Latest news with #sexualoffenses
Bloomberg
6 days ago
- General
- Bloomberg
German Cities Tap Night Cabs to Give Women Safer Rides
In Germany, growing anxiety over women's safety has prompted several cities to launch night cab subsidy programs. Women can collect €10 vouchers to help pay for taxi rides. So far, cities from Munich to Mannheim have reported strong demand. The initiatives come as violence against females is rising across the country, with a recent surge in sexual offenses. Some users call the programs a game-changer, while experts question their effectiveness in tackling the root causes without broader interventions. The programs' success has also revealed limitations, including funding to keep them going, Marilen Martin reports. Today on CityLab:
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Yahoo
Former physical education teacher charged with multiple sexual offenses against 3 children
A former physical education teacher in the United Kingdom appeared in court this week as she faces 13 charges for allegedly committing sexual offenses against three children over a three-year period, according to reports. The BBC reported that 29-year-old Bonwen James, of Chippenham, Wiltshire, appeared in the Salisbury Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, after being accused of having sexual activity with a boy and two girls. James is charged with four counts of sexual activity with a boy and six counts of sexual activity with girls under the age of 16. She also faces two counts of sexual communication with a child and a single count of producing an indecent photograph of a minor. Nj Elementary Teacher Accused Of Sexually Abusing Student, Having His Child When He Was 13 Chippenham Police said in a Facebook post Monday that James taught PE at Hardenhuish School in Shippenham, and Bitterne Park School in Southampton. Read On The Fox News App The Independent reported that during the court hearing on Wednesday, the chairman of the bench, Stephen Harrison, told James her case would be heard before the Salisbury Crown Court on Aug. 7. "By virtue of three of these offenses being indictable only, which means they can only be heard in the crown court, we will be sending them to the crown court," Harrison reportedly said. "The other 10 offenses are associated offenses and therefore will be included in the hearing to be heard in front of the crown court." Illinois Teacher Indicted On 52 Additional Charges In Student Sexual Abuse Case James was granted bail on the condition that she does not have contact with any of the children in the complaint. She is also prohibited from having any unsupervised contact with anyone under the age of 16. When asked if she understood the bail conditions, James reportedly confirmed that she did. The publication reported that the hearing was short, and the only time James spoke was to confirm things like her name, date of birth, address, and her confirmation that she understood the proceedings. High School Teacher Charged With Sexually Assaulting Former Teen Student At Her Home James is just one of a growing list of young female teachers accused of having sexual activity with children. Last month, a U.S. high school teacher, 35-year-old Alyssa Perry, was accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old former student of hers at her residence in Rockaway Township, New Jersey. Also, last month, an Illinois grand jury indicted high school teacher Christina Formella, 30, on 20 counts of sexual assault, 20 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, six counts of indecent solicitation of a child and six counts of grooming. Formella had been accused of sexually assaulting the boy in a classroom during a tutoring session before class began at Downers Grove South High School in December 2023. The victim's mother discovered the alleged assault when looking through her son's text message thread on his cellphone and then contacted police, prosecutors said. Fox News Digital's Michael Dorgan contributed to this article source: Former physical education teacher charged with multiple sexual offenses against 3 children
Fox News
7 days ago
- Fox News
Former physical education teacher charged with multiple sexual offenses against 3 children
A former physical education teacher in the United Kingdom appeared in court this week as she faces 13 charges for allegedly committing sexual offenses against three children over a three-year period, according to reports. The BBC reported that 29-year-old Bonwen James, of Chippenham, Wiltshire, appeared in the Salisbury Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, after being accused of having sexual activity with a boy and two girls. James is charged with four counts of sexual activity with a boy and six counts of sexual activity with girls under the age of 16. She also faces two counts of sexual communication with a child and a single count of producing an indecent photograph of a minor. Chippenham Police said in a Facebook post Monday that James taught PE at Hardenhuish School in Shippenham, and Bitterne Park School in Southampton. The Independent reported that during the court hearing on Wednesday, the chairman of the bench, Stephen Harrison, told James her case would be heard before the Salisbury Crown Court on Aug. 7. "By virtue of three of these offenses being indictable only, which means they can only be heard in the crown court, we will be sending them to the crown court," Harrison reportedly said. "The other 10 offenses are associated offenses and therefore will be included in the hearing to be heard in front of the crown court." James was granted bail on the condition that she does not have contact with any of the children in the complaint. She is also prohibited from having any unsupervised contact with anyone under the age of 16. When asked if she understood the bail conditions, James reportedly confirmed that she did. The publication reported that the hearing was short, and the only time James spoke was to confirm things like her name, date of birth, address, and her confirmation that she understood the proceedings. James is just one of a growing list of young female teachers accused of having sexual activity with children. Last month, a U.S. high school teacher, 35-year-old Alyssa Perry, was accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old former student of hers at her residence in Rockaway Township, New Jersey. Also, last month, an Illinois grand jury indicted high school teacher Christina Formella, 30, on 20 counts of sexual assault, 20 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, six counts of indecent solicitation of a child and six counts of grooming. Formella had been accused of sexually assaulting the boy in a classroom during a tutoring session before class began at Downers Grove South High School in December 2023. The victim's mother discovered the alleged assault when looking through her son's text message thread on his cellphone and then contacted police, prosecutors said.
