Articles tagged with assault

Tue, May 22, 2012

First plaintiff withdraws John Travolta sexual assault lawsuit

From WENN.com

The plaintiff, identified only as John Doe, sued earlier this month (May12), claiming the Grease star touched his genitals and sexually ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

John Travolta Sexual Assault Accuser Number One Drops Lawsuit

By Lindsey DiMattina, Hollywood.com Staff

The man who initially accused John Travolta of sexual assault has stepped out of the lawsuit against the ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

Second Travolta accuser drops suit, hires celebrity attorney

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The second masseur who accused John Travolta of sexual battery dropped his lawsuit against the Hollywood star on Thursday and hired ...

Thu, May 03, 2012

Dieter Brummer assault charge dropped

From WENN.com

The former Home and Away heart-throb allegedly attempted to bite a security guard, and punched and kicked another in a booze-fuelled ...

Thu, May 03, 2012

Lauren Socha pleads guilty to assault

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The Bafta-winning Misfits star changed her plea at the beginning of her trial this week (beg30Apr12) after originally denying the charge ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

Dieter Brummer assault charge dropped

From WENN.com

The former Home and Away heart-throb allegedly attempted to bite a security guard, and punched and kicked another in a booze-fuelled ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

Lauren Socha pleads guilty to assault

From WENN.com

The Bafta-winning Misfits star changed her plea at the beginning of her trial this week (beg30Apr12) after originally denying the charge ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

CIA ex-contractor pleads not guilty to Colorado assault

By Keith Coffman

DENVER (Reuters) - A former CIA contractor who caused an international incident last year when he shot dead two men in Pakistan ...

Mon, April 23, 2012

Obama seeks to stop Syria, Iran tech assault on activists

By Laura MacInnis

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama imposed U.S. sanctions on Monday on those who help Syria and Iran track dissidents through ...

Wed, April 18, 2012

Johnny Depp Sued: Women Alleges Security Team Assault

Johnny Depp may have to battle a lawsuit in court. On Monday, a disabled woman filed paperwork against Depp claiming that his security team ...

Mon, April 16, 2012

Panetta offers steps to curb sex assault in military

By David Alexander

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta proposed new action on Monday to crack down on sexual assault in the military, seeking ...

Fri, April 13, 2012

Slight rise in military sex assault cases

By David Alexander

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of sexual assaults reported to U.S. military authorities edged up last year, with most involving one ...

Fri, April 13, 2012

Slight rise in U.S. military sex assault cases

By David Alexander

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of sexual assault cases reported to U.S. military authorities edged up last year, with most involving ...

Fri, April 06, 2012

Death toll rises in Syria before U.N. vote

By Oliver Holmes

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Opposition activists said at least six people were killed in Syria on Saturday as the U.N. Security Council ...

Fri, April 06, 2012

U.N.'s Ban condemns Syria for new assault on civilians

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sharply criticized the Syrian government on Friday for its latest attacks on civilians and demanded that ...

Thu, April 05, 2012

Mason's girlfriend charged with assault

Kaoru Suzuki-McMullen was slapped with two counts of assault in the third degree, and one count of harassment in the second degree, according to ...

Wed, April 04, 2012

Mason's girlfriend charged with assault

Kaoru Suzuki-McMullen was slapped with two counts of assault in the third degree, and one count of harassment in the second degree, according to ...

Thu, March 29, 2012

Newton ordered back to Australia to face assault charge

The troubled star, who reportedly suffers from bipolar and obsessive compulsive disorder, stands accused of punching a cab driver during a ride through Sydney ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

Morgan Stanley banker contests cab driver's assault story

By Basil Katz

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A senior Morgan Stanley investment banker accused of stabbing a taxi driver in a dispute over a fare ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

Newton ordered back to Australia to face assault charge

The troubled star, who reportedly suffers from bipolar and obsessive compulsive disorder, stands accused of punching a cab driver during a ride through Sydney ...

Sat, March 24, 2012

French police launch assault on besieged gunman

By John Irish and Daniel Flynn

TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) - French police launched an assault late on Wednesday on an apartment where a gunman suspected ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

Court rejects suit against school over Mississippi sexual assault

By Terry Baynes

(Reuters) - A federal appeals court threw out a civil rights lawsuit on Friday that accused a public school district of repeatedly ...

Mon, March 19, 2012

France to resume election race after gunman's death

By John Irish and Nicholas Vinocur

TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) - France's presidential election race resumes on Friday, irrevocably altered by the killing of an ...

Fri, March 09, 2012

Judge stabbed, deputy shot at Washington state courthouse

By Laura Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A knife-wielding attacker stabbed a judge and shot a sheriff's deputy with the officer's own gun in ...

Fri, March 09, 2012

Morgan Stanley banker pleads not guilty in cab driver assault

By Michelle Conlin

STAMFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - A senior Morgan Stanley banker pleaded not guilty on Friday to hate crime, theft and assault charges stemming ...

