A British woman who falsely accused multiple men of rape and claimed to have been a victim of an Asian grooming gang was <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11857499/Asian-grooming-gang-fantasist-jailed-eight-half-years.html?ico=related-replace" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sentenced</a> this week to eight and a half years in prison.
Eleanor Williams, 22, was convicted in January of perverting the course of justice after her claims of victimhood and the pictures she posted to Facebook allegedly showing injuries caused by the grooming gang were proven false, the Daily Mail <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11854355/Three-men-tried-lives-false-rape-allegations-woman-court-hears.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Williams had previously made false allegations of rape before posting photos of her alleged injuries in May 2020, during the COVID lockdown.
The photos sparked outrage and led to protests in her hometown of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, in England.
During her two-day sentencing hearing, her victims described what life was like after Williams’ false accusations. One of her victims said his life became “hell on earth” after Williams made her allegations.
“I still bear the scars to this day,” the victim, a business owner, said through tears as he admitted to trying to take his own life after he was falsely accused.
The victim added that his property had been damaged and his businesses had been “ruined,” following the allegations.
“I have had countless death threats made over social media from people all over the world because of what they thought I was involved in,” he said.
Williams claimed that the man had groomed her since she was 12 years old and sent her to brothels in Amsterdam, where she was sold at auction. But bank records showed the man was in Barrow-in-Furness while Williams was in Amsterdam. Williams was also shown evidence that she was actually with her sister and her sister’s boyfriend the entire time she was in Amsterdam, casting further doubt on her claims.
Another victim told the court that the word “rapist” had been spray painted on his house and that his window was smashed after Williams’ allegations. That victim was arrested and spent 73 days in prison based on Williams’ false accusation. He also tried to kill himself.
A third man also said he tried to kill himself after Williams accused him of rape.
“This whole period in my life has been totally overwhelming,” he said.
The photos of Williams with bruises on her face and her eye swollen shut were alleged to have been self-inflicted with a hammer, Superintendent Matthew Pearman said in a statement, according to the Daily Mail. Williams had claimed she received the injuries after being taken to a home and raped by members of the grooming gang. Investigators, however, found a hammer in her own home with her blood on it.
She was also accused of sending Facebook messages to herself disguised as sex traffickers or other victims, and allegedly manipulated real people into sending her messages that she then claimed were from her attackers.
Prosecutors at trial said some of the men she accused were real, but others didn’t even exist.
Williams maintained her innocence throughout her trial, with her attorney Louise Blackwell saying she “continues in her allegations against the various people in pretty much the same circumstances.”

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Three Men Tried To Kill Themselves After A Woman Falsely Accused Them Of Rape. She Was Just Sent To Prison.

Three Men Tried To Kill Themselves After She Falsely Accused Them Of Rape. She Was Just Sent To Prison.

