Category: Crime
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Rio 2016: IOC ready to work with police following arrest of Patrick Hickey
IOC Director of Communications Mark Adams confirmed the arrest of President of the Irish National Olympic Committee Patrick Hickey during a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, after the 71 year-old was detained on suspicion of swindling ticket sales Read for instance The New York Times and New York Post
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Leaked Police Report: ‘Huge Increase’ in Swimming Pool Migrant Sex Assaults Against Children
A leaked internal report from the German city of Düsseldorf has lain bare the rapidly developing child sex crisis in swimming pools, for which so-called ‘refugees’ are often identified as the culprits. The document, distributed among specialist officers dealing with sex crimes and confirmed to Germany’s Bild newspaper as genuine expresses concern “that sexual offences are recording…
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Rio Olympics 2016: Mutilated body parts wash up next to volleyball venue on Copacabana beach
Parts of a mutilated body have washed up on a beach in Rio de Janeiro where beach volleyball teams will be competing within weeks at the Olympics. Police said a foot and other parts had been found on the famous sands of Copacabana beach on Wednesday, being cordoned off by officers and covered in black…
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Prostitution sting busts swim coach, ten others
Kelton Graham, 41, a swim coach in Omaha for the U.S. Swim Trials is one of almost one dozen people arrested in a prostitution sting.
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New Report Details Why Ex-Stanford Swimmer Was Given 6-Month Sentence For Sexual Assault
Former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner received a 6 month jail sentence for sexually assaulting a fellow female student because the judge deemed the trial itself as enough of a punishment, according to new reports. The presiding judge of Santa Clara County, Aaron Persky, concluded what many are calling a “slap on the wrist†as sufficient because media attention and legal proceedings…
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Judge in Stanford swimmer case: ‘I take him at his word’
A recently released transcript is offering a window into the mindset of a California judge who sentenced former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. Turner faced a maximum sentence of 14 years, but Judge Aaron Persky of Santa Clara Superior Court sentenced him instead to six months. Prosecutors had asked…
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Members of Stanford Women’s Swim Team Not Surprised by Brock Turner Arrest
Members of the Stanford University women’s swim team are saying they were not surprised by Brock Turner’s arrest, according to a report. One swimmer was quoted as calling Turner “very, very odd” and claims he made crude comments to her teammates about their bodies, according to InTouch Magazine. “Brock’s arrest wasn’t surprising to anyone on the team,†one…
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FINA Responds to Russian Swimming Allegations
These are very serious allegations and we urge anyone with relevant evidence to bring it forward to FINA so that we can share with all appropriate authorities and take immediate disciplinary action if required. FINA is monitoring all developments in the world’s fight against cheating and doping in sport and is taking decisive action to…
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The Young Turks: Stanford Silenced Women Who Warned About Brock Turner
Stanford’s Women’s Swim Team, had their suspicions about Brock Turner. The former Stanford swimmer, and convicted rapist, made suggestive comments to members of the women’s team. Ana Kasparian, Grace Baldridge, and Hasan Piker, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down.