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<ul class="summary-list"><li>A new lawsuit alleges Sean "Diddy" Combs participated in the "gang rape" of a high school student.</li><li>He denies the allegations.</li></ul><a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/sean-combs-diddy-sexual-assault-lawsuit-joi-dickerson-neal-cassie-2023-11">Sean "Diddy" Combs</a> now faces his fourth sexual misconduct lawsuit in three weeks — this time from a woman who says she was raped as a teenager.A woman alleges Combs, his longtime producing partner Harve Pierre, and an unnamed third man raped her in 2003 when she was a 17-year-old high school junior.The lawsuit, filed Wednesday under a "Jane Doe" pseudonym, alleges the three "sex trafficked and gang raped" her after Pierre met her in Detroit, where she lived, and flew her to Combs's studio in New York City on a private jet."While at the studio, Mr. Combs and his associates, including Mr. Pierre, plied Ms. Doe with drugs and alcohol. As the night wore on, the 17-year-old Ms. Doe became more and more inebriated, eventually to the point that she could not possibly have consented to having sex with anyone, much less someone twice her age," the lawsuit says. "While at the studio, Ms. Doe was gang raped by Mr. Combs, the Third Assailant and Mr. Pierre, in that order."Over the past month, Combs has been accused of sexual misconduct in three other lawsuits and is a co-defendant in another suit brought against Pierre.The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/sean-combs-diddy-sex-trafficking-rape-abuse-lawsuit-cassie-venutura-2023-11">first of those lawsuits</a> was brought by Casandra "Cassie" Ventura, an R&amp;B singer who alleged Combs sexually abused her during a years-long relationship. The two settled the lawsuit a day after it was filed.Wednesday's lawsuit is brought by Wigdor LLP, the same law firm that represented Ventura in her case.<div type="image" title="jane doe diddy" height="337" width="449" msid="105792636" hostid="261"></div>Seeing those lawsuits gave the accuser to bring her own case againt Combs, the lawsuit says."Doe obviously understands that she too had been sex trafficked, and that Mr. Combs' behavior in forcing women into nonconsensual sex was not an isolated incident or unique only to Ms. Ventura," the suit says.In a statement provided to media outlets, Combs denied the allegations against him, declaring, "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH" and that he "will fight for my name, my family and for the truth.""For the last couple of weeks, I have sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy," he said. "Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday."<div type="image" title="jane doe diddy photos" height="549" width="1227" msid="105792637" hostid="261"></div>Pierre didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.<a target="_blank" href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.611545/gov.uscourts.nysd.611545.1.0.pdf">The new lawsuit</a> includes photos of the accuser, with her face blurred, in the New York studio, including one with Combs.Combs, Pierre, and the third man took turns raping her, the suit alleges."When Mr. Pierre finished, he left Ms. Doe in the bathroom alone," the lawsuit alleges. "Ms. Doe fell into the fetal position and lay on the floor. Her vagina was in pain."The accuser "could barely stand up following the gang rape, and had to be helped to walk out of the building and back into a car," where she was driven to an airport and flown back home, the suit says. Her underwear was missing, according to the lawsuit.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs participated in 'gang rape' of high schooler, new lawsuit alleges

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Tyrone McKillen, who leads an eight-person brokerage team in LA, is leaving Official Partners.</li><li>It's the first major departure after Official's cofounders Tal and Oren Alexander were accused of rape.</li></ul>Tyrone McKillen, a high-profile residential-real-estate agent based in Los Angeles, is leaving Official Partners, the luxury brokerage company that was thrown into turmoil after two of its cofounders were accused of rape.McKillen said he hadn't formally parted ways with the New York firm but was arranging his exit. The 36-year-old broker's sales group, Plus Real Estate, will operate independently under that brand going forward. He said that eight brokers who worked with him at Official would remain with Plus in its breakaway from the firm."We have been building the Plus brand over the past 10 years, so it's a natural progression for us," he said.Nicole Oge, Official's chief growth officer, said that she and McKillen "have a deep amount of respect for one another" and that "I support him in his decision."The team is the most visible departure so far from the once ascendant brokerage in the aftermath of startling allegations against Tal and Oren Alexander, sibling agents who were among the cofounders of Official when it launched in 2022.In June, The Real Deal, a real-estate publication, reported that two women had filed separate civil lawsuits in March against <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://therealdeal.com/national/2024/06/08/lawsuits-accuse-top-broker-oren-alexander-twin-brother-alon-of-rape/">Oren Alexander and another brother, Alon,</a> accusing the men of raping them more than a decade earlier.Shortly afterward, news broke that <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tal-alexander-accused-rape-woman-with-alon-in-2012-2024-6">a third woman alleged</a> in a New York civil case filed that month that Tal and Alon Alexander raped her in 2012 as Oren Alexander watched.The three brothers have denied the allegations.In a response to the lawsuit against him, Tal Alexander said his accuser's claims were "fabricated allegations for financial gain." His attorney has sought to dismiss the case.<h2 id="ad48f3e1-0ad8-46aa-8696-690f98567ba5">Official has distanced itself from the Alexanders</h2>In the aftermath of the allegations, Oge announced that "Oren was immediately isolated from the business" and that "the process of removing him from ownership is well underway."An attorney for Tal Alexander announced in a statement in late June that he and Official had mutually agreed that he would "<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tal-alexander-stepping-down-official-partners-real-estate-brokerage-2024-6">take a leave</a>" from the firm as he focused "fully on clearing his name."Nonetheless, the close association between the Alexanders, who were among the country's most successful real-estate brokers, and Official has dealt collateral damage to the company's image and business pipeline, even as it seeks to distance itself from its once marquee stars.JDS Development Group plans to remove the company this week from the sales assignment for 888 Brickell, a high-rise condo tower the firm is building in Miami, a person with direct knowledge of JDS's decision-making said.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/michael-shvo-luxury-real-estate-developer-2024-6">Michael Shvo</a>, a builder planning a luxury condo project at the Raleigh hotel in Miami Beach, recently dropped Official from that development's marketing efforts.John Hudak, a broker based in New York who worked under the Alexanders, also left the company in June, moving to the rival firm Compass."You don't go through something like this as a business and be completely unaffected," Oge said.Oge said that the firm was "in active and productive discussions to move forward as a strengthened entity." She declined to say whether that included a rebranding or reorganization of the company's ownership structure that would seek to more thoroughly eliminate its connection with the Alexanders."We have spent time assessing options to determine what's best for our agents and clients," Oge said.McKillen was a much-heralded addition to Official when he joined the firm in early 2023, credited with overseeing a team that had tallied $1.8 billion of pricey home sales.In 2017, he arranged the $88 million sale of a Bel Air mansion to the megastar music couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z."Tyrone is the ultimate exemplification of Official's vision," Richard Jordan, the company's CEO, said in a statement at the time of his hiring.

