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Cincinnati doctor gets 15 years for lying after DNA solves 1989 rape

Frederick Tanzer, a former Cincinnati physician, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for lying to federal agents after DNA evidence identified him as the perpetrator of a 1989 rape. Although investigators confirmed his guilt through a discarded coffee cup, prosecutors could not charge him for the assault due to expired state statutes of limitations. The case highlights the legal barriers survivors face when time limits bar prosecution, even when modern forensic technology solves decades-old crimes. Tanzer pleaded guilty to false statements after being tricked into denying the attack, while the victim, Dana Beatty, continues to advocate for eliminating such time limits.

via WLWT|

#cincinnati #crime-and-justice #dna

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Massachusetts charges 'looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular with rape of 17-year-old

Braden Peters, the 20-year-old social media influencer known as 'Clavicular,' has been charged in Massachusetts with raping a 17-year-old girl. Prosecutors allege that on May 23, 2025, Peters gave the minor alcohol at his family's Cape Cod home, leading to her intoxication and subsequent sexual assault. A clerk-magistrate found probable cause on September 4, and formal charges were issued on September 8. Peters, who resides in Florida and is not currently in custody, is scheduled for an arraignment on October 14. His legal team denies the allegations, while the victim's attorneys declined to comment. The case stems from a prior civil lawsuit in Florida and highlights controversies surrounding the 'looksmaxxing' online subculture.

via KMVT|

#braden-peters #clavicular #crime-and-courts

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Massachusetts charges accuse looksmaxxing influencer Clavicular of rape and drug offenses

Massachusetts prosecutors have charged Braden Peters, known online as Clavicular, with rape, drugging a person for sexual intercourse and providing liquor to a minor in alleged May 2025 offenses, with a 14 October arraignment and potential life sentence on felony counts. The case adds to Peters’ broader legal troubles, including a separate Florida lawsuit accusing him of battery and other misconduct (which he denies), and stems from the controversial looksmaxxing movement that links extreme cosmetic changes to perceived romantic success.

via The Guardian|

#braden-peters #clavicular #crime

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Cape Cod influencer Clavicular charged with rape and drugging

Controversial streamer Clavicular (Braden Peters) was criminally charged on Sept. 8 with rape, drugging a person for sex and providing alcohol to a minor for an alleged May 23, 2025 incident in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The rape charge carries a maximum 20-year sentence and would require him to register as a sex offender if convicted. A parallel civil lawsuit in Miami-Dade County accuses him of an underage, intoxicated encounter mirroring the criminal allegations; Peters has denied the civil claims, and an arraignment is scheduled for Oct. 14.

via New York Post|

#cape-cod #crime #influencers

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Looksmaxxing Influencer Clavicular Faces Rape and Drugging Charges in Massachusetts

Massachusetts prosecutors charged 20-year-old influencer Braden Peters, known online as Clavicular, with one count each of rape, drugging someone for sexual intercourse, and procuring liquor for a person under 21 in connection with an alleged May 23, 2025 incident; arraignment is set for Oct. 14. Coverage also notes a separate civil lawsuit in Miami alleging battery and sexual misconduct, Peters’s denial of the allegations, and a history of prior legal troubles.

via Variety|

#braden-peters #clavicular #crime

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Massachusetts rape charges loom for looksmaxxing influencer Braden Peters

Clavicular, online persona of Braden Peters (20), has been charged in Massachusetts with one count of rape, one count of drugging someone for sexual intercourse, and one count of procuring liquor for someone under 21, with charges filed Sept. 8 for alleged offenses on May 23, 2025; an Oct. 14 arraignment is planned. The case adds to Peters’ notoriety tied to the controversial looksmaxxing trend, including bone-smashing practices. Peters’ representative disputed reports of an arrest warrant; he has prior Florida legal trouble, including a battery suit with a teenage influencer, a separate alligator-shooting charge (pleaded no contest), a probation sentence, and a hospital admission for a suspected overdose.

via NBC News|

#braden-peters #influencer #looksmaxxing

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Influencer Clavicular Faces Rape and Drugging Charges in Massachusetts

Massachusetts prosecutors have charged influencer Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, with rape, drugging a person for sex, and providing alcohol to a minor in connection with an alleged May 23, 2025 incident; arraignment is set for Oct. 14, and the case appears linked to a Florida civil suit, with Peters denying the allegations and noting prior legal troubles.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#braden-peters #clavicular #drugging-for-sex