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Last week, senators grilled President Biden’s judicial nominee Michael Delaney about the aggressive tactics he used against a child sexual abuse survivor while representing St. Paul&#8217;s boarding school. Mr. Delaney asked a court to publicly reveal the identity of a child sexual abuse survivor that sued St. Paul&#8217;s under the pseudonym &#8220;Jane Doe.&#8221; Mr. Delaney&#8217;s tactics sadden me, but they don&#8217;t surprise me.
Stuart A. Raphael, now a Virginia Court of Appeals judge, did the same thing to me in my lawsuit against Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) when he represented the school.
In 2019, I sued FCPS and some of its employees for their failure to address the severe sexual abuse I suffered at age 12 in middle school. My lawsuit is ongoing. In short, I suffered violent rapes and gang rapes that were entirely preventable had school employees acted appropriately. The school&#8217;s response was so deficient that the U.S. Department of Education found multiple violations of my rights. Like the survivor from St. Paul&#8217;s, I filed my lawsuit as &#8220;Jane Doe&#8221; to protect my safety and privacy. 
But FCPS&#8217;s lawyer, Mr. Raphael, tried to dismiss my case by arguing that pseudonyms are unconstitutional because pseudonyms permit lawsuits from &#8220;phantoms.&#8221;
Mr. Raphael&#8217;s argument could have had sweeping ramifications for child sexual abuse survivors. If he had won, sexual abuse survivors could almost never use pseudonyms. That would have harmed countless people — pseudonyms can provide the safety and privacy survivors need to seek justice. According to the organization Darkness to Light, only 38% of child sexual abuse victims disclose their abuse, often due to fears about privacy. I know this fact from experience.
Coming forward was among the most challenging decisions I have ever made because I feared for my safety. There were previous threats against my life. When I decided to file, I was a 19-year-old college student beginning adulthood. I feared what it would mean for my future to make the gory details of my sexual abuse, including sensitive information and identifying factors, accessible to anyone who Googled my name. Yet I knew I needed to hold FCPS accountable so no child would suffer the same abuse. Using a pseudonym made me feel safe enough to fight the institution.
Thankfully, I defeated Mr. Raphael&#8217;s &#8220;phantom&#8221; argument — the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that pseudonyms are constitutional. Survivors now have precedent that protects their safety and privacy. But it was a pyrrhic victory. Mr. Raphael added to my trauma and delayed my case by almost two years — making a mockery of the Eastern District of Virginia&#8217;s motto, “Justice delayed is justice denied.”
In reality, Mr. Raphael&#8217;s pseudonym argument was a gimmick to silence me. His legal briefs said so. He wrote, if he were right that my case should be dismissed because I used a pseudonym, then I couldn&#8217;t refile my lawsuit because, in his view, the time limit under my statute of limitations had expired. Raphael, however, didn&#8217;t object to the pseudonyms granted to my perpetrators and the school employees. It was only about stopping me. 
These tactics are why victims don’t come forward. They cause pain, trauma, and delay.
My case isn&#8217;t the first time Mr. Raphael tried to silence vulnerable children. In another case against FCPS, he argued that a student who reported her sexual assault wasn&#8217;t really sexually assaulted because, according to him, the girl was only uncomfortable with forceful penetration of her genitals because her assaulter had a girlfriend. In another FCPS case, he argued that handcuffing and caging disabled students did not cause legal injuries. Each time, Mr. Raphael&#8217;s arguments challenged vulnerable children.
Nonetheless, the Virginia General Assembly selected Mr. Raphael to be a Court of Appeals judge. His appointment happened virtually overnight behind closed doors without public questioning, such as the confirmation hearings for federal judges. Had there been a hearing, the public could have examined Mr. Raphael&#8217;s record and severe lack of judgment before the General Assembly voted. I was disturbed to learn he would be a judge after how he treated me, but there was no opportunity for me to share my experience.
I know Chessy Prout, the survivor from St. Paul&#8217;s, feels frustrated knowing that Michael Delaney could become a federal judge. I&#8217;m glad Chessy <a href="https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2.13.23%20-%20Chessy%20Prout%20Letter%20to%20Committee%20on%20Delaney%20Nomination.pdf">wrote to the Senate</a> about Mr. Delaney&#8217;s tactics, forcing him to defend his record, which should sink his nomination. And I wish I had a chance to share my experience with the Virginia General Assembly before it appointed Mr. Raphael in haste.
Judges make decisions that affect real people. It&#8217;s a serious job, not a job for people like Delaney and Raphael that can&#8217;t see the broader impact of their actions. The Senate should reject Mr. Delaney&#8217;s nomination, and Mr. Raphael&#8217;s current term on the Virginia Court of Appeals should be his last.
B.R. is a survivor of sexual abuse in Fairfax County Public Schools. She has been fighting for over a decade to hold FCPS accountable, not just for herself, but for all other students and families harmed.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing

Michael Delaney Isn’t The First Judicial Nominee To Traumatize Child Sexual Abuse Survivors

Michael Delaney Isn't The First Judicial Nominee To Traumatize Child Sexual Abuse Survivors 