Star luxury broker is leaving firm shaken by rape allegations against Alexander brothers

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Star real estate broker Tal Alexander takes leave from brokerage firm after rape allegation.</li><li>A woman accused Tal and his brother Alon of raping her in 2012 while another brother Oren watched.</li></ul>Tal Alexander, a real estate agent whose star-studded résumé includes the sale of America's priciest ever home, is stepping away from the brokerage firm he helped found after a woman alleged in a civil lawsuit that he raped her more than a decade ago.In a statement provided to Business Insider, an attorney for Alexander said he would "take a leave from" the real estate sales firm Official Partners "to focus fully on clearing his name."Alexander's lawyer, Deanna Paul, is also seeking to move the case against him from New York state civil court to federal court."Tal is eager for the case to be heard in federal court as soon as possible and rejoin the Official team in short order," Paul said in the statement.The announcement caps a dizzying fall from the pinnacle of the residential real estate business for both Tal and his brokerage partner and brother Oren Alexander amid sordid allegations.Tal and Oren spent more than a decade at the brokerage firm Douglas Elliman, establishing themselves as big-name sellers of ultra-pricey homes. Among the notable deals they helped negotiate was the 2019 sale of a four floor penthouse at 220 Central Park South in Manhattan to the hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin for a record $240 million.In 2022, the pair broke off from Elliman and cofounded Official Partners, a firm that focuses exclusively on the uppermost tier of the residential sales market.Earlier this month, however, The Real Deal, a real estate-focused publication, reported that <a target="_blank" href="https://therealdeal.com/national/2024/06/08/lawsuits-accuse-top-broker-oren-alexander-twin-brother-alon-of-rape/">two women had filed civil lawsuits separately in New York State civil court in March</a> that accuse Oren and another brother, Alon Alexander, of raping them in 2012. Oren and Alon have denied the allegations.In the days after the allegations came to light, Oren announced via a post on social media that he would take a "pause" from Official Partners "as I shift my focus towards fighting these baseless civil claims."Soon after, the company clarified his remarks, stating that he was being removed permanently from the business.Nicole Oge, a top executive and cofounder of Official Parters, said in a statement that the firm's "values were deeply violated when the disturbing allegations against our former partner Oren Alexander were uncovered."Oge said that Oren's brokerage licenses had been separated from the company "and the process of removing him from ownership is well underway."Last week, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tal-alexander-accused-rape-woman-with-alon-in-2012-2024-6">a woman named Angelica Parker filed a lawsuit in New York state court that accuses Tal of raping her</a> in 2012 in his Manhattan apartment with Alon as Oren watched.Tal's attorney, in her statement, said the allegation was "false" but said the claim had become a "distraction to" Official and its clients. She also said that the decision to step aside was mutually made by Tal and Official."Given the salacious nature of this false allegation and impact on Official, Tal and his partners have decided he will take a leave from the company," Deanna Paul, the attorney, said.In a statement, Official said, "We have a healthy, cash-flow positive business and the news our firm has been dragged into does a disservice to this team of more than 90 professionals that continues to win and transact at the highest level, day in and day out.""We are committed to safeguarding and growing the business, and in the coming days, Official will be announcing details about how the company will be reconfigured and fortified for the future," the firm said.

