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Pregnant Australian music teacher charged with multiple child sex offences

Fake admiral who laid wreath at Welsh Remembrance Day ceremony fined

Diddy seeks release as he appeals prostitution convictions

Colorado mother extradited to U.S. to face murder charges over children’s deaths

Prison sentence quashed for teacher aide in abuse material case

‘Bodies-in-the-barrels’ serial killer denied parole on appeal

AFL Hall of Famer’s son convicted of rape

Former police officer ordered to pay $58K after abusive marriage to complainant

Auckland man accused of swallowing $33k Fabergé pendant appears in Court

Armed robber jailed for violent Flat Bush home invasion

Henderson man gets his PS5 back after Marketplace scam leads to arrest

Exec admits paying 14yo $1,000 for sex after Snapchat grooming

‘Slender Man’ attacker captured after fleeing Wisconsin group home

Man jailed for drugging and sexually violating woman in “nappy porn” attack

Teenage apprentice in Turkey dies after Co-workers insert high-pressure hose into rectum

Pilot who tried to cut plane’s engines mid-flight avoids further jail time

Illinois newlyweds found dead in car identified as murder-suicide

Flight attendant 10× over the limit on UK-bound flight avoids jail

Lawyer’s workplace porn habit traumatised staff

US mercenary in Ukraine duped out of $85K in fake laser weapon scam

Naked cyclist arrested on Auckland’s Tamaki Drive

Christchurch vet jailed for repeated abuse and rape of partner

Rio de Janeiro police raid leaves 64 dead (Video)

Disturbing: Man jailed for raping 16-year-old disabled girl in Melbourne park while on bail

Fentanyl kingpin ‘Brother Wang’ extradited to US after dramatic escape and global pursuit

Mystery deepens over dead teen found in singer’s car

Teen rapist guilty of sexual assault after bail

Disgraced Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins killed in prison attack

Man jailed for life over brutal murder of Syrian refugee

Trans woman jailed in U.K. for concealing biological sex during sexual encounter

British man arrested in Bangkok Hotel with 9kg of crystal meth

Pups rescued after ‘disturbing incident’ in Parnell

Napier tutor convicted of indecent assault on students sentenced to Home Detention

Chilean scientist convicted of raping colleague during Antarctic expedition

Australian tourist arrested after naked rampage at Phuket resort

South Korean CEO jailed 15 years over deadly factory fire

Naked man claiming to be Lucifer restrained at Auckland Airport

Former top US Navy commander jailed in bribery case

Teens in China fined USD $309k for urinating in restaurant broth

Houston man charged with murder after fatal shooting of 11-year-old playing prank

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