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Philadelphia Eagles rookie guard <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/eagles-lineman-indicted-for-rape-kidnapping-just-days-ahead-of-super-bowl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joshua Sills</a> has been placed on the NFL&#8217;s Commissioner Exempt List following his indictment earlier this week on two felony charges — rape and kidnapping — and new details about the alleged incident have emerged as well.
Sills&#8217; will remain on that list &#8211; which bars him from playing, practicing, or traveling with the team — until the league conducts a thorough review of the situation in light of the league&#8217;s rules regarding personal conduct. With the Eagles headed to the Super Bowl in just ten days, it seems unlikely that Sills will be taken off the list in time to make the trip.
According to a <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/01/eagles-ol-josh-sills-allegedly-forced-woman-to-perform-oral-sex-in-truck/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> published by TMZ Sports, Sills allegedly restrained a woman in his truck in early December of 2019, forcing her to perform oral sex on him after he gave her and a cousin a ride home from a nearby restaurant.
According to the police report, which TMZ obtained, the unnamed woman stated that Sills had driven her and a cousin home — and after her cousin got out of the truck and entered the house, she alleged that Sills grabbed her and pulled her back into the truck. Her statement said the cousin &#8220;did not think anything of it and shut the door and walked into the house.&#8221;
The woman then claimed that Sills had tried to kiss her, grabbing her by the neck and throwing her down on the seat. He allegedly continued to grope her while she fought back and told him &#8220;no&#8221; a number of times.
She said that Sills had pulled her down in his lap then, telling her that &#8220;she was doing this and was not leaving until she did this&#8221; — and allegedly forced her to perform oral sex for about 20 minutes. The police report noted that the woman had a number of injuries following the alleged assault — bruising at the back of her throat and on her inner lip, on her right ear and on the back of her left knee — and that they had taken photos to document everything at the time the report was made.
Sills was indicted on felony rape and kidnapping charges and has been ordered to appear in court on February 16.
<a href="https://nypost.com/2023/02/02/eagles-josh-sills-forced-woman-to-give-him-oral-sex-police/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meanwhile</a>, the Philadelphia Eagles issued a statement addressing the issue: &#8220;The organization is aware of the legal matter involving Josh Sills. We have been in communication with the league office and are in the process of gathering more information. We have no further comment at this time.&#8221;
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NFL: AUG 07 Philadelphia Eagles Training Camp

New Details Emerge On Philadelphia Eagles Lineman Indicted For Rape

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<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/new-yorkers-mad-after-empire-state-building-honors-philadelphia-eagles/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Philadelphia Eagles</a> offensive lineman Josh Sills was indicted on rape and kidnapping charges with less than two weeks to go before he was scheduled to play in Super Bowl LVII against the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/bengals-qb-had-a-four-word-message-for-chiefs-mahomes-after-sundays-brutal-battle/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kansas City Chiefs</a>.
According to a <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/01/eagles-josh-sills-indicted-on-rape-kidnapping-charges-days-before-super-bowl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from entertainment site TMZ, Sills, 25, was indicted pursuant to an incident that dates back to December of 2019 in Guernsey County, Ohio — in which prosecutors allege that he &#8220;engaged in sexual activity that was not consensual and held a victim against her will.&#8221;
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Here’s a copy of the indictment from the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. <a href="https://twitter.com/DaveYostOH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DaveYostOH</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/OhioAG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OhioAG</a> <a href="https://t.co/TfRbfZ3NJc">pic.twitter.com/TfRbfZ3NJc</a>
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Count one of the <a href="https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Media/News-Releases/February-2023/NFL-Player-Indicted-in-Guernsey-County-Rape-Case" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indictment</a> reads as follows: &#8220;Joshua Matthew Sills, on or about the 5th day of December, 2019, in the county of Guernsey aforesaid, did engage in sexual conduct with M.M. when Joshua Matthew Sills purposely compelled her to submit by force or threat of force in violation of Ohio Revised Code §2907.02(A)(2), 2907.02(B), Rape, a felony of the first degree.&#8221;
And count two: &#8220;Joshua Matthew Sills, on or about the 5th day of December, 2019, in the county of Guernsey aforesaid, did, by force threat, or deception, remove M.M. from the place where she was found or restrain the liberty of her for the purpose of facilitating the commission of a felony, to wit: Rape, O.R.C 2907.02 or flight thereafter in violation of Ohio Revised Code §2905.01(C)(1), kidnapping, a felony of the first degree.&#8221;
A grand jury <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/eagles-josh-sills-indicted-rape-kidnapping-charges-ohio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indicted Sills</a> earlier this week and the case will be handled by the Special Prosecutions Section of the Attorney General’s Office.
Sills was ordered to appear at the Guernsey County Common Pleas Court at 1 p.m. on Feb. 16.
The rookie offensive lineman came to the Eagles for the 2022 season as an undrafted free agent, and he played in one regular season game — appearing in just four snaps on special teams for the Eagles in game against the Arizona Cardinals. The Ohio native previously played college football for Oklahoma State University.