Tal Alexander announces he will step away from his brokerage firm amid rape allegation

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A woman accused broker Tal Alexander and his brother Alon of raping her in 2012. </li><li>In a lawsuit, the woman states that a third brother, Oren Alexander, watched the rape.</li></ul>A woman has accused star real estate broker Tal Alexander and his brother Alon of raping her at a Manhattan apartment in 2012.The accusation was made in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in a New York state court. Earlier this year, two other women filed separate lawsuits accusing Alon and a third brother, Oren Alexander, of rape.In the latest lawsuit, Angelica Parker accuses Alon and Tal of assaulting her in the fall of 2012 in their SoHo apartment while Oren watched.Parker stated she met Oren in 2012 and "developed a brief personal relationship" with him. Parker says that in the fall of that year, she and a friend met Oren and Alon at the apartment at 543 Broadway. The friend left after Alon began "groping her" and waited in a stairwell out of concern for Parker, according to the complaint. Parker's lawyer says in the lawsuit that Alon then orally and vaginally raped her and that during the vaginal rape, "Tal proceeded to forcibly orally rape Ms. Parker against her will."Oren, "sat and watched as Ms. Parker was raped by his brothers," the complaint says.<div type="image" title="Tal Alexander and Oren Alexander" height="1681" width="2046" msid="111097455" hostid="261"></div>Isabelle Kirshner, a defense attorney representing Alon and Oren, said the brothers denied the allegations in Parker's lawsuit."They are pure fiction," Kirshner said in a statement. "We look forward to presenting the facts in court."Michael Willemin, Parker's attorney, said in a statement that the case was "intended to send a message that the law applies even to the very wealthy and well connected, including the Alexanders.""We have no doubt that Angelica will prevail in this matter," Willemin said.An attorney for Tal Alexander did not immediately return an email Tuesday seeking comment on the allegation.Tal and Oren were among the biggest names in the lucrative business of selling high-priced homes. They also developed a reputation in the brokerage business for their aggressive approach in courting wealthy clientele and elbowing other brokers out of transactions.Two years ago the pair broke off from Douglas Elliman, the brand-name brokerage where they had worked for more than a decade, and cofounded Official Partners, a firm that focuses exclusively on the uppermost tier of the residential sales market.In March, two women in separate lawsuits filed in NY state court accused Oren and his identical twin brother Alon, 36, of rape. In one case, Rebecca Mandel said Oren and Alon met her at a Manhattan nightclub in 2012, spiked her drink, and invited her to a party at their apartment. When they arrived, the home was empty, and Alon and Oren held her down and took turns raping her, she said.In the second lawsuit, Kate Whiteman said Oren and Alon whisked her away from a nightclub in a private car and raped her at a mansion in the Hamptons in 2012.Evan Torgan, the attorney representing Mandel and Whiteman, said his clients felt "devastation" for Parker after hearing about her lawsuit. "But they're really gratified that everyone's joining the fight with them as well," he told BI. "Hopefully, they'll get justice, and all the victims will get justice, and it'll finally come to a stop."Oren announced last week he would take a "pause" from Official Partners while he defended himself from "these baseless civil claims.""I am confident that through review of the extensive evidence, including text messages and other communications, that the truth will be brought to light," he stated.Official released a message last Friday to its employees stating that Oren's brokerage license was severed from the firm "and the process of removing him from ownership is well underway."A spokesman for Official Partners declined to comment on the newest lawsuit and didn't say whether Tal Alexander will remain at the firm.

Woman accuses luxury real estate broker Tal Alexander and his brother of raping her while their third brother watched

