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18 records found
GRC-001 · 19 Dec 2024
Dominique Pelicot
Convicted
No verified reusable portrait located
Conviction year 2024
Aggravated rape and related offences
Convicted · 20-year prison sentence
Convicted after admitting to drugging his then-wife and arranging for men to rape her over several years. The court also convicted 50 co-defendants; this record is for Pelicot only.
Trial verdict; appeal status should be checked before publication.
Jurisdiction: Avignon Criminal Court
GRC-002 · 23 Feb 2023
Harvey Weinstein
Convicted
No verified reusable portrait located
Conviction year 2023
Rape and sexual assault
Convicted · 16-year prison sentence
Convicted in Los Angeles of raping an Italian actor and model in 2013 and related sexual offences. His separate New York conviction was overturned in 2024 and is not counted here.
The Los Angeles conviction was under appeal in reporting.
Jurisdiction: Los Angeles County Superior Court, California
GRC-003 · 24 Jan 2018
Larry Nassar
Convicted
No verified reusable portrait located
Conviction year 2017
Criminal sexual conduct / sexual assault
Convicted · 40–175 years plus 40–125 years
The former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University physician pleaded guilty to multiple criminal-sexual-conduct charges involving patients.
Convictions were entered in 2017; final sentencing occurred in January 2018.
Jurisdiction: Michigan state courts
Source: Michigan Attorney General
GRC-004 · 6 Feb 2023
David Carrick
Guilty pleas/convictions
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Conviction year 2023
49 offences, including 24 counts of rape
Guilty pleas/convictions · Whole-life order
Serving Metropolitan Police officer Carrick pleaded guilty to a long pattern of rape and sexual offences against women. The court imposed a whole-life order.
Jurisdiction: Southwark Crown Court, England
Source: Crown Prosecution Service
GRC-005 · 30 Sep 2021
Wayne Couzens
Guilty pleas/convictions
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Conviction year 2021
Rape and murder
Guilty pleas/convictions · Whole-life order
Former Metropolitan Police officer Couzens pleaded guilty to kidnapping, rape and murder of Sarah Everard. The court imposed a whole-life order.
Jurisdiction: Old Bailey, England
Source: Crown Prosecution Service
GRC-006 · 6 Jan 2020
Reynhard Sinaga
Convicted
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Conviction year 2020
136 rapes and other sexual offences
Convicted · Life imprisonment, minimum 30 years
Sinaga was convicted after four trials of drugging and sexually assaulting male victims. The Crown Prosecution Service described him as the UK's most prolific rapist.
Jurisdiction: Manchester Crown Court, England
Source: Crown Prosecution Service
GRC-007 · 21 Jun 2019
Ángel Boza, Alfonso Jesús Cabezuelo, Antonio Manuel Guerrero, Jesús Escudero & José Ángel Prenda
Convicted
No verified reusable portrait located
Conviction year 2019
Rape / sexual assault (La Manada case)
Convicted · 15-year sentences for principal defendants
Spain's Supreme Court reclassified the Pamplona group sexual assault as rape and convicted the five adult defendants, reversing the lower court's lesser characterization.
Grouped entry; sentence details differed for related offences.
Jurisdiction: Spanish Supreme Court
GRC-008 · 19 Dec 2022
Alberto Genovese
Convicted
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Conviction year 2022
Sexual assault and rape
Convicted · 8 years and 4 months
Italian entrepreneur Genovese was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting two women, including rape of one victim at a Milan party.
Jurisdiction: Milan Court of Assizes
GRC-009 · 25 Aug 2017
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
Convicted
No verified reusable portrait located
Conviction year 2017
Rape of two female followers
Convicted · 20 years' imprisonment
The spiritual leader was convicted on two rape counts involving former followers and received consecutive 10-year terms.
Later parole should not be confused with reversal of the conviction.
Jurisdiction: Special CBI Court, Panchkula
GRC-010 · 25 Apr 2018
Asaram Bapu (Asumal Sirumalani Harpalani)
Convicted
No verified reusable portrait located
Conviction year 2018
Rape
Convicted · Life imprisonment
The self-styled godman was convicted of raping a teenage follower at his Jodhpur ashram and sentenced to life imprisonment.
The victim was a minor; the record avoids unnecessary detail.
Jurisdiction: Jodhpur SC/ST Court
GRC-011 · 24 Feb 2022
Zahir Zakir Jaffer
Convicted
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Conviction year 2022
Rape, murder and abduction
Convicted · Rape sentence ultimately 25 years
Jaffer was convicted in the Noor Mukadam case. Later appellate reporting states the rape death sentence was converted to 25 years while the murder death sentence remained.
Outcome reflects later appeal reporting; murder and rape sentences differ.
Jurisdiction: Islamabad Sessions Court / High Court
GRC-012 · 17 Dec 2019
João Teixeira de Faria (João de Deus)
Convicted in multiple cases
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Conviction year 2019
Rape and sexual violations
Convicted in multiple cases · Cumulative sentences exceeding 60 years reported
The Brazilian faith healer was convicted in a series of rape and sexual-abuse cases involving women who sought treatment at his center.