NFL: AUG 02 Philadelphia Eagles Training Camp

Eagles Lineman Indicted For Rape, Kidnapping — Just Days Ahead Of Super Bowl

Eagles Lineman Josh Sills Indicted For Rape, Kidnapping — Just Days Ahead Of Super Bowl

Disgraced movie mogul <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/it-will-not-happen-again-disgraced-movie-mogul-harvey-weinstein-forced-to-apologize-for-sneaking-milk-duds-into-prison/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Harvey Weinstein</a> and his attorneys have filed an appeal in New York City, claiming that a &#8220;carnival atmosphere&#8221; surrounding the 2020 proceedings prevented him from receiving a fair trial.
<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/next-week-harvey-weinstein-cnns-john-berman-blows-up-over-rudy-giulianis-masked-singer-debut/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Weinstein</a> attorney Arthur L. Aidala — of Aidala, Bertuna &amp; Kamins — said that despite being found guilty and sentenced to 23 years in New York, his client had never once wavered from maintaining his innocence.
&#8220;The day I met Harvey in 2019 he told me, ‘I was innocent.&#8217; Despite all the negative things that have happened from 2019 to today, the one thing that hasn’t been diminished is his powerful defense of himself and his proclamations of innocence. He has not given up,&#8221; Aidala said in a <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/01/10/harvey-weinstein-appeals-citing-trials-carnival-atmosphere/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> to entertainment outlet Page Six.
Aidala went on to say that Weinstein was actively participating in the appeals process, drafting and approving some of the documents himself even as he awaits sentencing on three separate counts of rape and sexual assault in Los Angeles.
The appeal, Aidala explained to Page Six, is really &#8220;a trial of the trial judge,” James Burke, and seeks to determine if he &#8220;ruled fairly and accurately, whether he followed the law in his rulings about what could and couldn’t go into evidence.&#8221;
Aidala <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/01/10/harvey-weinstein-appeals-rape-conviction-with-ny-high-court/?_gl=1*qrb81g*_ga*MTkzMTkwODE1Ni4xNjY3OTUyODk2*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTY3MzQ2MzU2OC4yNzkuMS4xNjczNDYzNTcxLjAuMC4w&amp;_ga=2.71818067.1598016361.1670171891-1931908156.1667952896" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed the appeal</a> on Tuesday, which read, &#8220;An unrelenting deluge of publicity, vocal special interest groups, and a morally outraged public, created a carnival atmosphere before and during Weinstein’s trial that deprived him of the judicial serenity and calm to which he was entitled.&#8221;
&#8220;Against this backdrop, Weinstein was stripped of the presumption of innocence and subjected to a process that bore little resemblance to the fair and impartial trial demanded by the Constitution. Put bluntly, the court of public opinion became the court in this case,&#8221; the appeal continued, going on to accuse the judge of giving in &#8220;to the pressure of an influential social movement determined to punish centuries of male misbehavior by setting an example in convicting one man.&#8221;
Weinstein <a href="https://pagesix.com/2020/02/24/harvey-weinstein-verdict-jury-convicts-on-two-sex-crimes-charges/?_ga=2.10229045.1639756819.1673392705-1651350589.1665002520&amp;_gl=1*1orhzwq*_ga*MTY1MTM1MDU4OS4xNjY1MDAyNTIw*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTY3MzM5MjcwNC44NS4xLjE2NzMzOTM0NDQuMC4wLjA." target="_blank" rel="noopener">was convicted</a> in New York — in February of 2020 — of performing oral sex on &#8220;Project Runway&#8221; production assistant Miriam “Mimi” Haleyi against her will in 2006 and of raping Jessica Mann in 2013.

Harvey Weinstein Court Hearing – Los Angeles, CA

Harvey Weinstein Files NYC Appeal, Claims ‘Carnival Atmosphere’ Denied Him Fair Trial

Harvey Weinstein Files NYC Appeal, Claims 'Carnival Atmosphere' Denied Him Fair Trial

