Category: Crime
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Jury fails to reach verdict over swimmer’s alleged rape
A jury has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict in the trial of a Commonwealth Games swimmer accused of raping a teenager. Otto Putland, 23, was accused of raping the 19-year-old woman shortly after she’d had consensual sex with his best friend. Mr Putland, of Dinedor, Hereford, had denied the charges and said…
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Commonwealth Games swimmer ‘raped a woman who had just had sex with his friend’
A Commonwealth Games swimmer raped a woman who had just had sex with his friend after she told him she wouldn’t be “passed aroundâ€, a court has heard. Otto Putland, 23, who represented Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, is accused of raping the complainant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, twice…
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Sexual abuse survivor explains how she got justice against Canton swim coach
Haley Locke says she accomplished what she wanted, even though the man convicted of abusing her spent less than five hours behind bars.
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New details released in McKinley High School swim coach sexual abuse case
New details were revealed Tuesday in the case of a former Canton City Schools swim coach found guilty of having unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.
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Hoover High School swim coach of more than 15 years accused of sexual battery
An employee of North Canton City Schools was arrested Tuesday morning, accused of two counts of sexual battery.
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Ryan Lochte cleared of all charges from 2016 incident in Rio de Janeiro
A Brazilian appeals court ruled Thursday that Ryan Lochte had not broken the law by exaggerating about what happened during the gas station incident from the 2016 Olympics, according to USA Today Sports. Lochte was charged with falsely communicating a crime because of an interview he did with NBC in which he said he and three other…
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Former Brazilian President responsible for Rio Olympic bid success found guilty
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the former Brazilian President who played a key role in Rio de Janeiro’s successful bid for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has been sentenced to nine-and-a-half years in prison. A judge found him of guilty of accepting bribes from an engineering firm in return for assistance in winning contracts…
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Swim gear stolen from Hawaii military compound
Loads of swim gear belonging to U.S. soldiers have been stolen from a military compound on Hawaii’s Big Island. West Hawaii Today reports the soldiers woke up last week to find two kayaks, 10 to 20 snorkel sets, all of their fishing poles, two tackle boxes and two paddleboards stolen from the military compound. Food, a ukulele…
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Swim Instructor Accused Of Molesting Girls Testifies In His Own Defense
CBS Miami’s Joan Murray reports.