Daily Mail
08-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Jailed, pervert anaesthetist who used spy cameras to secretly film 30 people
A pervert doctor who secretly spied on 30 different people has been jailed for 18 months. Ju Young Um, 34, hid tiny cameras in air fresheners and a smoke alarm in the bathroom and spare bedroom of his flat in Hyndland, in Glasgow 's west end. Um also filmed a friend and doctor at staff accommodation in Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary. The anaesthetist filmed people naked, showering, using the toilet and having sex but denied doing anything illegal. Instead, he claimed he had body dysmorphia - a condition where sufferers obsess over apparent flaws in their appearance. Um said this was only diagnosed after he was arrested. However, a jury at Glasgow Sheriff Court decided that Um's sick acts were done for his sexual gratification. Um was found guilty to a total of 23 charges against the Sexual Offences Act between November 2020 and August 2023. Of his 30 victims, 21 were men and nine were women. Three of the men and one woman were doctors. Sheriff Owen Mullan told Um: 'Given the seriousness of this matter, it is rightfully acknowledged that the custodial threshold has been passed. 'You were convicted unanimously and the jury did not accept your position at trial. Your victims were friends, colleagues and some who rented a room from you - they were unaware of your activities. 'Jurors heard of the shock and distress suffered by some of your victims. They also heard you had hours and hours of footage and this spanned over a number of years. 'Because of the gravity of this offence, a custodial sentence is the only appropriate disposal.' Um was also put under supervision for nine months upon his release from prison and placed on the sex offenders register for 10 years. The court heard that Um initially recorded his first victim in secret with a mobile through a window while he showered. He later attached a camera to a smoke alarm of the fellow's doctor's bedroom at the hospital. The footage also captured intimate footage between the man and his partner. Fiscal Lauren Aitchison asked the doctor what he thought about Um's actions. He replied: 'It makes me feel shocked, betrayed and disgusted. Not only because it invaded my privacy but my now wife's as well. 'I feel like I let her down letting this person into our lives - someone who I trusted in work in a professional capacity. I feel let down and horrified.' Another doctor was filmed on the toilet at Um's home. He initially knew Um from university and went for dinner at his house. The doctor stated that he was 'shocked and betrayed' upon learning that he had been spied on. Jurors were told that a further medic had nine recordings made of him showering and using the toilet over a three-month period. Um rented out his spare bedroom to others at his property on Airbnb. Miss Aitchison said in her closing speech to jurors: 'Um violated their trust - he recorded them naked, showering, using the toilet and on some occasions having sex. 'He had the videos saved automatically into a folder which was backed up on hard drives and pen drives just in case.' Um told jurors in his evidence that he was diagnosed with 'suspected gigantism' when he was a teenager and claimed he was concerned about how his body looked compared to others. Jurors heard that he did not seek medical help until 20 years later. Miss Aitchison added: 'His diagnoses of body dysmorphia does not come until after he was arrested. 'He said all these years led to extremes of secretly recording people. Why wait until you are caught to get private treatment?' Um further said he did not want to view images on Google in case he came across illegal photographs. He also claimed that he did not view pornography as it was 'exaggerated and bigger than your normal male.' Um stated that he also did not compare himself with his patients as they were 'people who trusted him.' It is believed he has latterly been working as a lecturer and is presently suspended from working as a doctor. Ian Sievwright, defending said his client is aware of the 'harm and distress he has caused his victims.' The lawyer added: 'He is a highly educated man - a hospital doctor who lost his job and career and is now on the sex offenders register. 'He accepts wrongdoing and accepts on reflection that his behaviour was morally wrong and was criminal.' Following the sentencing, Fraser Gibson, procurator fiscal for Glasgow and Strathkelvin, said: 'Ju Young Um carried out these invasive offences in a calculated and premeditated manner. 'He abused a position of trust to significantly violate the privacy of numerous in-dividuals for his own sexual gratification. 'I give thanks to all those involved in securing this prosecution, which has held Um accountable while also protecting others from harm.' Detective Sergeant Cameron Gilchrist added: 'Ju Young Um now faces the consequences of his despicable and distressing actions.'