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A “non-binary queer” <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11560403/NYC-artist-identifies-non-binary-queer-charged-trying-sex-9-year-old.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">artist</a> was recently <a href="https://reduxx.info/non-binary-queer-artist-arrested-after-seeking-to-rape-a-9-year-old-boy-distributing-child-abuse-material/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested</a> for allegedly trying to rape a 9-year-old boy after a series of conversations with undercover FBI agents.
According to the <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/defendant-charged-attempted-enticement-nine-year-old-boy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Department of Justice</a>, the accused, Efrem Zelony-Mindell, allegedly started communicating on an encrypted messaging site and “repeatedly expressed, in graphic and unambiguous terms, his desire to engage in sexual activity with minor children.” The defendant is also accused of sending an undercover agent &#8220;numerous images and videos containing child pornography.&#8221;
A short time later, Zelony-Mindell communicated with another undercover agent posing as the father of a nine-year-old boy.
Zelony-Mindell allegedly &#8220;made clear that he was interested in having sex with the nine-year-old child,&#8221; a DOJ press release said.
The DOJ further claimed the defendant “made clear that he wanted to engage in sexual activity, including specifically anal sex” with the undercover agent&#8217;s purported son. The agent told Zelony-Mindell that his boy would be “knocked out a little bit” from sleep medicine, and the defendant allegedly “agreed to have sex with the drugged child,” according to federal authorities.
The agent and defendant arranged to meet on a street corner in New York City on Friday, the DOJ said, and planned to go to an apartment where Zelony-Mindell “would then engage in sexual activity with the child.”
A third undercover agent arrested Zelony-Mindell at the agreed-upon location in lower Manhattan.
“The protection of children from predation remains of critical importance to this Office, and we will continue to use our resources and work with our law enforcement partners to bring offenders to justice,” U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement. 
The act of engaging in sexual intercourse with someone who is not able to consent is considered statutory rape.  
FBI Assistant Director Michael J. Driscoll called the defendant’s actions “nearly unfathomable.”
“Today’s action should serve as a reminder to anyone who seeks to prey on children &#8211; the FBI Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Task Force and our law enforcement partners will continue to aggressively pursue you and hold you accountable,” Driscoll added.

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‘Non-Binary’ Artist Arrested By Undercover FBI Agent After Allegedly Trying To Rape 9-Year-Old Boy

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St. Louis officials are investigating reports that a <a href="https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/jury-convicts-st-louis-county-man-of-9-counts-of-rape/article_838b11c9-665c-5738-bbaa-2031385be579.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">convicted rapist</a> managed to access a dating app while incarcerated at the St. Louis County Justice Center ahead of his December 22 sentencing hearing.
<a href="https://m.facebook.com/StLouisCountyPolice/photos/update-mr-yocco-turned-himself-into-police-late-on-september-11th-thank-you-for-/2721717564513669/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dominic Yocco</a>, 23, was convicted by a jury on 16 of 19 counts of rape and sodomy in September, after which his bond was revoked. He has been housed at the St. Louis County Justice Center since — but a <a href="https://www.kmov.com/2022/11/29/convicted-rapist-suspected-using-dating-app-jail/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from local CBS affiliate KMOV stated that someone who knew him found him on the dating app Bumble since he was incarcerated.
Amber Williams told the outlet that she matched with someone named &#8220;Giovanni&#8221; on the app, but when she looked at the photos, she recognized his face immediately. &#8220;I was like, &#8216;oh my God Yocco just matched with me.&#8217; Like, &#8216;what’s going on,'&#8221; she said.
Williams said that she had &#8220;hung out&#8221; with Yocco and some other friends when she was younger and that one of her friends had later said he had <a href="https://fox2now.com/news/witness-recounts-frightening-encounter-in-accused-serial-rapists-trial/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">assaulted her</a>. &#8220;It’s insane, and it’s just crazy to me, to think how you’re convicted of all these rapes, and you’re still getting on these dating apps,&#8221; Williams added.
Authorities are unsure whether Yocco was behind the account Williams found, and an investigation into whether or not it was him — and if so, how he managed to obtain access to the internet — is currently underway.
If it was Yocco, however, it may not be the first time he has tried something similar. Lyssa Laurent, whose late daughter Maya Jami was one of Yocco&#8217;s accusers, told The Daily Wire that he had joined Bumble under a fake name at least once before.
&#8220;I emailed the prosecutor’s office 9/13/2021 … over a year ago, that he was on Bumble. Same time that I found him on TikTok. He had fake names,&#8221; Laurent said, suggesting that if Yocco had gained access to the internet while in jail, it could have been through a tablet he was given &#8220;for movies and email.&#8221;
&#8220;His tablet is being checked. Apparently prisoners get tablets &#8216;for movies and email.&#8217; ?!?!?!!!!!!!!&#8221; she said.
Laurent&#8217;s daughter Maya ended her own life in October 2020 — when she was just 15 — but Laurent has continued down the path they began together: giving victim impact statements at every opportunity in an effort to make sure that what happened to her daughter doesn&#8217;t happen to anyone else.
&#8220;I was in shock when I saw it on the news last night,&#8221; Laurent said of the news that Yocco may have gotten access to a dating app from jail. &#8220;The reason why I have fought this whole time, and why Maya was willing to testify, was so that he wouldn’t be able to harm anyone else. But he is potentially still trying to contact women. The trial brought some feelings of closure for me, but seeing it on the news again, last night made me realize that it’s never really going to be over.&#8221;
&#8220;His sentencing was originally set for this Thursday but was recently changed to December 22. I am planning to make a victim impact statement as I have made statements at every single hearing since 2018,&#8221; Laurent continued. &#8220;This has been looming over us since the rape first occurred. It obviously had a devastating effect on Maya but it also did impact all of us and changed our lives forever. Every moment of every day has been impacted for me.&#8221;

