#rape

Buried behind closed doors lies a legal practise that allows people with disabilities to be forcibly sterilised if their guardian deems them unfit to be a parent. Branded as a ...

A 67-year-old man was on Friday handed a ten-year prison sentence for raping and abusing his 61-year-old girlfriend. The sentence was handed down by Larnaca criminal court, with the man ...

The British woman who reported being gang raped while on holiday in Ayia Napa took the stand at Famagusta criminal court this week. The hearing took place behind closed doors ...

A 36-year-old man was sentenced to nine years in prison for rape, the Larnaca criminal court said on Wednesday. The incident occurred in January 2022, after which police found evidence linking ...

A health ministry decision mandating all adult rape and sexual violence victims go to Nicosia’s Makario hospital for any examination, irrespective of which city they live in, has sparked ...

Culture of silence over rape, harassment and domestic violence by police officers MPs are sounding the alarm over what they describe is a boy’s club in the police force ...

The Cypriot appeals court has upheld the eight-year sentence of a 36-year-old man who raped a 20-year-old British waitress in Ayia Napa in 2019, it emerged on Tuesday. A criminal court ...

A teenager has been arrested after an 80-year-old visitor to Ayia Napa reported she had been raped, it emerged on Monday. According to police sources, the woman is a tourist ...

Five Israeli nationals accused of raping a British tourist in Ayia Napa will remain in custody until their trial begins, the Famagusta District decided on Thursday. The decision on whether ...

The five Israeli nationals accused of raping a British woman in Ayia Napa earlier this month were remanded in custody for an extra day for the second consecutive day on ...

The five Israeli nationals, aged between 19 and 20, accused of raping a 20-year-old British tourist in Ayia Napa on September 3, will remain in custody for one more day, the Famagusta district ...

Two women reported to the police that early on Friday morning a man broke into their Paphos residence and raped one of them. They further stated that the man entered ...

“That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for raping two women who on Thursday said that the Church of Scientology sought to protect ...

A 14-year-old girl has reported that her foster father raped her, it emerged on Tuesday, as the man remains behind bars until the start of his trial next month. According ...

A 20-year-old British tourist reported she was ganged raped at her Ayia Napa hotel in Cyprus, it emerged on Monday. Five Israeli nationals were arrested and remanded for eight days ...

Cyprus has failed to completely address traumatic issues people faced during the 1974 Turkish invasion, especially those of women who were raped, the ZOE vs War Violence foundation said on Tuesday. ...

Paris St Germain’s Achraf Hakimi is facing a criminal investigation in France after an allegation of rape was made against him, an official from the Nanterre prosecution office said ...

Scotland will move a transgender woman convicted of rape out of an all-female prison after concerns were raised over the safety of other inmates, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on ...

A suspect facing 48 charges including rape and abducting a minor has been released on bail by the supreme court after apparent policing errors. The supreme court reversed a lower court ...

A 64-year-old man who raped a 25-year-old autistic man had his prison sentence increased to 10 years, following a Supreme Court decision. In assessing the case, the Supreme Court said the ...

A 26-year-old man, who was found guilty of raping a 65-year-old man with mobility problems, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail. The crime was reported to the police on ...

A 26-year-old man, who was found guilty of raping a 65-year-old man with mobility problems, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail. The crime was reported to the police on ...

The Paphos court on Friday acquitted a 30-year-old man accused of the rape and kidnapping of a woman. Both the accused and the complainant are third country nationals. The offences ...

Paphos criminal court on Wednesday found a man guilty of raping the underage daughter of his partner. The next hearing was set on September 20 this year for plea in mitigation ...