and 60 people face criminal proceedings, the ministry said.
Ninety-six percent of the accused are men and 83 percent of the alleged victims are women. Of them, 63 percent are under the age of 15.
The probe began in February last year after French skating star Sarah Abitbol said she was raped as a teenager by her coach, Gilles Beyer, in the 1990s. Beyer was charged with sexual assault following the allegations.
France's Sarah Abitbol (pictured) said she was raped by coach Gilles Beyer (not pictured).
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French tennis champion Isabelle Demongeot, who also said she was raped by her coach, and former hammer thrower Catherine Moyon de Baecque — one of the first French female athletes to come forward about abuse in 1991 — also spoke at the meeting about the difficulty of coming forward.
South Korean man 'wined, dined' at home of murdered women
By Elizabeth Shim
South Korean police are investigating the case of a local man who stayed at the home of his victims for about half a week after their killings. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo
April 6 (UPI) -- A South Korean man is under investigation after the brutal slaying of a family of three in northeastern Seoul.
Kim Tae-hyun, 24, has been charged with the murder of three women, a mother and her two daughters, after gaining entry into their apartment while disguised as a deliveryman March 23, Asia Business and News is reported Tuesday.
The killings have been one of the most widely reported stories in local media since last week. Reports allege Kim began drinking alcohol at the victims' residence after the murders, and even helped himself to food in their refrigerator during a half-week stay.
Murder and other types of violent crime are relatively rare in South Korea compared to other industrialized countries. Stories of homicide send shockwaves across the population.
Home deliveries of food and other items have also surged amid COVID-19, and the murders could be raising public concerns after the safety of delivery services.
Kim reportedly told police that he was stalking one of the victims, a 24-year-old daughter of the household.
The defendant said he had "met" the woman through an online gaming platform, and that after she declined to meet him in person, Kim began to stalk her and eventually identified her place of residence.
Kim said the homicides were carried out as retaliation for the woman's refusal. Analysts say it is likely the crime was premeditated.
Criminal psychologist Lee Soo-jung, a professor at Kyonggi University, said the defendant delivered fatal injuries to the neck of each of his victims. Those wounds indicate there may have been a "clear intention," which also could mean tougher punishment.
Lee also said it is likely Kim lingered at the scene of the crime because there was something the defendant wanted.
Kim, who stayed at the apartment for four days after the murder, also attempted to destroy evidence, including the data on his mobile phone. The defendant was arrested while inflicting self-injury. Kim said the killings were an "accident," according to police.
Nottingham man sentenced after investigation into child sexual abuse
of vulnerable teenage girls
ByPeter Hennessy
18:11, 7 APR 2021
A man has been sentenced for his part in a child sexual abuse case where vulnerable teenage girls were exploited and groomed.
Hamza Shazad, 27, was one of five men prosecuted over the sexual abuse of the three girls aged between 13 and 15 from February 2017 until January 2019.
Shazad, of Ewart Road, Forest Fields, was cleared by a jury last month of charges of engaging in sexual communication with a child, causing or inciting a child aged 13 to 15 to engage in sexual activity and meeting a child following sexual grooming.
He had, however, already admitted to three counts of making indecent images of children, three counts of distributing indecent images of a child and another charge of possessing extreme pornographic images.
Appearing at Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday, April 7, he was sentenced to 16 months in prison suspended for 18 months and ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work.
He was also added to the sex offenders' register for a period of ten years, banned from working with children and ordered to complete 15 days of rehabilitation activity.
Two other men were jailed last month for a total of more than ten years for their part in the abuse.
Waqas Akhtar, 26, of Glentworth Road, Radford, Nottingham, was found guilty of two counts of sexual activity with a child, two counts of sexual communication with a child, and one count of meeting a child following sexual grooming. He was jailed for seven-and-a-half years.
Mohammed Saeed Ahmed, 22, of Vale Crescent South, Nottingham, pleaded guilty to four charges before the trial started. He was jailed for three years for two counts of sexual activity with a child, one of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, and another of sexual communications with a child.
And for that, he got 3 years!!!!??? Was the judge a Pakistani too?
Another Isle of Wight man admits child sex abuse offences
By Court Reporter
The Isle of Wight Law Courts, Newport.
A SANDOWN man admitted child sex abuse offences when he appeared at the Isle of Wight Crown Court on Thursday.
David Ward, 51, of Avenue Road, admitted two counts of sexual activity with a child, between February 18 and July 27 of last year.
He also admitted two counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, between February 28, 2020, and July 27, 2020.
Recorder Anna Midgley ordered a pre-sentence report, and Ward's case was adjourned to April 30 for sentencing.
He was immediately placed on the Sex Offenders' Register and barred from working with children.
A MAN from Leigh Park has been charged with a string of sex abuse offences against children.
By Tom Morton
Sunday, 4th April 2021, 9:23 pm
Alfie Morel, 23, from Tidcombe Green, Leigh Park, has been charged with the rape of a boy under 13, two counts of sexual assault of a boy under 13, two counts of sexual activity with an under-13 boy and engaging in sexual communication with a child.
Police say the offences involve three boys and are alleged to have taken place in the Havant area, and that all three boys are being supported by specialist officers.
Morel has been remanded to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court tomorrow.
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