Tue, March 06, 2012

Eight women allege rape, retaliation in U.S. military

By Ian Simpson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eight current and former female members of the U.S. military allege in a lawsuit they were raped, assaulted ...

Fri, March 02, 2012

U.N. chief slams Syria for "atrocious" Homs assault

By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon turned up the pressure on Syria on Friday, telling U ...

Thu, February 09, 2012

Twenty-nine killed as Assad's forces pursue Homs assault

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed at least 29 people on Thursday in rocket and mortar bombardments of several districts of Homs, the heart of ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

NYPD head's son will not face sexual assault charges

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York District Attorney's Office will not bring sexual assault charges against Greg Kelly, ending a two-week probe of ...

Mon, January 30, 2012

Marine whose hazing led to a suicide is jailed, demoted

By Jorene Barut

HONOLULU (Reuters) - A court-martial sentenced a Marine to 30 days of confinement and a demotion after he pleaded guilty to assaulting ...

Mon, January 30, 2012

Pinkberry co-founder pleads not guilty to assault

By Alex Dobuzinskis

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pinkberry co-founder Young Lee on Monday pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault with a deadly weapon ...

Mon, January 30, 2012

Djokovic ready for assault on calendar grand slam

By Martyn Herman

LONDON (Reuters) - When the year began common logic suggested Novak Djokovic would struggle to emulate his extraordinary 2011 but after retaining ...

Sun, January 29, 2012

Bomb blasts bring death to Syria's Aleppo

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Dominic Evans

AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Twin bomb blasts hit Syrian military and security buildings in the northern city of ...

Fri, January 27, 2012

Superior Assault And Robbery Investigated

SUPERIOR, WI (KDAL) - Superior Police are investigating an assault and robbery that occurred in the area of North 17th and Tower around 4:20 ...

Mon, January 09, 2012

Investment banker sues over sex assault in hotel room

By Chris Michaud

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An investment banker on a business trip sued Starwood Hotels chain on Monday, saying that a front desk ...

Tue, December 27, 2011

Sexual assault reports up at U.S. military academies: report

(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense said on Tuesday that there was a rise in reports of sexual assault at the nation's ...

Sat, December 17, 2011

Fierce clashes in Cairo as Clinton voices outrage

By Shaimaa Fayed and Marwa Awad

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police and soldiers fired guns and teargas to try to clear protesters from Cairo's ...

Mon, November 21, 2011

Priest arrested on charge of sexual assault on boy

By Mary Wisniewski

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Catholic priest wanted in Colorado on charges that he sexually assaulted a boy was arrested in Chicago on ...

Mon, November 21, 2011

Catholic priest arrested on charges of sexual assault of boy

By Mary Wisniewski

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Catholic priest wanted in Colorado on charges that he sexually assaulted a boy was arrested in Chicago on ...

Thu, November 03, 2011

Duluth Man Arrested For Burglary And Assault

DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - Duluth Police have arrested a 45 year old man on burglary and assault charges after being called to the 500 block ...

Fri, October 21, 2011

Lohan served with papers from alleged assault victim in court

The Mean Girls star had just arrived at the Los Angeles courthouse for a progress hearing into her community service when a process server ...

Tue, October 11, 2011

Seattle "superhero" charged with pepper-spray assault

By Nicole Neroulias

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Self-proclaimed Seattle superhero Phoenix Jones, a vigilante crime fighter, is due in court on Thursday to face charges that ...

Mon, October 03, 2011

Former CIA contractor charged with felony assault

By Keith Coffman

DENVER (Reuters) - A former CIA contractor who sparked a diplomatic flap when he shot dead two Pakistani men in Lahore in ...

Thu, September 22, 2011

Customs seize 30 assault rifles bound for Mexico

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. customs agents in Texas seized 30 high-powered assault rifles when they searched a car heading into Mexico in what ...

Sun, September 18, 2011

Strauss-Kahn apology seen contrived, staged

By Vicky Buffery

PARIS (Reuters) - The French media scorned what it called an insincere and staged TV apology by Dominique Strauss-Kahn for his sexual ...

Sat, September 17, 2011

No assault charges against actor Matthew Fox

By Kim Palmer

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Prosecutors will not file assault charges against "Lost" actor Matthew Fox regarding an incident where he allegedly punched a ...

Wed, September 14, 2011

Libyan veteran prepares assault on pro-Gaddafi bastion

By Maria Golovnina

NORTH OF BANI WALID, Libya (Reuters) - Fighters loyal to Libya's new rulers will resort to heavy weapons to capture a ...

Mon, September 12, 2011

Police question Strauss-Kahn in French assault case

PARIS (Reuters) - Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was questioned by French police on Monday over a complaint of attempted rape, filed after his May ...

Fri, September 02, 2011

Fox facing assault charges

The Lost star had attempted to board a party bus in Cleveland when he was confronted by driver Heather Bormann because his name was ...

