Legal proceedings for four Army soldiers charged in connection with the sexual assault of a college student in an Army barracks began this month, a spokesperson for the military branch said. The four were charged in April in connection with an Oct. 27 incident in barracks at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, southwest of Tacoma, Washington. The victim, who was not identified, was described by Michelle McCaskill, spokesperson for the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel, as a college student who has since been commissioned as an officer. McCaskill told to NBC affiliate KING of Seattle the four men face the following charges, with...
Independent MP Rupert Lowe Claims Nigel Farage Attack Him For Backing Mass Deportation During His Speech At A Reform Speech In Essex
“Farage has just attacked me for backing mass deportations – let me be clear about what happened. “What he is referring to is my support for removing foreign/dual nationals who were aware that their husband/brother/uncle/son was raping vulnerable young white girls on an industrial scale. “If they knew, and did nothing, then yes. They should be removed from our country. I make absolutely NO apologies for stating that. I do not want such evil walking our streets. Deport them all. “If that results in entire communities being deported, then that is what must happen. Obviously. “The number is irrelevant. Everyone...
Orthodox Archbishop Apologizes To Anyone Pained By His Meeting With Putin
An Orthodox archbishop who exchanged friendly greetings and gifts with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska has apologized to “those who have experienced pain, suffering, or confusion because of my actions.” However, Alaska Archbishop Alexei did not directly apologize for the meeting itself, which took place in Anchorage following Putin’s Aug. 15 summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, which was focused on the war in Ukraine. Alexei’s superior in the Orthodox Church in America, Metropolitan Tikhon, distanced his church from the meeting. Tikhon said the archbishop failed to inform him of his plans to meet Putin, despite “canonical tradition” requiring a bishop to do nothing...
Ex-Rugby Player Shane Christie, Who Called For Study Of Concussion, Dies At Age 39
A leading New Zealand rugby player who had advocated for closer study of the connections between concussion and long-term brain injury has died at the age of 39. Police were called early Wednesday morning to the Nelson home of Shane Christie, who played for the Highlanders in Super Rugby and for New Zealand Maori, where he was found dead. The New Zealand Herald newspaper reported that his friends suspected Christie had taken his own life. Police said “the death will be referred to the coroner and we have no further information or comment we can provide.” Christie suspected he was...
Sri Lanka’s Ex-President Wickremesinghe Granted Bail After Arrest Over Alleged Misuse Of Funds
Sri Lanka’s former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was granted bail Tuesday after being arrested over allegations of misusing public funds while in office. Wickremesinghe is the first Sri Lankan former head of state to be arrested and the most prominent among dozens of high former government and political leaders being investigated for corruption under President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who was elected last year on an anti-corruption platform. The senior opposition politician’s aide Danushka Ramanayake said he had heard from the Magistrates’ Court in Colombo that Wickremesinghe had been given bail. More details on the decision were not available. The former president, who was arrested Friday,...
Australian Police Identify Suspect In Fatal Shooting Of Officers As Search Enters Second Day
Australian police on Wednesday identified a suspect who shot and killed two police officers and seriously wounded a third as the search for the shooter entered day two in a vast, remote rural area in the country’s southeast. Dezi Freeman, 56, was heavily armed and experienced in wilderness survival skills, Victoria’s Chief Commissioner of Police Mike Bush told reporters. People were urged to stay indoors. The shooting happened on Tuesday, when 10 armed police officers tried to execute a search warrant at Freeman’s property in Porepunkah, a town of just over 1,000 people located 320 kilometers (200 miles) northeast of Melbourne. Freeman...