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‘It’s Absolutely Disgusting!’: Convicted Rapist Under Investigation After Reports He Accessed Dating App From Jail

Convicted Rapist Under Investigation After Reports He Accessed Dating App From Jail

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fox-news">Fox News</a> panel descended into chaos on Monday when &#8220;The Five&#8221; cohost Jessica Tarlov tried to defend <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/aoc-abortion-an-economic-issue-because-if-women-must-give-birth-parents-are-conscripted-to-work-against-their-will/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">abortion access</a> — and accidentally made the case for securing the southern border in the process.
Tarlov, a Democrat, joined her cohosts in discussing the fast-approaching midterm elections — and the respective messaging coming from both Democrats and Republicans. She defended her party&#8217;s insistence on hammering abortion access by pointing to one extreme case — but the conversation quickly spiraled out of her control.
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&#8220;Well, it&#8217;s like number five in the backseat in the list of issues,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We know the economy&#8217;s ahead, inflation, crime and policing, immigration in some polls, and education — where Democrats are still favored.&#8221;
But then she went on to invoke the recent story about a ten-year-old rape victim in Ohio — who crossed state lines to get an abortion after she was <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigrant-arrested-for-alleged-rape-of-10-year-old-ohio-girl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">allegedly raped</a> by her mother&#8217;s undocumented boyfriend — to explain why she still thought it was important to include access to abortion in the party&#8217;s messaging.
&#8220;But I think that what has gone on — like the story of the ten-year-old rape victim in Ohio, that a lot of conservatives said was made up, right, it&#8217;s not possible that a ten-year-old was raped and had to go to Indiana to get an abortion,&#8221; Tarlov continued. &#8220;Lo and behold, it did happen.&#8221;
&#8220;Who raped her?&#8221; cohost Jesse Watters asked pointedly.
&#8220;Yeah, who was that?&#8221; cohost Katie Pavlich echoed.
&#8220;Is this a &#8230; ?&#8221; Tarlov quickly realized what her cohosts were getting at, saying, &#8220;Oh. An undocumented man did.&#8221;&#8221;
&#8220;Let&#8217;s close that border,&#8221; she added sarcastically.
&#8220;Exactly,&#8221; Watters agreed.
&#8220;Finally!&#8221; cohost Greg Gutfeld added, prompting Tarlov to shake her head in apparent frustration.
&#8220;Don&#8217;t be so silly,&#8221; Tarlov argued. &#8220;Do you think it really matters &#8230;&#8221;
&#8220;It actually happens all the time in the underground illegal immigration black market because people refuse to close the border, yes,&#8221; Pavlich pushed back.
&#8220;Americans rape women too, we can all agree on that, right?&#8221; Tarlov asked, still trying to redirect the conversation. &#8220;So this just happened to have been someone who was undocumented &#8230;&#8221;
&#8220;Equity,&#8221; Gutfeld interjected, laughing.
&#8220;Guys &#8230;&#8221; she objected. &#8220;But &#8230;&#8221;
&#8220;No, but your point is, you bring up this example — when you bring up this example, the consequences are these points. That&#8217;s all,&#8221; Gutfeld explained.
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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/beleaguered-southern-city-seizes-murder-capital-crown-from-st-louis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">St. Louis</a>-area middle-school teacher accused of grooming and raping students was found dead in his jail cell last week.
Brandon Holbrook, 30, a substitute teacher, was accused of raping a 14-year-old girl multiple times and being held in the St. Louis County Jail when he was found unresponsive Monday. He was pronounced dead at Barnes-Jewish Hospital an hour later. There were no signs of trauma, officials said.
&#8220;A thorough investigation is in order,” Holbrook’s lawyer, Scott Rosenblum, <a href="https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/teacher-accused-of-raping-student-dies-in-county-jail-38579118">told the Riverfront Times</a>. “There&#8217;s no indication that this young man was suicidal. In fact, given the circumstances he was upbeat.&#8221;
Holbrook first met the 14-year-old girl at Bernard Middle School in Mehlville, according to authorities. Police said he groomed the alleged victim via social media, exchanging messages and pictures in May. He allegedly raped the girl at her home on three separate occasions, then threatened her to stay silent about it.
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30-year-old Brandon Holbrook was found dead inside a St. Louis County Justice Center cell Monday afternoon, with his initial cause of death unknown. <a href="https://t.co/13ofsgGFM5">https://t.co/13ofsgGFM5</a>
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Holbrook was charged with three counts of statutory rape and six counts of statutory sodomy. Since Holbrook was arrested, two more girls have come forward with similar accusations, according to police.
An autopsy was being conducted, and there was speculation Holbrook may have died of a drug overdose. Jail officials administered Narcan to him after finding him in his cell.
Doug Moore, a spokesman for St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch there were no objects in the cell with which Holbrook could have injured himself, nor were there any signs of suicide.
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After Holbrook’s arrest, Mehlville school officials sent a letter to parents assuring them that the suspect had not worked in the district in the current school year, although he had taught at the district’s elementary, middle and high schools, as well as the pandemic virtual program, between February 2021 and May 2022.
“We are deeply troubled by any report alleging that an employee may have engaged in inappropriate behavior,” said the letter, which did not name Holbrook but said the suspect had undergone an extensive routine background check. “Our schools are places where students should always feel safe, and we take any allegation of staff misconduct very seriously.”