Fri, September 02, 2011

Libya's NTC thinks Gaddafi hiding near Algeria

By Joseph Logan and Sherine El Madany

SIRTE (Reuters) - Libya's new rulers have said they believe fugitive former leader Muammar Gaddafi is being ...

Thu, September 01, 2011

Fox facing assault charges

The Lost star had attempted to board a party bus in Cleveland when he was confronted by driver Heather Bormann because his name was ...

Sat, August 20, 2011

Strauss-Kahn criminal sexual assault case dropped

By Joseph Ax and Daniel Trotta

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge dropped all criminal sexual assault charges against former IMF chief Dominique ...

Fri, August 19, 2011

Nine dead in Taliban assault on British Council in Kabul

By Mirwais Harooni

KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban attackers laid siege to a British cultural center in the Afghan capital on Friday, killing at least nine ...

Sun, August 14, 2011

Assad warns action against Syria would backfire

By Mariam Karouny

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday unrest sweeping the country had become more militant but he was confident ...

Tue, August 09, 2011

Sect leader Warren Jeffs gets life in jail for sex with girls

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANGELO, Texas (Reuters) - Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs, who heads a breakaway Mormon sect, was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday ...

Mon, August 08, 2011

Gavin DeGraw back on stage August 24 after assault

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Singer Gavin DeGraw will return to performing on August 24, after an assault in New York that left him with concussion ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs guilty of child sex assault

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANGELO, Texas (Reuters) - Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs, who heads a breakaway Mormon sect, was found guilty on Thursday of child ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

Reaction to Syrian military assault on Hama

(Reuters) - Syrian troops killed at least 45 civilians in a tank assault to occupy the center of the besieged city of Hama, an activist ...

Sun, July 31, 2011

Syrian forces kill 3 as tanks enter coastal city

By Dominic Evans

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian troops killed three people as tanks swept into a coastal city on Saturday, activists said, in a crackdown ...

Fri, July 29, 2011

"Humble" foam pie protester admits Murdoch assault

LONDON (Reuters) - A British protester who threw a plate of foam at Rupert Murdoch during a parliamentary hearing into the phone-hacking scandal pleaded guilty ...

Thu, July 28, 2011

Polygamist leader to represent self in sex assault case

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs threw his child sexual assault trial into disarray on Thursday when he fired his ...

Tue, July 26, 2011

Duluth Man Sentenced In Abduction And Assault Case

DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - The man who abducted a 13 year old girl last August was sentenced in Federal Court on Monday.  42 year old ...

Fri, July 22, 2011

Woman charged in penis assault held on $1 million bail

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Southern California woman accused of slicing off her husband's penis with a kitchen knife and grinding it up in ...

Fri, July 08, 2011

Army sergeant pleads not guilty to assault in Afghanistan

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A U.S. Army sergeant charged with beating up a fellow soldier and shooting at an unarmed civilian ...

Fri, June 24, 2011

NY maid sues Egyptian on sex assault for $5 million

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A maid at a posh New York hotel is asking for $5 million in damages in a civil suit against a ...

Sat, June 18, 2011

Revived Novak Djokovic primed for assault on Wimbledon

By Martyn Herman

LONDON (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic said he was better prepared for Wimbledon than ever on Saturday despite minimal practice on grass.

The ...

Sat, June 11, 2011

Arizona lawmaker charged with assault, endangerment

PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona lawmaker has been charged with reckless assault and endangerment in a February altercation with his then-girlfriend, prosecutors said on Friday ...

Mon, June 06, 2011

Death of Illinois Girls Causes Sex Assault Case To Be Thrown Out

COLES COUNTY, IL (WIBQ)  --  When 12-year-old Tanisha Madigan and 15-year-old Harley Madigan were killed in a crash in Coles County Illinois last week, it ...

Sun, June 05, 2011

Hundreds march in Chicago, LA to dispel sex assault myths

By Eric Johnson

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Hundreds of marchers rallied in Chicago and Los Angeles on Saturday for the "SlutWalk" movement aimed at dispelling the ...

Sat, June 04, 2011

Suspect in Dodger Stadium assault held in jail

By Alex Dobuzinskis

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An ex-convict held for nearly two weeks as a suspect in the severe beating of a San Francisco ...

Fri, June 03, 2011

Egyptian charged with sexual assault on NY maid released on bail

By Joseph Ax

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Egyptian banker charged with sexually assaulting a New York hotel maid was released on bail Friday ...

Tue, May 31, 2011

Passenger arrested for assault on crew during flight to Boston

BOSTON (Reuters) - Police arrested a JetBlue passenger on Tuesday morning at Boston's Logan International Airport after he allegedly assaulted a male flight attendant ...

Tue, May 31, 2011

Egyptian charged with sex assault of NY hotel maid

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Egyptian businessman and one-time head of a major Egyptian bank has been charged with sexually assaulting a hotel maid at ...