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NDTV
2 days ago
- Health
- NDTV
British Man Accused Of Deliberately Infecting Victims With HIV Faces Court Amid Rape Charges
A 42-year-old man, Adam Hall from Washington, England, has appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court facing serious allegations, according to The Metro. He is charged with five counts of rape involving five male victims and seven counts of causing grievous bodily harm related to the intentional transmission of HIV. Additionally, Hall faces two charges of controlling or coercive behaviour and one count of supplying the Class B drug GHB. Currently of no fixed abode, Hall has been remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear at Newcastle Crown Court on July 2. Detective chief inspector Emma Smith told The Metro: "Following a significant investigation, an individual has been charged with multiple counts of rape and other extremely serious offences." "We recognise the nature of the charges may raise concern and anxiety within our communities. We would encourage anyone who does have concerns or believes they have information which is relevant to this case to come forward," she added. "With criminal proceedings now active, we would also remind people that it is important to avoid speculation, both online and in our communities, as this could impact the case." Northumbria Police also reiterated that anyone who reports being a victim of any kind of sexual offence has anonymity. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) attacks and damages the immune system's cells, reducing the body's ability to fight common infections and diseases. Without treatment, HIV can progress to AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome), a condition characterized by severe immune system damage. This leads to a higher risk of life-threatening infections and illnesses, as the body becomes unable to defend itself effectively against various health threats.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
Man accused of rape and deliberate HIV transmission
A man has appeared in court accused of raping five males and also intentionally transmitting HIV. Adam Hall, currently of no fixed abode but previously of the Washington area, appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. The 42-year-old is charged with five counts of rape and a further seven counts of causing grievous bodily harm which relate to the transmission of HIV, police said. He has been remanded in custody ahead of his next appearance at Newcastle Crown Court on 2 July. He has also been charged with two counts of controlling or coercive behaviour and one count of supplying a Class B drug, GHB. Det Ch Insp Emma Smith, of Northumbria Police, urged anyone with information to continue to get in touch with officers. "We recognise the nature of the charges may raise concern and anxiety within our communities," she added. Follow BBC Sunderland on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. HM Courts and Tribunals Service
ITV News
3 days ago
- ITV News
Man charged with rape and intentionally transmitting HIV
A man has appeared in court in South Tyneside charged with multiple counts of rape, and accused of intentionally transmitting HIV. Adam Hall, aged 42 of no fixed abode but previously of the Washington area faces five counts of rape relating to five males and seven counts of causing grievous bodily harm, relating to the transmission of HIV. Hall is also charged with two counts of controlling or coercive behaviour and one count of supplying the Class B drug GHB. Following his appearance at South Tyneside Magistrates Court on Wednesday 4 June, Hall was remanded in custody and is due to appear before Newcastle Crown Court on 2 July. Detective Chief Inspector Emma Smith, from Northumbria Police, said: "Following a significant investigation, an individual has been charged with multiple counts of rape and other extremely serious offences. "We recognise the nature of the charges may raise concern and anxiety within our communities. We would encourage anyone who does have concerns or believes they have information which is relevant to this case to come forward. "With criminal proceedings now active we would also remind people that it is important to avoid speculation, both online and in our communities, as this could impact the case." Police are reminding members of the public that, by law, anyone who reports being a victim of a sexual offence should not be identified. Officers have established a dedicated webpage for people to directly contact officers in relation to the case. The page can be accessed here. Alternatively, police can be contacted on 101 quoting reference NP-20250604-0640.
