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Yahoo
3 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Kentucky authorities arrest man wanted for incest after years-long investigation
CLINTON COUNTY, Ky. (WKRN) — A wanted man was taken into custody Friday following a 'nearly decade long and multi agency investigation,' according to Clinton County officials. The Clinton County Sheriff's Office said Antonio Raymundo Velasquez, a 56-year-old man living in Albany, had two active warrants for incest/forcible compulsion. Woman charged with assault following Hopkinsville shooting Authorities said an investigation by the Wayne County Sheriff's Office into a possible scam brought a deputy to Albany to verify a transaction at a local business. The Albany Police Department and Clinton County Sheriff's Office provided assistance, which led to a possible location for Velasquez. Officials said all law enforcement personnel at the scene started following up with potential locations, adding that an officer from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife even helped in the search. Hopkinsville and Clarksville police work together to arrest burglary suspect According to authorities, Clinton County Sheriff Ricky Marcum and a deputy arrested Velasquez without further incident on Friday, May 30. Velasquez was reportedly held in the Clinton County Jail. The Clinton County Sheriff's Office said Kentucky State Police started the investigation in 2016. However, no additional details have been released about the case or the circumstances surrounding the arrest. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Independent
3 days ago
- Health
- The Independent
Why Gisèle Pelicot and her daughter no longer speak
Caroline Darian, the daughter of Gisèle Pelicot, believes her mother denies Ms Darian's potential abuse by her father, Dominique Pelicot, as a form of self-protection. The pair no longer speak. Ms Darian claims her mother is unable to acknowledge that she was likely drugged by her father due to the taboo nature of incest in France. Dominique Pelicot was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2024 for drugging and raping his wife and arranging for other men to rape her, resulting in 51 convictions. Ms Darian claims she was also a victim of chemical submission by her father after discovering pictures of herself unconscious and partially undressed, but lacks concrete evidence of sexual abuse. Ms Darian has written a book about her experiences and founded the campaign 'Don't Put Me Under: Stop Chemical Submission'.
The Independent
3 days ago
- Health
- The Independent
Caroline Darian says mother Gisèle Pelicot would ‘die' if she acknowledged her daughter was also a potential victim
Caroline Darian, the daughter of serial rape victim Gisèle Pelicot, says she thinks her mother would 'die' if she acknowledged that her daughter was also a potential victim of Dominique Pelicot. Speaking at Hay Festival, the activist and author claimed that the denial of her mother, whom she no longer talks to, was an act of self-protection. 'She is not able to recognise that I probably was drugged by my father. It is a way for her to protect herself,' Darian said while in conversation with actor and presenter Jameela Jamil. 'Incest in France is taboo. And there are a lot of victims where it's always the same situation. To recognise that your daughter, your son, is a victim – it's quite difficult. 'I think my mum is not able to recognise it because, otherwise, I think she's going to die.' Dominique Pelicot was sentenced to the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison in 2024 after being found guilty of drugging his wife Gisèle multiple times over the course of a decade and both raping her and arranging for dozens of other men to rape her while he watched and filmed. A total of 51 men were convicted following France's worst ever mass rape trial, which sent shockwaves around the world. Gisèle waived her right to anonymity, telling media outlets after the verdicts: 'I wanted... to ensure that society could see what was happening. I never have regretted this decision. I now have faith in our capacity to collectively take hold of a future in which everybody... can live together in harmony, respect, and mutual understanding.' Darian claims to have also been a victim of chemical submission at the hands of her father, after being shown two pictures of her unconscious and 'almost naked', wearing underwear that was not her own. 'At the very beginning of the revelations, it was November (2020), I discovered some pictures of me, taken from my beloved father, where I'm totally sedated… He sedated me, like my mum. The main difference between my mum and me: my mum has all the evidence, all the proof of having been raped. But not me. I only have those pictures, almost naked, lying on the bed, with pants which are not mine.' She added: 'But I don't know what's happened before or after.' Darian claims the pictures of her had been shared online by her father, and she believes that she too was likely a victim of sexual abuse, something Dominique has always denied. According to Darian, she feels like an 'invisible victim' after the French legal system failed to recognise that she had been sedated by her father. She and Gisèle 'are not talking anymore', Darian revealed in the interview, stating: 'It's difficult to talk about my mum.' She added that her mother is 'going well, she's well-supported, she's writing'. She needs to tell her own story,' Darian said, concluding by urging others to share their experiences of abuse. 'I'd like to help all victims, invisible victims, to have the courage to talk, and to share their stories,' she said. 'Because every story, each of us, that's how we'll change the world. It's not only one person. It's all of us together.' Darian has authored the book I'll Never Call Him Dad Again about her experiences and founded the campaign 'Don't Put Me Under: Stop Chemical Submission'.
