Convicted Dudley child rapist walks free after court breach

birminghammail— Paul Davies, 36, was previously convicted of raping a child

www.derryjournal.com—Man previously convicted of voyeurism jailed for breaching probation order at Derry Crown Court. Gary North (39) of Killycor Avenue in Claudy had been convicted after police found images and videos on his devices, which they had seized on May 31 2018. Judge Philip Babington said that North had 'behaved fairly appallingly' during the course of the order. The court heard that an assessment of North maintained he was now a high likelihood of re-offending. Defence counsel Sean Doherty said that his client had completed the community service aspect of the order. He said that the new offences...

Daily Mail—Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction overturned over 'crucial mistake' by New York judge and he could now walk free. New York Court of Appeals has overturned Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction. The movie mogul, 72, was serving 23 years in prison for felony sex crimes. He will remain in jail due to his conviction in Los Angeles for another rape

Los Angeles Times—Harvey Weinstein rape conviction overturned by N.Y. court; California conviction stays. In a dramatic reversal of the nation's landmark #MeToo trial, a New York appeals court on Thursday overturned the sex assault conviction of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. The state appeals court found, in a 4-3 decision, that the judge who presided over Weinstein’s 2020 trial prejudiced his case by allowing four women who said Weinstein had assaulted them to serve as witnesses even though their allegations were not a part of the case. The trial judge also made a mistake, the court...