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Connor Pennell. Photo released Marach 26 2025. Controlling and coercive man sentenced after baby camera footage captured rape. Connor Pennell of Vines Cross Way, Skelmersdale was yesterday (Tuesday 25 March 2025) sentenced to 9-and-a-half years at Bolton Crown Court after being found guilty of breaching his restraining order, rape, controlling and coercive behaviour, non-fatal strangulation and three counts of voyeurism.

Misogynist used babycam to film himself raping woman during campaign of abuse

UK March 27, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

Screengrab from the show Adolescence

Men on an incel website reveal what they really think about women

UK March 26, 2025 By Gergana Krasteva

Entrance of the Vienna's Regional court room are pictured in Vienna, Austria, on February 1, 2023. - The verdict of the trial of the six men who helped a gunman carry out Austria's first deadly jihadist attack is expected on February 1, 2023. Convicted Islamic State group sympathiser Kujtim Fejzulai went on a shooting rampage on November 2, 2020 in downtown Vienna, killing four and wounding 23 others before police shot him dead. (Photo by JOE KLAMAR / AFP) (Photo by JOE KLAMAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Girl, 12, raped by more than a dozen boys who filmed attacks

World March 26, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

Youtuber Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, known as "Yung Filly", ahead of the Premier League match at Selhurst Park, London. British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly has been granted bail after appearing in an Australian court on charges of rape and assault. The internet personality, real name Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was taken into custody in Brisbane on Tuesday and extradited to Perth where the alleged incident occurred. Issue date: Friday October 11, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story SHOWBIZ Barrientos. Photo credit should read: Zac Goodwin/PA Wire

YouTube star Yung Filly accused of raping woman in Magaluf

Showbiz March 24, 2025 By Alistair McGeorge

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Times Newspapers/REX/Shutterstock (254896a) Michael Jackson Brit Awards, Earls Court, London, Britain - Feb 1996

Michael Jackson fans will never believe he is responsible for his crimes

TV March 18, 2025 By Adam Miller

Julia Stiles at a red carpet event wearing a red suit

Julia Stiles recalls 'slimy' memory of Harvey Weinstein who insisted on specific scene

Showbiz March 15, 2025 By Rebecca Sayce

Jonathan Majors at the Academy Awards wearing a black suit

Jonathan Majors says he was sexually abused 'by both men and women' as a child

Showbiz March 15, 2025 By Rebecca Sayce

Hollie was murdered — a decade later she's saving countless lives

Tech March 15, 2025 By Alice Giddings

Teenage girl sexually assaulted on Tube by man who 'made remarks then sat next to her'

UK March 13, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

Yung Filly, leaving court in white hoodie

YouTuber Yung Filly pleads not guilty to rape with rare comment in Australia

Showbiz March 11, 2025 By Danni Scott

Pic by HotSpot Media - ???BF??? GROOMED ME AGED 14- MADE ME SEND SEXUAL PICS IN MY SCHOOL UNIFORM, THEN RAPED ME WHEN I WAS 17- IN PIC - Paedophile, Philip Hamer pictured in his police mugshot issued by Greater Manchester Police- A woman has revealed how she was subject to horrific abuse after being groomed as a schoolgirl by a paedophile. Rhiannan Egan, now 27, was subjected to vile assaults by predator, Philip Hamer, 34, after being targeted on Facebook at the age of 14. Horrifically, the monster went onto to rape Rhiannan three years later when she was 17. The massage therapist, bravely reported him to the police in 2023, and, along with other survivors, saw him caged for 36 years in February this year. Now, Rhiannan, from Manchester, has bravely waived her right to anonymity to share her harrowing story and encourage other survivors of abuse to come forward. SEE HOTSPOT MEDIA COPY 0121 551 1004..

Coronation Street actor groomed and raped girl, 14

Coronation Street April 2, 2025 By Calli Kitson

Upskirting incidents on British trains have risen year on year since 2021

UK March 13, 2025 By Luke Alsford

(FILES) Gisele Pelicot poses in Avignon, on October 23, 2024, during the trial of her former partner accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France. Gisele Pelicot, who became a feminist icon during the world-famous Mazan rape trial, has been named as one of the Women of the Year 2025 by Time magazine in its upcoming March 10, 2025's issue. (Photo by Christophe SIMON / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP via Getty Images)

Gisèle Pelicot reveals poignant message marking International Women's Day

World March 8, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

Sarah Hooper - refuge exhibition

Central London is filled with red flags today - and for a good reason

UK March 9, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

Remembering 10 women who have lost their lives to violence in 2025

UK March 8, 2025 By Claie Wilson

Sad, injury and woman with domestic violence, studio and sexual harassment crime with sleeping. Pain, anxiety and scared girl with fatigue from gender abuse, danger and crying on black background.; Shutterstock ID 2461989203; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Number of women referred to NHS sexual assault centres rises 18% in two years

UK March 8, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

Forgiveness - supporting mother and hugging daughter

Almost quarter of all people in UK know a woman who has been abused in the last year

UK March 7, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen

Hastings, East Sussex, United Kingdom - March 20th 2022: The Priorty Meadow shopping centre on a spring morning with shoppers and pedestrians; Shutterstock ID 2141447345; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Hunt after woman 'sexually assaulted' at bus stop

UK March 3, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

Bride putting ring on groom's finger. Rings exchange. Happy couple celebrating wedding outdoors in summer.

Groom sues bride for £4,000 for 'not being a virgin'

World March 2, 2025 By Gergana Krasteva

Train manager jailed for sexually assaulting teenager during fake ticket check

UK March 1, 2025 By Sarah Hooper