New Delhi, "<keyword id="486655" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="gangs-of-wasseypur" source="Orion">Gangs of Wasseypur</keyword>" may be credited for making the catchphrase "Tum Se Na Ho Payega" popular, but writer-director <keyword id="368516" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="nitesh-tiwari" source="Orion">Nitesh Tiwari</keyword>, whose new film draws its title from the line, believes it was already a part of the audience's conscience. Spoken by Tigmanshu Dhulia's character <keyword id="2183828" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="ramadhir-singh" source="Orion">Ramadhir Singh</keyword> in Anurag Kashyap's 2012 cult classic, the phrase has come to reflect loss of faith in someone's ability and competence. Written by Tiwari and directed by Abhishek Sinha, "Tum Se Na Ho Payega" is a "light-hearted take on the modern-day challenges faced by today's youth, and their dilemma in standing up to these rules laid by the society". Asked if the title of his film is a hat-tip to "Gangs of Wasseypur", Tiwari said that wasn't the case. "'Tum Se Na Ho Payega' has become a popular phrase because of 'Gangs of Wasseypur'. But I like to believe that 'Tum Se Na Ho Payega' existed in our conscience before 'Wasseypur'. 'Wasseypur' also used something that already existed. This (the title of our film) probably exists in the lingo of the youth and what better than something that, (which) not only encapsulates the flavour of the film and feel of the youth," the writer-director told PTI in a virtual interview. "Tum Se Na Ho Payega" was previously named on its source material: <keyword id="183303" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="varun-agarwal" source="Orion">Varun Agarwal</keyword>'s novel "How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded a Million Dollar Company", he added. Tiwari, best known for directing "Chillar Party", "Dangal" and "Chhichhore", said they decided to change the title as they had "fundamentally deviated" from certain aspects of the 2012 book. "There were many more elements in the film than just 'the aunty bit'. We went back to this and asked if this was the best way to summarise the film as 'Bas Karo Aunty'. The answer came back 'no'. "The best way to explain the film was through the philosophy of the film -- the voices of the film which constantly keep telling us that the moment you try to do something different. At the same time, the flavour of the film is fun and about banter between friends. It has a lot to do with the life of youngsters," he added. The director, an engineering graduate from IIT-B by educational qualification, describes himself as someone who doesn't have many dreams and takes life as it comes. Before foraying in films, Tiwari was in the field of advertising, where he also crossed paths with his wife and filmmaker Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari. "I take life as it comes. I don't plan too much. That's why you see my movies come once every three years. Never following a set pattern but everybody says I should," said Tiwari, whose latest film as a director was 2023's "Bawaal". He, however, has a dream for EarthSky Pictures, a production house he co-founded with his wife. Tiwari said they aim to tell diverse stories and nurture younger talent through their banner. "We were fortunate that somebody believed in us and gave us a break. This is our way of paying back. If at all, you can call it a dream, which is not so much at a personal level, but what kind of stuff I'll be doing going forward. That will happen as it has to happen. The dream as of now is to be able to tell many more stories with the help of a lot of fantastic young talent, whether it's technicians, writers or directors," he added. "Tum Se Na Ho Payega" stars an ensemble cast of Ishwak Singh, Mahima Makwana, Gaurav Pandey, <keyword id="124291" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="amala-akkineni" source="Orion">Amala Akkineni</keyword>, Gurpreet Saini, Parmeet Sethi and Meghna Malik. The film is an Earthsky Pictures Production along with Star Studios, RSVP and Roy Kapur Films. It will be available for streaming on Disney+Hotstar from September 29.

'Tum Se Na Ho Payega' phrase existed before Gangs of Wasseypur: Nitesh Tiwary

<ul class="summary-list"><li>An NYT investigation detailed horrifying stories of sexual violence by Hamas on October 7.</li><li>The harrowing report shares witness accounts of rapes and mutilations by Hamas militants.</li></ul>A harrowing new report by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/28/world/middleeast/oct-7-attacks-hamas-israel-sexual-violence.html?smtyp=cur&amp;smid=tw-nytimes">The New York Times</a> detailed horrific accounts of sexual violence carried out by Hamas during its October 7 terrorist attacks on Israel.Allegations of rape were made almost immediately after the attacks, which Israel said left some 1,200 people dead.But many of the accounts were not from direct witnesses, sparking debates about whether they could be relied upon.The Times said it carried out exhaustive work on its investigation, citing more than 150 interviews, video footage, photos, and GPS data.It concluded that in at least seven locations women and girls appeared to have been the victims of sexual assaults or mutilations.One witness interviewed by the outlet was Sapir, a 24-year-old accountant who only gave her first name.She said she saw gunmen rape and kill at least five women while she was hiding near Route 232, around four miles southwest of the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-music-festival-hamas-photographer-captured-moments-joy-before-attack-2023-10?r=US&amp;IR=T">Nova music festival</a>, which was <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-festival-attendees-played-dead-for-hours-during-hamas-attack-2023-10?r=US&amp;IR=T">targeted by Hamas on October 7</a>.She told the outlet that she saw "about 100 men" as they dished out weapons and passed wounded women between them.In a particularly disturbing and graphic account, Sapir said that she saw the attackers cut the breast off of one woman as she was being raped and pass it between them before throwing it on the ground. "They play with it, throw it, and it falls on the road.""That day, I became an animal," Sapir said. "I was emotionally detached, sharp, just the adrenaline of survival. I looked at all this as if I was photographing them with my eyes, not forgetting any detail. I told myself: I should remember everything."Another witness, Raz Cohen, said he survived the attacks by hiding in the dried-up bed of a stream along Route 232. He told the Times that he saw five men dragging a young, naked woman across the ground."I saw the men standing in a half circle around her. One penetrates her. She screams. I still remember her voice, screams without words," Cohen said."Then one of them raises a knife," he added, "and they just slaughtered her."The Times reported that it saw photographs of one woman who had "dozens of nails driven into her thighs and groin" and footage of two Israeli soldiers who seemed to have been "shot directly in their vaginas."<a target="_blank" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67629181">Other reports</a> have described a widespread pattern of sexual brutality carried on October 7, rather than isolated incidents."What I can say with a really high degree of certainty is that it wasn't a few cases. It wasn't here and there, or only on one occasion," said Hadas Ziv, the director of ethics and policy at the nonprofit Physicians for Human Rights Israel, for a piece by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/how-hamas-used-sexual-violence-on-october-7th">The New Yorker</a>.He said: "There were many cases of different gender-based and sexual violence," including "the most extreme gang rapes, mutilation of body parts, putting objects into women's bodies, and having women paraded like trophies when they were taken into Gaza."Per the Times, there is relatively sparse official evidence because Israeli authorities did not carry out autopsies on many victims.Authorities said they focused on identifying victims rather than carrying out medical examinations.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.cpjfield.co.uk/planning-a-funeral/types-of-funeral/jewish-funerals">Jewish funeral traditions</a> also called for many bodies to be buried quickly."This was a mass casualty event," police spokesman Dean Elsdunne said, per the BBC."The first thing was to work on identifying the victims, not necessarily on crime-scene investigation. People were waiting to hear what happened to their loved ones."