Multiple judgments and sentence totals changed across proceedings.
Jurisdiction: Goiás state courts
GRC-013 · 29 Nov 2019
Jung Joon-young & Choi Jong-hoon
Convicted
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Conviction year 2019
Rape / aggravated sexual assault and illicit filming
Convicted · Jung 6 years; Choi 5 years
The entertainers were convicted of gang rape and recording or distributing illicit sexual videos; the Supreme Court upheld their prison terms in 2020.
Grouped entry; other co-defendants received separate outcomes.
Jurisdiction: Seoul Central District Court
GRC-014 · 28 Sep 2023
Vachathi case convicted officials
Convictions upheld
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Conviction year 2023
Rape and sexual violence by public officials
Convictions upheld · Sentences varied
The Madras High Court upheld convictions arising from the 1992 Vachathi violence, including convictions for rape against forest, police and revenue personnel.
Grouped appellate entry; underlying offences occurred in 1992, but convictions were upheld in 2023.
Jurisdiction: Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu
GRC-015 · 13 Aug 2013
Ariel Castro
Guilty plea
No verified reusable portrait located
Conviction year 2013
Kidnapping, rape and aggravated murder
Guilty plea · Life without parole plus 1,000 years
Castro pleaded guilty to kidnapping and repeatedly raping three women held captive in his Cleveland home, along with aggravated murder.
Jurisdiction: Cuyahoga County Court, Ohio
GRC-016 · 30 Jun 2016
Brock Allen Turner
Convicted
No verified reusable portrait located
Conviction year 2016
Sexual assault of an intoxicated person
Convicted · Six-month county jail sentence and probation
Turner was convicted on three felony sexual-assault counts after a jury trial. The legal counts were not titled rape but involved sexual penetration of an unconscious or intoxicated adult victim.
Included as an equivalent rape offence; California terminology is retained exactly.
Jurisdiction: Santa Clara County Superior Court, California
Source: Santa Clara County District Attorney
GRC-017 · 13 Dec 2011
Anthony Sowell
Convicted
No verified reusable portrait located
Conviction year 2011
Rape and aggravated murder
Convicted · Death sentence
Sowell was convicted of murdering 11 women and of multiple rape counts in Cleveland. His death sentence was later affected by his death in prison.
Historical AP URL should be rechecked against the Ohio court docket before publication.
Jurisdiction: Cuyahoga County Court, Ohio
GRC-018 · 19 Mar 2009
Josef Fritzl
Convicted
No verified reusable portrait located
Conviction year 2009
Rape, enslavement, incest and related offences
Convicted · Life imprisonment with preventive detention
Fritzl pleaded guilty to rape and other offences after imprisoning and sexually abusing his daughter for years. The court imposed life imprisonment.
Historical conviction; the page distinguishes the conviction from later custody status.
Jurisdiction: St. Pölten Regional Court
RAP-001 · Published 13 Jan 2025
Operation Shanela — nationwide total
Arrest / charge report · Not a conviction
Country / jurisdiction South Africa South African Police Service · nationwide
Arrest date / period Reporting period: 6–12 Jan 2025; individual dates not provided
Rape arrests (aggregate)
223 arrests reported; individual charges and case outcomes not stated
The government release reports 223 suspects arrested for rape during the stated week of Operation Shanela. It is an aggregate count, not a list of named people, and does not establish charges or guilt in any individual case.
Official source: South African Government
RAP-002 · Published 1 Jul 2025
Cesar Flores
Arrest / charge report · Not a conviction
Country / jurisdiction United States Fresno County, California
Arrest date / period Exact arrest date not stated; source confirms arrest by 1 Jul 2025
Arrest in investigation of reported rapes; sexual-assault charges reported
Arrested and booked; specific counts and later court outcome not stated
The Fresno County Sheriff's Office said Flores had been arrested and booked and faced sexual-assault charges in an investigation concerning five reported rapes. The release does not specify the charged counts or report a conviction; these remain allegations.
Official source: Fresno County Sheriff's Office
RAP-003 · Published 21 Mar 2025
Three unnamed youth defendants
Arrest / charge report · Not a conviction
Country / jurisdiction United Kingdom Greater Manchester Police · Rochdale
Arrest date / period Not stated in the cited release
Rape charges
Charged; the cited release does not report a conviction or later outcome
Greater Manchester Police reported that three boys had been charged in connection with a reported incident. Their names and victims' identities are not reproduced here; a charge is not proof of guilt.
Official source: Greater Manchester Police
RAP-004 · Published 9 Oct 2025
Tim Westwood
Arrest / charge report · Not a conviction
Country / jurisdiction United Kingdom Crown Prosecution Service · London South
Arrest date / period Not stated in the cited announcement
Four rape counts, plus other sexual-offence counts
Charged; the cited announcement does not report a conviction or later outcome
The Crown Prosecution Service announced four rape counts and other sexual-offence charges, relating to reports involving seven women. No victims are identified here. The CPS noted the defendant's right to a fair trial.