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Peter Nygard, from Canadian fashion mogul to convicted sex abuser
AFP, Published on 13/11/2023
» TORONTO (CANADA) - Described as egocentric and manipulative, Peter Nygard built Canada's largest womenswear maker -- and on Sunday he was convicted of using that status to sexually assault women and girls.
Trump committed fraud by inflating value of assets: judge
AFP, Published on 27/09/2023
» NEW YORK - Donald Trump and his sons Eric and Don Jr committed fraud by inflating the value of the real estate and financial assets of the Trump Organization for years, a New York judge ruled on Tuesday.
Sinner, saviour or both? Trump woos evangelicals, women
AFP, Published on 16/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - Former US president Donald Trump courted evangelical Christians and women at two back-to-back Washington events on Friday — voting blocs whose loyalties to him once seemed contradictory but have now become a well-established part of his base.
The legal woes of Donald Trump
AFP, Published on 02/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - Former US president Donald Trump is now facing three criminal indictments, all filed since March -- raising the prospect that the Republican frontrunner in the 2024 White House race could end up navigating a series of trials as he campaigns.
Ex-USA Gymnastics doctor Nassar stabbed in prison: union official
AFP, Published on 11/07/2023
» MIAMI - Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics team doctor convicted of sexually assaulting hundreds of athletes, was in stable condition Monday after being stabbed multiple times by another inmate, a prison union official said.
Trump liable for sexually abusing writer, faces $5m damages
AFP, Published on 10/05/2023
» NEW YORK - A US jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing and defaming an American former magazine columnist and ordered the ex-president to pay her $5 million in damages.
French prosecutors close rape probe into top model agency boss
AFP, Published on 15/02/2023
» PARIS - French investigators have closed an investigation into possible rape and sexual assault by European model agency boss Gerald Marie who was accused of a string of offences, legal sources said Tuesday.
Cardinal George Pell dies aged 81
AFP, Published on 11/01/2023
» SYDNEY - Cardinal George Pell -- a giant of the Catholic Church who was convicted and later cleared of sexual abuse in Australia -- has died in Rome aged 81, a church official confirmed Wednesday.
Canadian cardinal 'strongly denies' sex assault claims
AFP, Published on 19/08/2022
» VATICAN CITY - Canadian cardinal Marc Ouellet on Friday strongly denied claims of sexual assault made against him and said he was ready to prove his "innocence".
Pope headed to Arctic for last leg of penitential Canada trip
AFP, Published on 29/07/2022
» IQALUIT (CANADA) - Pope Francis on Friday was to fly to Nunavut, the territory that covers most of the Canadian Arctic, on his final stop in a landmark tour apologizing for the abuse of Indigenous children in Catholic-run schools.