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Stockport man pleads guilty to two-decade drugging and raping wife, as over a dozen others face abuse-conspiracy charges

A Stockport man in his 60s pleaded guilty to 45 charges after drugging and raping his wife for more than 20 years; police say more than a dozen other men conspired to abuse her, with nine co-conspirators accused of rape and a 13th man, Keith Fotheringham, admitting to conspiring to rape and drug her. Sentencing for the husband is pending as the wider case continues, with authorities urging other victims to come forward.

via New York Post|

#courts #drugs #england

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Husband pleads guilty to 60 charges for drugging and raping wife over two decades

At Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court, a husband (name withheld to protect his wife) admitted about 60 offences, including rape, linked to nearly two decades of drugging and assaults dating back to 2004. Sentencing will follow for the admitted counts, while 12 other men deny offences against the same woman and a 13th man had previously admitted. The trial is ongoing.

via BBC|

#crime #crown-court #domestic-abuse

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Erivo Faces the Verdict in TIFF's Prima Facie

Cynthia Erivo leads the TIFF premiere Prima Facie, a courtroom drama adapting Suzie Miller’s stage work about a barrister who becomes the rape survivor in a high-stakes trial. The film shifts from stage to screen with voiceover reflections, exploring gray areas in consent and justice. While Erivo delivers a powerful, nuanced performance and Susanna White frames a provocative debate on reform, the movie aims for depth over the stage’s visceral punch.

via deadline.com|

#cynthia-erivo #film #legal-drama

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Bride-to-be narrowly escapes marriage to violent serial rapist after family and police intervention

A Scottish woman who remains anonymous says she was weeks from marrying Christopher Malcolm, a violent serial rapist; her family and friends used Clare's Law to alert Police Scotland, leading to his arrest and, after a 56-witness trial, a conviction for crimes against four women in Lothian and Moray dating back to 2008 and a 16-year sentence (now appealed). She credits the intervention with saving her life and says she will rebuild with support, while cautioning that early-release policies could endanger others."

via BBC|

#clares-law #conviction #crime

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Austrian Woman's Death Sparks Investigation Into Suspected Rape Network, Tagged Pelicot 2.0

A 40-year-old Austrian woman died from injuries after her husband allegedly sexually abused her while she was heavily intoxicated; prosecutors say investigators are examining whether a wider 'rape network' existed, with a second 51-year-old man in custody who reportedly confessed, and the husband under investigation for possible murder. Local media have dubbed the case 'Pelicot 2.0.' The autopsy has been ordered and the investigation continues, with authorities saying no money is believed to have exchanged hands.

via CNN|

#austria #homicide #pelicot-20

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Decades of Police Inaction Exposed by Abuse Survivor

A London abuse survivor, Tina Duggan, says the Metropolitan Police failed to protect her from a serial abuser from age 15, allowing Frederick Allchorne to evade justice for decades. Despite reports, hospital records, and evidence, a 1991 case was closed and her later attempts to reopen it were ignored, culminating in Allchorne’s 2023 conviction for rape and related offences. The Met later settled a civil negligence claim without admitting liability, acknowledging more should have been done, after a review found no misconduct by officers involved. Duggan hopes her public disclosure will encourage others to come forward and push for accountability, while the Met maintains it has since changed how it investigates rape and sexual offences.

via BBC|

#abuse #accountability #metropolitan-police

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Disgraced Norwegian royal son granted leave from house arrest to attend king's funeral

Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who was convicted of two rapes and other offences and is under house arrest with an ankle monitor, has been granted temporary permission to attend King Harald V’s state funeral on September 9 as his appeal proceeds and Norway observes a period of mourning.

via The Independent|

#funeral #hoiby #monarchy

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California Dad on the Run After Alleged Incest and Baby's Death

Monterey County authorities say 38-year-old Sergio Galves Perez allegedly impregnated his 14-year-old daughter when she was 13, and their newborn son Angelito was found dead on a remote Moss Landing road; Perez is now wanted on incest and lewd acts charges and is believed to be traveling with the teen, who authorities say is a suspect in the baby’s death. The girl’s mother has been arrested for child endangerment, and investigators credit surveillance video for linking a vehicle to the case as they continue searching for the two.

via New York Post|

#california #child-endangerment #crime