Hamas used horrific sexual violence, raping and mutilating Israeli women and girls on October 7: NYT

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A new UN report found that women in Ukraine experience systematic sexual violence by Russian troops.</li><li>Women as old as 83 have been raped while their families were forced to listen to the brutal attacks.</li></ul>As the Russian invasion of Ukraine drags into its 19th month, international watchdogs say they have found continued evidence of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-committed-war-crimes-ukraine-tortured-raped-children-un-investigation-2022-9">systemic sexual violence</a> against women in regions occupied by invading troops.The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-war-has-displaced-more-people-than-since-wwii-2023-3">United Nations' Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine</a> released a report Monday detailing the findings of investigators who verified reports of war crimes after multiple evidence-gathering trips to occupied Ukraine."The Commission has found that in the Kherson region, Russian soldiers raped and committed sexual violence against women of ages ranging from 19 to 83 years, often together with threats or commission of other violations," the latest UN <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/coiukraine/20230923-Oral-Update-IICIU-EN.pdf">report</a> reads. "Frequently, family members were kept in an adjacent room, thereby forced to hear the violations taking place."Representatives for Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, the Government of the Russian Federation, and the UN Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider.Insider previously reported on the case of a woman who recounted being <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukrainian-woman-raped-by-russian-soldiers-sexual-violence-investigation-2022-3">raped by Russian soldiers</a> who killed her husband. The woman ushered her crying 4-year-old son to the next room before the attack, but his cries so angered her attackers that they threatened, with a gun to her head, to "show him his mother's brains spread around the house," she said in an interview with <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/one-soldier-raped-me-then-the-other-as-my-son-cried-7xbqwzdqw">The Times of London</a>."We have reports of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-defector-says-ex-comrades-include-rapists-maniacs-like-killing-2022-12">women being gang-raped</a>. These women are usually the ones who are unable to get out. We are talking about senior citizens," Lesia Vasylenko, a member of Ukraine's parliament, said early last year, not long after the invasion began. "Most of these women have either been executed after the crime of rape or they have taken their own lives."<div type="image" title="A line of women wearing black plastic bags over their heads stand with their hands tied behind their backs in protest of sexual violence against women in Ukraine committed by Russian troops. One woman holds a sign which reads &quot;Putin is a rapist.&quot;" height="4044" width="5392" msid="103944694" hostid="261" sizebytes="1019314"></div>Since Vasylenko's comments last March, reports of widespread sexual violence perpetrated by Russian troops, at times <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-commanders-ordered-sexual-violence-in-ukraine-investigator-2022-11">encouraged by commanding officers</a>, have increased, prompting international investigations into the incidents. Major protests have occurred in England and Poland against the atrocities, which have targeted civilians in occupied regions, including Kherson and Bucha.Though women of all ages are the most frequent targets of sexual violence, Russians use rape as a "deliberate tactic" to dehumanize victims regardless of sex, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-soldiers-supplied-with-viagra-to-rape-ukrainians-un-official-2022-10">Insider previously reported</a>."When women are held for days and raped, when you start to rape little boys and men, when you see a series of genital mutilations, when you hear women testify about Russian soldiers equipped with Viagra, it's clearly a military strategy," Pramila Patten, the UN's special representative on sexual violence in conflict, told AFP, <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221014-rape-used-in-ukraine-as-a-russian-military-strategy-un" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">per France 24.</a><h2>Rape as a weapon of war</h2>While the reports of the rapes are no doubt troubling, sexual violence is frequently documented during wartime. <a href="https://www.icc-cpi.int/sites/default/files/RS-Eng.pdf">The Rome Statute</a> of the International Criminal Court classifies rape and sexual violence, including <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-officers-used-female-medics-as-sex-slaves-solider-says-2023-3">sexual slavery</a>, forced prostitution, and sterilization, as a type of war crime and a crime against humanity, depending on the context under which the crimes are committed."Rape committed during war is often intended to terrorize the population, break up families, destroy communities, and, in some instances, change the ethnic make-up of the next generation," reads a 2014 UN <a href="https://www.un.org/en/preventgenocide/rwanda/assets/pdf/Backgrounder%20Sexual%20Violence%202014.pdf">report</a> on sexual violence during war, which highlighted sexual violence during the Rwandan genocide. Between 100,000 and 250,000 women were raped over three months in 1994, according to the report. At least 200,000 women were raped in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 1998, and hundreds of thousands more during wars in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the former Yugoslavia, it said."Sometimes it is also used to deliberately infect women with HIV or render women from the targeted community incapable of bearing children," the 2014 report adds.Although international law provides protections against rape and sexual violence, enforcement of the provisions is weak, according to a report by the <a href="https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/devastating-use-sexual-violence-weapon-war">Council on Foreign Relations</a>, a nonpartisan think tank. The International Crime Court has launched an investigation into alleged war crimes in Ukraine, though legal action is unlikely to come for many years — if it comes at all."International law is largely ineffective at preventing rape and sexual violence in conflict," according to the Council on Foreign Relations, which advocates for a pragmatic approach to helping survivors, rather than focusing on the near-impossible task of ending sexual violence during wartime. "Survivor-centered training and aid is the best way to support victims of sexual violence and to help them cope with the trauma, stigma, and the health consequences stemming from conflict-related sexual violence."