Malay Mail
14-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Father's 36-year jail term for sexually assaulting daughter upheld by Court of Appeal
PUTRAJAYA, May 14 — The Court of Appeal today upheld the 36-year prison sentence and 24 strokes of the cane imposed on a workshop owner convicted of incest and sexually assaulting his 12-year-old daughter over three consecutive days, four years ago. Deputy public prosecutor Zander Lim Wai Keong confirmed to Bernama that a three-member panel led by Justice Datuk Che Mohd Ruzima Ghazali unanimously dismissed the 43-year-old appellant's appeal against both conviction and sentence. Justice Ruzima, in delivering the decision, held that the appeal was devoid of merit. The panel, which also comprised Justices Datuk Mohamed Zaini Mazlan and Datuk Azmi Ariffin, affirmed the ruling of the High Court. In June 2021, the man was charged in the Sessions Court with one count of physical sexual assault, three counts of incest, and two charges under Section 377CA of the Penal Code for committing sexual acts involving penetration. He was charged under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 for the physical sexual assault, and under Section 376B of the Penal Code for incest. On July 10, 2023, the Sessions Court convicted him on all charges and imposed a total of 68 years imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane. On August 8, 2023, the High Court upheld his conviction but allowed the appeal on sentence, ordering the custodial terms for the incest and penetration offences to run concurrently instead of consecutively. As a result, his effective sentence was reduced to 36 years' imprisonment. The offences were committed at a house in Sungkai, Perak, on June 7, 8 and 9, 2021. In today's proceedings, the appellant was represented by counsel, Matthews Matt, while Zander Lim appeared for the respondent. — Bernama
Daily Mail
06-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Grim update in case of Vegas man who was raped by his own mom aged 15 and who fears his brother is also his son
A court has ordered a DNA test be carried out in the case of a Nevada man who was sexually abused by his mom and fears his brother could be his son. Gifford was just 10 years old when his mom Doreene Gifford began a years-long campaign of depraved abuse. She was ultimately sentenced to serve between eight and 20 years in jail in 2015. The now-26-year-old believes that his younger brother could in fact be the product of incest. He is now one step closer to obtaining answers after a judge ruled that a paternity test could be carried out to determine if the 15-year-old is his son. 'The court's decision to order a DNA test marks a critical step forward in our journey toward truth, healing, and legal clarity,' Logan told 8 News Now. 'It's what we've been aiming for this whole time, and we appreciate the assistance we've received to get this far.' Gifford, from Las Vegas, believes his brother could have been conceived around late 2008 when another instance of sexual abuse took place. His ordeal l first came to light when he reported his mom to the police at the age of 16. Gifford told a court that he had been exposed to drug use in his youth and detailed how his mother's abuse first started. She has long claimed she is innocent. He said that his mom brought him into a bedroom she shared with his father, Theodore, in which a pornographic video was playing, when she sexually assaulted him. The teen, whose identity Gifford has withheld, struggles with cognitive difficulties. Children born as a result of incest are at a higher risk of genetic disorders and disabilities. Gifford told the outlet that it was a therapist who raised the idea with him that he could be the father of his brother. He added: 'I was 17 at the time. That threw me for a loop.' His younger brother receives a disability check and is now living with Gifford, who currently has temporary guardianship. If it turns out that Gifford is the father, the ongoing court case will become a custody matter. If he is not the father it will still remain as a guardianship case. 'To sit here and say that my brother may be the product of my sexual assault is a very visceral thing to think about as a male survivor,' Gifford said. 'But he's here now. There's no going back and undoing anything. And he deserves to have a quality of life where he's comfortable, where he can be a kid.' He has set up a GoFundMe to help cover the costs of the test and court action. 'I've filed a paternity petition to get answers, not just for me, but for him—he deserves the truth,' the fundraiser states. 'The court process is tough, and with his cognitive struggles and our complicated family history, I need help to secure his future and give him the life he deserves.' Doreene accepted a plea in the case of attempted assault sexual assault, and attempted lewdness with a child. The plea she accepted is known as an Alford plea. That sees a defendant concede only that prosecutors have enough evidence for a conviction. Her public defender said in a memorandum at the time of her sentencing that Gifford had animosity for his mom and that his version of events was littered with inconsistencies. The note said that Doreene was brought up around abusive parents who were in and out of prison, an abusive foster system as a child, couple with an abusive marriage and later abusing crystal meth herself. Doreene was released on parole last July, but arrested again in January after she violated a condition of her release by contacting a victim.