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&#8220;The Terminal List&#8221; star Constance Wu said a few years ago the &#8220;realization hit&#8221; her &#8220;like a flood&#8221; that she was allegedly sexually assaulted early in her career by an &#8220;aspiring novelist.&#8221;
In an excerpt from the 40-year-old actress&#8217; new memoir &#8220;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Making-Scene-Constance-Wu/dp/1982188545/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ROWW24AJ7ALR&amp;keywords=Making+a+Scene&amp;qid=1664316850&amp;qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjQ2IiwicXNhIjoiMS4yMCIsInFzcCI6IjEuMDQifQ%3D%3D&amp;sprefix=making+a+scene%2Caps%2C126&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Making a Scene</a>,&#8221; Wu talked about dating a novelist named &#8220;Ty&#8221; and wrote that on their second date, she didn&#8217;t &#8220;consent to sex. Maybe it wasn&#8217;t violent, but it was rape,&#8221; <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/constance-wu-is-ready-to-tell-her-story" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vanity Fair</a> reported.
&#8220;For our second date, we had dinner at a restaurant near his place, and after dinner, he said he had a gift for me,&#8221; the actress wrote. &#8220;Could I come upstairs so he could give it to me? I felt a twinge of warning in my gut, but I ignored it—he didn&#8217;t look threatening or shady in any way, and if you had been there, you would have agreed.&#8221;
&#8220;Plus, I didn’t want to insult his friendly invitation by making him think I perceived a threat,&#8221; she added. &#8220;So, I went upstairs. It&#8217;s okay; he did have an actual gift. It was in a box about the size of a throw pillow, beautifully wrapped in brown paper and a red silk ribbon. He asked me not to open it until I got home. It was a sweet gesture, and I kissed him to say thanks.&#8221;
The &#8220;Crazy Rich Asians&#8221; star said the kissing led to the two getting more intimate and &#8220;fooling around.&#8221; When she asked for things to stop, Ty wasn&#8217;t interested, according to Wu. She wrote that despite her sharing repeatedly that she wasn&#8217;t &#8220;ready to have sex with&#8221; him, the novelist continued and &#8220;did it anyway.&#8221;
In the end, Wu wrote that she &#8220;didn&#8217;t fight back&#8221; and that she &#8220;just . . . gave up.&#8221;
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At the end of the excerpt, she wrote that some people might say she should&#8217;ve fought back against him, but she disagreed.
&#8220;But if I could go back in time, I wouldn&#8217;t change how I reacted that night,&#8221; Wu explained. &#8220;Because when I think about the girl I was back then, I understand what she was going through.&#8221;
&#8220;She wasn&#8217;t yet ready to bear the insults and derision that follow when women make scenes,&#8221; she added. &#8220;And I wouldn&#8217;t make her do something before she was ready.&#8221;
&#8220;Making a Scene&#8221; is due out October 4.
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A West Virginia man suspected of raping a teenager was arrested after investigators tracked his location using a phone app and an alligator sign as a clue.
Coweta County, Georgia, authorities revealed that after the suspect allowed a 17-year-old girl to use her smartphone after the alleged rape, she was able to tip them off to her whereabouts.
&#8220;Somewhere along there, their ride to Pennsylvania, they pulled off in Coweta County, and he rapes her at knife point, and we were able to confirm the incident happened inside Coweta County,&#8221; said Coweta County Sheriff’s Investigator Toby Nix, <a href="https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/app-alligator-leads-to-rape-suspects-arrest-investigators-say" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> Fox 5 Atlanta.
Investigators told WSB-TV that the teenager met the 28-year-old man on Snapchat, and he agreed to drive her to another state. During the drive, he detoured to a reservoir area where the alleged rape occurred.
The report noted that the girl first shared her location with her boyfriend, who did a Google search of the coordinates to find an image of an alligator warning sign at B.T. Brown Reservoir Park. She confirmed that she had seen the sign near her location.
The girl also used an app called Noonlight to allow tracking of her location and to communicate her need for help.
&#8220;If you think there’s danger, you can manually trigger an alarm (using the button in our app for example),&#8221; the app&#8217;s developer <a href="http://help.noonlight.com/en/articles/2060965-how-does-noonlight-work" target="_blank" rel="noopener">explains</a>. &#8220;We immediately receive the alarm and can send your location, along with other vital information about you and the alarm, to local police, fire, or EMS responders and get you the right help, right away.&#8221;
The alleged rapist was soon pulled over and arrested. The vehicle was later confirmed as being at the location of the attack through the use of surveillance video.
“The driver and passenger were separated and the female passenger told deputies that she was being held in the vehicle by the driver against her will,” Habersham County Sheriff’s Lt. Matthew Wurtz <a href="https://nowhabersham.com/security-app-leads-deputies-to-passenger-who-says-she-was-held-against-her-will/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
The arrest occurred on September 6 when the man was taken into custody in Habersham County. He is expected to be moved to Coweta County for additional charges related to the incident, including rape, kidnapping, and possession of a knife during a crime.

