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A teenager from abroad faces serious criminal charges in Sandakan after allegedly attacking a woman more than 40 years his senior. The case underscores ongoing security concerns in the popular tourist destination.
US rapper Mystikal, a multiple Grammy nominee from the early 2000s, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping a woman at his Louisiana home in 2022. He pleaded guilty to third-degree rape in March.
Spanish footballer Rafa Mir has been handed an eight-and-a-half-year prison sentence after a Valencia court found him guilty of sexual assault and assault causing bodily harm. The case underscores Spain's growing reckoning with misconduct in sport.