Russian troops raped women as old as 83 while their families were forced to listen

The <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> upheld <keyword id="6355014" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi-High-Court">Delhi High Court</keyword>’s decision and awarded death sentence to four convicts in 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case which shook the entire nation. Supreme Court termed it as a barbaric incident in its order. The top court upheld the death penalty, “taking the serious injuries, the severe nature of offence committed by the convicts.” “Victim's dying declaration is consistent; it has been proved beyond doubt and corroborated. Nature and manner of the crime devastated social trust, falls in 'rarest of rare' category warranting death penalty,” stated the Supreme Court. The Apex Court said aggravating circumstances outweighed mitigating circumstances in the case and the offence created "tsunami of shock". In 2012, six people lured a 23-year-old trainee physiotherapist and her male friend onto a bus in Delhi. The six culprits repeatedly raped the girl and beat both of them with a metal bar before dumping them on a road. The girl died two weeks later of her injuries. Four of the convicts- Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh-were sentenced to death while the fifth hanged, Ram Singh, himself in <keyword id="56350" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tihar-jail">Tihar Jail</keyword> in Delhi in 2013. The sixth one was released after three years of jail for being a juvenile. The four convicts had appealed to the top court to consider their death sentence.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Sean Combs, better known as Diddy, met R&amp;B singer Casandra Ventura around 2005.</li><li>Ventura alleged in a lawsuit that she has since been "trapped" by Combs in a "cycle of abuse."</li></ul><a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/sean-diddy-combs-worth-how-he-spends-makes-money">Sean Combs, the musician better known as Diddy</a>, was accused of rape and perpetuating a "cycle of abuse" against a former romantic partner, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/who-is-cassie-singer-actress-sean-combs-lawsuit-2023-11">R&amp;B singer Casandra Ventura</a>, who filed a lawsuit in a Manhattan court against the music mogul on Thursday.The lawsuit, which was reviewed by Business Insider, contains eye-popping allegations against Combs, a pivotal hip-hop figure who collaborated with names like Notorious B.I.G. and Mary J. Blige.Just a day after filing her lawsuit, however, Ventura and Combs reached a settlement, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/17/arts/music/cassie-diddy-sean-combs-settlement.html">according to The New York Times.</a> The terms of the settlement were not known. In what she described as "dark times" in her life, Ventura, whose stage name is Cassie, accused Combs of raping her in her home, years of physical abuse, and forcing her to engage in sex acts with male sex workers.On top of those allegations, Ventura's lawsuit suggests that Combs also was responsible for blowing up a car that belonged to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/lil-nas-x-time-100-kid-cudi-homophobia-hip-hop-2021-9">Kid Cudi</a>, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, after Combs learned that Cudi was interested in Ventura in 2012.Mescudi's representatives did not respond to a request for comment.In a statement to Business Insider, Combs' lawyer, Ben Brafman, said: "Mr. Combs vehemently denies these offensive and outrageous allegations. For the past six months, Mr. Combs has been subjected to Ms. Ventura's persistent demand of $30 million, under the threat of writing a damaging book about their relationship, which was unequivocally rejected as blatant blackmail. Despite withdrawing her initial threat, Ms. Ventura has now resorted to filing a lawsuit riddled with baseless and outrageous lies, aiming to tarnish Mr. Combs's reputation and seeking a payday."The lawsuit was brought forward under <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-york-adult-survivors-act-sexual-assault-trump-jean-carroll-2022-11">the Adult Survivors Act</a>, a New York law that provides victims of sexual abuse a one-year window to file a civil lawsuit even if the statute of limitations expired. The window to file cases under the law is set to expire next week."After years in silence and darkness, I am finally ready to tell my story, and to speak up on behalf of myself and for the benefit of other women who face violence and abuse in their relationships. With the expiration of New York's Adult Survivors Act fast approaching, it became clear that this was an opportunity to speak up about the trauma I have experienced and that I will be recovering from for the rest of my life," Ventura said in a statement.In response to Brafman, Douglas Wigdor, a lawyer for Ventura, said that prior to the suit being filed, "Mr. Combs offered Ms. Ventura eight figures to silence her and prevent the filing of this lawsuit. She rejected his efforts."<h2>"Trapped" in a cycle of abuse</h2>Combs met Ventura in 2005 when she was 19 years old and he was 37, the lawsuit said.After her hit single "Me &amp; U" and a few demos later, Combs soon signed Ventura under <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/p-diddy-wants-to-start-a-business-school-in-harlem-2010-2">his music label Bad Boy Records</a>, which he founded in 1991.Within a few years, the lawsuit alleged, Combs "lured Ms. Ventura into an ostentatious, fast-paced, and drug-fueled lifestyle, and into a romantic relationship with him — her boss, one of the most powerful men in the entertainment industry, and a vicious, cruel, and controlling man nearly two decades her senior."The hip-hop producer "trapped" Ventura in an abusive and controlling relationship, at times beating Ventura in front of Combs' staff or employees at Bad Boy who would not dare to speak up against their boss, the lawsuit alleged."Following these episodes of horrific abuse, Mr. Combs would immediately attempt to hide Ms. Ventura and the evidence of his violent rage," the lawsuit claimed. "He often showered her with gifts following incidents of physical violence, a typical pattern of behavior by serial abusers."The lawsuit goes into several alleged instances of violent disputes, including one in 2016, when Combs gave Ventura a black eye while he was intoxicated at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles.<h2>Kid Cudi car incident</h2>Ventura also accuses Combs of engaging in several intimidation tactics.On at least two occasions, the lawsuit said, Combs asked the singer to hold his gun in her purse."There was no clear reason why Mr. Combs required her to hold his guns, except to reinforce to his young girlfriend that he was violent, powerful, and dangerous," the lawsuit said.There was also a case that up until now was only heard within the confines of celebrity gossip circles, involving an alleged relationship dispute between Mescudi, Combs, and Ventura.During a "rough patch" with Combs in 2011, Ventura was in a brief relationship with Mescudi, the lawsuit said.Combs, upset with the relationship, not only abused Ventura when she returned to him because she felt she "could not escape Mr. Combs and his network of enforcers," but also told her around 2012 during Paris Fashion Week that he would blow up Mescudi's car."Around that time, Kid Cudi's car exploded in his driveway," the lawsuit alleged. "Ms. Ventura was terrified, as she began to fully comprehend what Mr. Combs was both willing and able to do to those he believed had slighted him."Combs and Ventura's relationship has previously been the subject of gossip news cycle.Ventura and Combs still remained in touch for a few years after 2016, as shown in the lawsuit.Around September 2018, Ventura alleged that Combs raped her following a dinner during which she hoped would be a discussion on ending their relationship for good.The lawsuit said that the two-decade relationship has brought Ventura "immense" trauma and emotional distress."Except for the months when she was pregnant with her children, Ms. Ventura struggled with her addictions to drugs and alcohol — addictions that were established and fueled by Mr. Combs, the lawsuit alleged.November 17, 2023: This story has been updated to reflect that Combs and Ventura settled on Friday.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused by ex-girlfriend Cassie of rape, abuse, and blowing up Kid Cudi's car in lawsuit