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/united-nations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United Nations</a> representative from Africa was busted by the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nypd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NYPD</a> for an alleged rape Sunday, then sprung almost immediately because he has diplomatic immunity, police said.
Charles Dickens Imene Oliha, 46, who works for the South Sudan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, allegedly assaulted a neighbor in her apartment Sunday afternoon, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/08/22/un-diplomat-dodges-nyc-rape-rap-thanks-to-diplomatic-immunity-cop-sources/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post reported</a>. He was brought in for questioning by detectives from the NYPD’s Special Victims Unit, but released after informing police he was beyond the law.
“It’s incredibly disturbing that someone who is accused of rape cannot be held accountable no matter what the facts,” Jane Manning, director of the Women’s Equal Justice project and a former sex-crimes prosecutor, told The Post. “I hope that the NYPD detectives will still do a full and thorough investigation to establish what the evidence shows.”
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According to the report, the victim said she was going to walk another neighbor’s dog when the suspect approached her in the lobby and followed her upstairs to her apartment. When she entered her apartment, the suspect pushed his way inside, according to police.
Inside the apartment, the suspect allegedly raped her twice. The victim said she went into shock and fell asleep, but later called 911 on the advice of a friend.
Oliha was arrested nearly 12 hours later, but was released around 5 a.m. Monday.
It was not immediately known what legal steps the city could take.
“This remains an ongoing investigation,” Deputy Commissioner Julian Phillips told the <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/south-sudan-diplomat-accused-of-rape-in-nyc-but-released-because-he-has-full-immunity-police-sources-say/ar-AA10Xsaw">New York Daily News</a>.
The Post sent reporters to Oliha’s apartment, where two women answered the door and declined comment. The newspaper reached the deputy permanent representative for South Sudan&#8217;s embassy,  Cecilia Adeng, who said she was only just hearing about the accusation.
“Of course this is not something that’s tolerable at all,” she said. “So we’ll be reporting to our headquarters and seeing what’s going on.”
Under the 1961 Vienna Convention, which was ratified by 187 countries, diplomats “shall not be liable to any form of arrest or detention.” The immunity has been invoked in a wide range of transgressions, from parking tickets to rape and murder. But under the law, the U.S. could still eject Oliha from the country.

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