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Appeal court judges have quashed the rape conviction of a man who spent 17 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Kris Wu, the Chinese-Canadian pop megastar who was jailed last year for rape and group sex, appeared in court in Beijing on Tuesday to appeal his convictions. The case was heard at the Beijing No. 3 Intermediate People’s Court.

Allison Mack, the former actress and convicted sex cult member, has been released from prison, ET has learned. According to online records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the 40-year-old was released from FCI Dublin, a low-security federal prison in the East Bay area outside San Francisco, on Monday, July 3, after serving nearly two of her three-year sentence for charges related to her involvement in NXIVM. Mack first entered prison in September 2021, and served out her jail time at the same facility where both Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were sent in 2019 and 2020, respectively, following convictions their for participation in the college admission bribery scandal.

A man who pleaded guilty to producing cannabis despite being a victim of human trafficking as a child has had his conviction overturned.

A former academic who beat his scientist ex-wife to death almost 45 years ago has dropped plans to appeal against his conviction and sentence.

Bijou Phillips is sticking by Danny Masterson‘s side… As you know, the That ’70s Show alum w

A source is revealing how Bijou Phillips reacted to the news that her husband Danny Masterson was convicted on rape charges.

Danny Masterson will be kept in «administrative segregation» for his safety.TMZ on Saturday reported that the  star is being kept away from general population at the Los Angeles County Men's Central Jail while he's locked up behind bars and awaiting sentencing.According to the outlet, citing law enforcement sources, «administrative segregation» is the same unit where disgraced NFL star O.J. Simpson and Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight were kept during their respective cases.Masterson, 47, on Wednesday was found guilty of two counts of forcible rape against two women who were also former members of the Church of Scientology, of which the actor is also a member.After the verdict was read, Masterson's wife, actress Bijou Phillips, let out a wail, prompting Judge Charlaine F.

When guilty verdicts were announced in "That ‘70s Show" star Danny Masterson’s rape retrial Wednesday, the actor's wife, model Bijou Phillips, gasped. Her husband of nearly 12 years was found guilty on two counts of forcible rape; the jury was hung on a third charge. Phillips wept while Masterson was taken away in handcuffs from a Los Angeles courtroom.  Masterson, 47, could face 30 years to life in prison.

A support worker who was employed at a children’s daycare service has been struck off by the Scottish Social Services Council after offences involving children.

Phillip Schofield's brother Timothy has been sacked from his job with the police after he was convicted of sexually abusing a teenage boy over the course of three years.

R Kelly has formally filed an appeal in relation to his conviction in the New York courts for establishing and running a criminal enterprise in order to abuse women and teenagers.The new court filing raises issues with the jury, disputes the testimonies of some of the musician’s victims, and argues that there was lots of evidence presented in court that was not relevant to the crimes he was accused of and which meant he didn’t get a fair hearing.The New York trial was the first criminal case against Kelly to get to court following the airing of the ‘Surviving R Kelly’ documentary series, which put the spotlight on the allegations of abuse that had been made against the pop star for decades. A second subsequent trial then also took place in Chicago.He was convicted in both cases, being sentenced to 30 years in jail in New York and 20 years in Chicago.

A man who was spared a prison sentence for raping a 13-year-old girl is to appeal against his conviction.

Georgia Harrison opened up about her dream of moving to the US following the Stephen Bear conviction.The 28 year old TOWIE star made her way to St Tropez for a well-deserved holiday following the trial drama which saw the former Celebrity Big Brother winner Stephen Bear be found guilty of voyeurism and sharing private sexual videos of Georgia without consent. As she waited for her flight at Luton Airport on Friday, Georgia took to her Instagram Stories on Friday to answer a question from a follower about her possible move across the Atlantic.The fan asked: "Still planning to live in England long term or LA possibly if the visa stuff gets worked out?" Georgia answered by posting a selfie of herself, but covering most of her face with a US flag as well as her answer.

A deputy head teacher caught with a “disturbing” collection of photographs showing pupils in wrestling poses has been put on the sex offenders’ register for three years.

Adnan Syed, the subject of the hit 2014 podcast Serial, was released from prison last September after 23 years, but now his murder conviction has been reinstated.

 was released from prison in September 2022 after serving more than 20 years for the murder of his Woodlawn High School classmate and ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.Lee was killed in 1999.In January, Lee's brother, Young Lee, filed a motion centered around the October 2022 hearing in which the charges were dropped against Syed. The Lee family argued that prosecutors infringed upon Maryland victims' rights and the short notice Lee's brother received ahead of the hearing.Young Lee said the court «denied him his rights as the representative of a crime victim.»    Lee's family attorney, Steve Kelly, said the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office gave his client less than one business day's notice for the hearing, and that he was denied the right to fully participate in the proceeding because he wasn't provided with adequate notice, facts, or evidence. The decision released Tuesday from the Court of Special Appeals granted a new hearing where Young Lee is given notice of the hearing that is sufficient to allow him to attend in person.

Jordan Moreau Adnan Syed’s murder conviction — which gained worldwide attention from the hit podcast “Serial” in 2014 — has taken another turn. A Maryland court has reinstated Syed’s conviction after it was previously overturned in September 2022 and Syed was released from prison. The Appellate Court of Maryland ruled on Tuesday that a lower court had violated the right of Young Lee, the brother of the late Hae Min Lee — whom Syed was found guilty of murdering in 2000 — to have been notified of and attend a hearing on the state’s motion to vacate Syed’s conviction. The Maryland court ordered a new hearing on the motion to vacate Syed’s murder conviction in a 2-1 decision.

The ever-surprising case of Adnan Syed, whose murder conviction was examined in a massively popular season of the podcast Serial, has taken another stunning turn: The 2022 vacation of his conviction has been overturned on appeal.

Josh Duggar’s 12 ½ year prison sentence has been extended for almost two additional months, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website.The 35-year-old disgraced reality star, who was convicted on child pornography charges in 2021, originally had a release date of Aug. 12, 2032. Earlier this week, online prison records for Duggar indicated that his release was pushed back until Aug.

Josh Duggar's 12 ½ year prison sentence has been extended for almost two additional months, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website. The 35-year-old disgraced reality star, who was convicted on child pornography charges in 2021, originally had a release date of Aug. 12, 2032.