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A mother was gang-raped after a teenager whose advances she rejected died by <keyword id="11898483" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="suicide" source="Orion">suicide</keyword>, say reports.</li><li>A harrowing video shows the woman with her head shaved and face blackened being dragged through the streets.</li></ul>A 20-year-old mother-of-one was gang-raped and tortured by a group of men before being paraded through the streets of <keyword id="11892835" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="delhi" source="Orion">Delhi</keyword>, <keyword id="11892747" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword>, say local reports.A disturbing video, published by <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10453447/Mother-one-20-attacked-crowd-Delhi-India-gang-raped-tortured-Video.html">MailOnline</a>, shows the woman being dragged through the streets and jeered at by a crowd on Wednesday.The victim's head was shaved, her face blackened, and a garland of shoes was tied around her neck.In the viral video, which has sparked widespread outrage, the crying victim is dragged through the streets by another woman as others approach and slap her.The victim's family told local news outlet <a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/01/27/gangraped-and-humiliated-family-of-assaulted-delhi-woman-narrates-a-history-of-intimidation">News laundry</a> that the attackers were related to a teenager who died by suicide last year after the married victim rejected his romantic advances."They blamed my sister for [his] death," her sister told the outlet, referring to the boy's family, "and started taking out their anger against us."The victim's sister said that the family made regular threats of <keyword id="11911221" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="rape" source="Orion">rape</keyword> and violence, which she reported to the police on several occasions. Police said the victim told them that the men sexually assaulted her in front of their mother, aunt, and other women in the family, according to News laundry.Delhi police have arrested 11 people in connection with the incident on Wednesday, including nine women, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/india-alleged-gang-rape-torture-woman-paraded-in-streets-delhi-arrests/">CBS News</a> said.They said the case continues to be investigated, and more arrests are expected soon, the outlet reported.The victim's family has been given police protection, and she is currently in a safe house, reports said.Delhi's Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, condemned the attack as "shameful" and urged tough action against the alleged perpetrators, per CBS News.The incident is the latest in a string of brutal rapes in India, part of <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/editorials/the-epidemic-of-sexual-violence-persists-101631454624056.html">an epidemic of sexual violence against women.</a>India's rape laws were overhauled after a woman was gang-raped and killed <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-51969961">in Delhi in 2012</a>, but the number of offenses remains high.More than 28,000 rapes were <a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/632493/reported-rape-cases-india/">reported</a> in 2020, but the actual number is likely to be far higher because stigma and victim-blaming often stop women from coming forward.Police in India have often been accused of not doing enough to prevent and investigate reports of <keyword id="11897683" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sexual-assault" source="Orion">sexual assault</keyword>.

