Tag: Sexual abuse
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Breaking: Justin Haber guilty verdict confirmed
Judge Consuelo Scerri Herrera, in a 49-page ruling, confirmed both the guilt and the sentence handed down by the Court of Magistrates against Justin Haber. In its judgment, the Court of Appeal stated that the fact the defendant faces a suspended prison sentence and a fine as declared by the First Court, “does not automatically…
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Former National Team goalkeeper Justin Haber found guilty of sexual harassment of a minor — given suspended sentence and placed on Offenders Register
Former national footballer Justin Haber has been found guilty by the Court of subjecting a minor under the age of 15 to acts of a sexual nature, in breach of several provisions of the Criminal Code. The Court, presided over by Magistrate Claire Stafrace Zammit, heard that Haber directed unwanted verbal remarks, gestures and actions…
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Updated: Byron Camilleri denies he is Svetlick Flores’ cousin but doesn’t deny the rest of the story
Updated: In recent comments published on Facebook, Byron Camilleri has denied that he is the cousin of Svetlick Flores but didn’t deny the details of the rest of the story. In the recent report about the case of sexual abuse by LESA employees on a fellow colleague, the press failed to mention that LESA CEO…
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Shaming victims of sexual abuse in court violates their human rights according to the ECHR
I am very blessed to have a lot of smart friends, and I have been pointed out to a sentence by the European Court of Human Rights that has condemned an Italian court for shaming the victim of sexual abuse by questioning and discussing the victim’s sexual orientation and intimate history. The ECHR has stated…
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Here’s something simple the legislator can and should do to protect rape victims
Without going into the debate about the morality of lawyers, which I would be very happy to discuss another time, here is something simple the legislator can do to help protect women. Lawyers defending an individual accused of sexual violence or rape should not be allowed to ask the alleged victim/s questions about what they…
