Sentencing

A sentencing hearing is scheduled Thursday for Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard, who was found guilty earlier this year of a sexual assault on an Ottawa woman.A jury found the Hedley frontman, born and raised in B.C.'s Lower Mainland, guilty…

Bob Birarda, the former Vancouver Whitecaps women’s coach who pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual assault and sexual interference involving young female players he once coached, addressed his victims, his family and…

The US State Department maintains Griner is wrongfully detained, and her case has raised concerns she is being used as a political pawn in Russia's war against Ukraine. US officials have offered a potential prisoner swap to try to bring her…

The W.N.B.A. star Brittney Griner’s friends and colleagues expressed support and sadness for her after a Russian court found her guilty of attempting to smuggle illegal narcotics into Russia and sentenced her to nine years in a penal…

Issued on: 18/07/2022 - 07:45 Four years, five months and four days after Nikolas Cruz murdered 17 at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, his trial for the…

Through tears and anger, R. Kelly's accusers told a court Wednesday how he had preyed on them and misled his fans as the fallen R&B singer listened with downcast eyes while awaiting sentencing on his federal sex trafficking…

Prosecutors have urged the court to put the 'I Believe I Can Fly' artist behind bars for at least 25 years, saying he still "poses a serious danger to the public."…

Ghislaine Maxwell, the jet-setting socialite who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires, is set to be sentenced Tuesday for helping the wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls. The 11 a.m.…

Issued on: 27/06/2022 - 04:21 Jailed former socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been placed on suicide watch – despite not being suicidal – according to her lawyers, who said…

<!-- -->Prosecutors want Ghislaine Maxwell to spend at least 30 years in prison. (File)New York: Ghislaine Maxwell urged a US judge not to admit testimony from four female accusers at her sentencing next Tuesday for aiding the…