A woman was raped by a gang of men in a revenge attack before being blackened with soot and paraded through the streets, Indian reports allege

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Sir Bernard Jenkin MP said 436 <keyword id="11918053" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="transgender" source="Orion">transgender</keyword> women committed rape between 2012 and 2018. </li><li>The CPS has told Insider that this is not a correct reading of their data, and Jenkin is incorrect. </li></ul>A Conservative MP wrongly suggested 436 <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/uk-governments-lgbtq-rights-record-plan-to-ostracise-trans-people-2022-4?r=US&amp;IR=T">transgender women </a>committed rape between 2012 and 2018, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has confirmed. <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2022-03-10/debates/1C377E5F-9903-48CD-A036-1F1728D726B2/InternationalWomen%E2%80%99SDay?highlight=witch%20hunt#contribution-38C89591-3C89-4DD0-8175-F13B951A32D8">Speaking</a> at an International Women's Day debate in the Houses of <keyword id="11893698" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="parliament" source="Orion">Parliament</keyword> on 10 March, Sir Bernard Jenkin MP set out his concern that transgender women commit violence against cisgender women. He said:"Nearly all violence against women is committed by men, but there is a new and growing category of violence against women committed by people who call themselves women but are biologically male. We should always respond positively to people with genuine gender dysphoria, and I deliver this speech with kindness in my heart, but the Sexual Offences Act 2003 defines rape as when a person "intentionally penetrates the vagina, anus or mouth of another person…with his penis" without consent. The Crown Prosecution Service reports that between 2012 and 2018 more than 436 cases of rape were recorded as being committed by women. The penis is a male organ, so these rapes are committed by men presenting themselves as women."But the CPS told Insider: "The figures could include cases involving women found guilty of rape as a secondary party and those where women are co-defendants in a case involving a rape offence, as well as those involving transgender women."Labour MP Nadia Whittome described Jenkin's comments as "fanning the flames of hate" in an "already hostile environment for trans people," adding that "he should apologise and correct his misleading comments immediately."Cleo Madeleine, a spokesperson at trans charity Gendered Intelligence, told Insider: "It is an all-too common strategy of anti-trans groups - particularly in Parliament - to portray trans women as predators."The CPS is correct, and the claim that 436 rapes were committed by trans women between 2012 and 2018 based is a complete fiction based on a narrow and prejudiced interpretation of the legal definition of rape." Making such "false claims" can harm abuse survivors of all genders, she added."By spreading misinformation around sexual assault these claims obstruct the work of institutions like the CPS and erase the experiences of survivors."Jenkin did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. This news comes just after the Government canceled its "Safe to be Me" conference on LGBTQ+ rights, after <a href="https://www.consortium.lgbt/banconversiontherapy/">several groups withdrew support</a> for the event in response to a U-turn on banning conversion therapy for trans people. The decision on conversion therapy – which has been long awaited – received significant backlash from within the Conservative party. Tory MPs Dehenna Davison and William Wragg are among those to have gone public with their dismay.Jamie Wallis, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jamie-wallis-comes-out-as-first-transgender-mp-and-reveals-they-were-raped-2022-3?r=US&amp;IR=T">the first MP to come out as transgender,</a> said he was "bitterly disappointed" that gender identity does not come into the ban on conversion therapy. Speaking on Wednesday, Boris Johnson told UK broadcasters he was "very proud" to have banned conversion therapy on the subject of sexuality, but said there are "complexities and sensitivities when you move from the area sexualities to the question of gender." He added: "This is something that —frankly, for people like me — this isn't something that I thought I'd have to consider in great detail. These are novel concepts." Johnson also said that "biological males" should not be competing in women's sporting events, and that "women should have spaces that are dedicated to women," adding "that's as far as my thinking has developed on the issue."Health secretary Sajid Javid also defended the government's decision not to ban conversion therapy Wednesday morning, saying that children can experience gender dysphoria as a result of child sex abuse and bullying. However, the British Psychological Association <a href="https://www.bps.org.uk/news-and-policy/decision-exclude-transgender-people-conversion-therapy-ban-deeply-worrying-says-bps">said it is "deeply worrying"</a> that the government are not banning conversion therapy for trans people, saying such therapies are "unethical and potentially harmful."

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