New York Post
27-05-2025
- Business
- New York Post
Star Harvard business professor stripped of tenure, fired for manipulating data in studies on dishonesty
A renowned Harvard University professor was stripped of her tenure and fired after an investigation found she allegedly manipulated data to support multiple studies she conducted. Francesca Gino, a celebrated behavioral scientist at Harvard Business School whose work has focused on dishonesty, was let go after the school's top governing board determined she tweaked observations in four studies so that their findings boosted her hypotheses, GHB reported. Harvard administrators notified business faculty that Gino was out of a job in a closed-door meeting this past week, the outlet reported. 3 Francesca Gino, a celebrated behavioral scientist at Harvard Business School whose work has focused on dishonesty, was fired by Harvard last week. Harvard University Harvard did not detail the professor's firing or tenure being stripped — citing it as a personnel matter — but told GHB that the school had not revoked a professor's tenure in decades. No professors have had their tenure revoked at Harvard since the 1940s, when the American Association of University Professors formalized termination rules, according to The Harvard Crimson. The Post has reached out to Harvard for comment. The star Ivy League professor — who had authored over 140 scholarly papers and snagged numerous awards — had come under scrutiny in 2023 when a trio of behavioral scientists published a series of blog posts on Data Colada accusing four of her papers published between 2012 and 2020 she had co-authored contained 'fraudulent data.' A preliminary investigation of Gino's work by Harvard was launched in October 2021 after concerns about the papers' sketchy data were brought to the school. 3 Harvard administrators notified business faculty that Gino was out of a job in a closed-door meeting. TEDx Talks/YouTube A full probe into the allegations was conducted in 2022 and 2023, where Gino and people who worked with her on the papers were interviewed, with faculty of the Harvard Business School also reviewing and analyzing her data, emails, and papers' manuscripts. An outside forensics firm was also hired to analyze her studies' data. When asked about the issues with her work, Gino asserted that issues with her work may stem from errors by her or her research assistants or potential tampering by someone with 'malicious intentions,' according to the university report. However, investigators rejected both theories and provided findings to HBS Dean Datar in March 2023. The Ivy League school placed Gino on unpaid leave and began termination proceedings. Investigators also suggested that the university audit Gino's work and request retractions for three of the papers; a fourth paper had already been retracted by the time of their inquiry. As the investigation was underway in 2023, Gino denied the allegations against her on her website. 'There is one thing I know for sure: I did not commit academic fraud. I did not manipulate data to produce a particular result,' she wrote. 'I did not falsify data to bolster any result. I did not commit the offense I am accused of. Period.' Gino — whose behavioral research studies relating to cheating, lying, and dishonesty received widespread media coverage over the past decade — filed a $25 million lawsuit against Harvard, Harvard Business School Dean Srikant Datar, and the Data Colada bloggers. 3 The Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Xinhua/Shutterstock In court filings, Gino claimed reputational damage along with loss of income and career opportunities due to the school's investigation and decision to place her on administrative leave beginning June 2023, in addition to the Data Colada blogs. 'Harvard shared their case. And while my lawyers have discouraged me from speaking out, I just need to say that I did not — ever — engage in academic fraud,' Gino posted on her website in March 2024. 'Once I have the opportunity to prove this in the court of law, with the support of experts I was denied through Harvard's investigation process, you'll see why their case is so weak and that these are bogus allegations.' However, a federal judge in Boston dismissed Gino's defamation claims against both Harvard and the Data Colada bloggers last September, The Harvard Crimson reported. The judge ruled that the professor was a public figure, allowing them to scrutinize her work under the First Amendment.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Goa housing board to collaborate with private players to provide affordable homes
PANAJI : The Goa Housing Board (GHB) has decided to undertake all upcoming residential and commercial projects through a joint venture to provide quality construction to Goans. The GHB will design residential and commercial properties, and private players will be involved to complete the projects on a sharing basis. GHB chairman Jit Arolkar said the decision was taken to generate revenue for the board and purchase new properties to provide affordable housing to residents of Goa . 'Sharing would be on the basis of floor area ratio (FAR) between the board and the private player,' he said. Arolkar mentioned that through the joint venture, the board is likely to gain an additional 20% profit besides the profits from projects undertaken by the board itself. In the joint venture, the housing board's investment will solely be land, Arolkar said. He explained that when he took over as the chairman of the board, its financial condition was negative. 'I saw that the quality of construction was poor, resulting in no buyers for the existing flats and row villas despite repeated auctions,' he said. The chairman said that considering all the facts, the board has decided to develop residential and commercial properties through the joint venture. 'The land would belong to the board. We will design and plan residential and commercial complexes and put them up for auction,' Arolkar said. 'Private players will bid for projects, and the highest bidder will be selected to complete a project on a sharing basis.' Arolkar noted that involving private players will help the board complete projects with quality construction without any issues, and the money generated from the projects would be utilised to purchase new properties for the board. 'We have almost completed the existing properties. The board has no money to purchase new properties to develop for Goans,' Arolkar said. 'The joint venture will help generate revenue as the board is an autonomous body, and that money will be used to purchase new properties in Goa for development.' Arolkar added that affordable housing can be provided to Goans only by the housing board, and that is the reason the board decided to develop the projects through a joint venture.
