Law

Prosecutors in Pennsylvania have filed the first sexual assault charges against the US comedian Bill Cosby. Cosby was charged  on Wednesday with aggravated indecent assault over an alleged incident in 2004 involving a former local university employee. The 78-year-old has always denied the charges against him. Yahoo News reports: The case sets the stage for perhaps the biggest Hollywood celebrity trial of the mobile-all-the-time era and could send the 78-year-old Cosby to prison in the twilight of his life and barrier-breaking career.

The US plans on detaining and possibly extraditing 22 Russian citizens around the world, in violation of international law.  Pravdareport.com reports: The corresponding orders have been issued by the US authorities, Konstantin Dolgov, Foreign Ministry Commissioner for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law reported. ‘Law enforcement agencies of the US make use of unlawful methods of its extraterritorial law application to the Russian citizens in the third countries.

In the wake of 2008, it’s probably safe to say there isn’t a person alive who completely trusts a banker. 

If, however, you happen to be dead, it’s more difficult to scrutinize the activities of those conducting your finances, a fact underscored by the alleged theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars from at least eight accounts belonging to deceased clients of JP Morgan. 

An elderly man has been arrested following a Christmas shooting at a care home in Essex. The man is suspected of killing his wife, an 81-year old resident at a care home in Walton-on-the-Naze. Rita King was shot dead with a revolver at De La Mer House in Naze Park Road just three days after Christmas. Essex police have launched a murder investigation.   Wharf reports: The alleged attacker was Mrs King’s 86-year-old husband Ronald, according to reports. Essex police confirmed the gunman and Mrs King were related and that he had been staying at the care home.

A new academic study conducted by Plymouth University has revealed that Prince Charles can legally set off nuclear explosions and be immune from prosecution.  John Kirkhope, a research fellow at Plymouth University, led the study and found that UK legislation and government archives revealed the extent of legal privileges afforded to Charles. Indianexpress.com reports: He discovered that the Prince of Wales is exempt from sanction over a range of laws, including the UK’s Data Protection Act, and enjoys significant protection for his property compared with other landowners.