UK: Boxing legend Pat Clinton's son released after false rape claim on Greek holiday

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'BOXING champion Pat Clinton's son was held for three days in Greece over a false rape accusation.

Sean Clinton, 19, and a friend were on holiday with a group in Crete when a woman tourist accused them.

But after an agonising three days in custody, they were told there was no case to answer.

It is understood police found no evidence to prove that even consensual sex had taken place.

Last night, Sean was back home with his mum Carol in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire.

And former world flyweight champion Pat, known as "the boy from Croy" during his career, revealed they were considering suing his accuser.'

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Britons 'trapped in false rape sting by blonde Swede on Greek island’

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'Men have been warned to be on their guard after the 26-year-old woman claimed a total of €800,000 (£666,315) in insurance after lodging allegations of rape on the island of Kos.

It is believed that her victims include at least four Britons, according to a lawyer representing one of the falsely accused.

An international hunt involving Greek and Swedish police and Interpol has failed to find the woman, described as an attractive blonde.'

Related, here.

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UK: Essex circumcision doctor barred from surgery by GMC

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'Dr Aziz Chaudry's fitness to practise was impaired as a result of his misconduct, a panel found.

The hearing concluded the standard of care given to five boys in 2006 was not that expected of a registered medical practitioner.

The patients all received circumcisions at his private clinic in Clacton.

The panel also found he failed to provide adequate details to the boy's families and to warn them of possible complications.
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His procedures revealed failings in notifying the patients' GPs about the circumcisions, and inadequate record keeping, the GMC concluded.

The GMC imposed conditions on his registration which will remain in place for 12 months.

The doctor, who was trained in Pakistan and claimed to have more than 20 years' experience, was told he cannot carry out any surgical procedures for the next 12 months, including circumcisions.'

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Atlanta lawyer wins $11 million lawsuit for family in botched circumcision

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'The maker of an instrument used in circumcisions claimed that injury was impossible with its use, but after an infant lost a portion of his penis during an operation with the Mogen clamp, a judge awarded $10.8 million in damages against the company.

The judgment handed down Friday in New York involves an Atlanta lawyer who has been crusading against circumcision as a dangerous and unnecessary practice.

Attorney David Llewellyn won a similar case in Atlanta last year and the injury behind that prior lawsuit in Fulton County Superior Court put the New York clamp manufacturer on notice about the danger of the device, his current lawsuit said.

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Father camping out by courthouse, advertising rally

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'RACINE - A father who thinks the family court system has let him down is planning to host a rally for fathers' rights on the Racine County Courthouse steps.

Ricardo Martinez, 34, of Racine, says he is expecting 150 people to join him at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 18.

"It's not right," said Martinez. "This cannot be right what they are doing to men. There is no equality."

When Martinez and his ex-wife divorced, joint custody was granted for their six- and seven-year-old sons, he said. His time with them was supposed to be on Wednesdays, some weekends and holidays.

Since he has become an advocate for father's rights, Martinez said he has had even less contact with his children. His complaints about the situation have fallen on deaf ears, he claims.

"I'm stuck with a system that doesn't want to help me," he said.

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The Booming Domestic Violence Industry

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'Mapping the full extent of the domestic-violence industry is not easy, because it's a cottage-industry, spread out in hundreds of places. State and federal money goes to well over a hundred institutes, clinics, programs for counseling or outreach or coordination or training, computer databases, coalitions, shelters, PR agencies and other groups.

Most would say that's just fine: Domestic violence is ugly and ought to be dealt with. But others are beginning to wonder if the huge industrial cure is as bad as the disease.

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Slovenia: Woman Gets Fined for Slapping Her Boyfriend

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'Slovenia, 25th July 2010

Hello, police, I need help, my girlfriend beat me up!

An unusual incident occurred yesterday on the Slovenian coast. A young man called the police, because his girlfriend allegedly beat him up.

Men physically assaulting their spouses for various reasons often make the news, but a woman attacking her partner is something rare.

The unusual incident occurred yesterday on the coast, when the police were called after a young couple had an argument. The 23-year-old man from Izola called them, because his 26-year-old girlfriend slapped him twice during their argument.

The woman will have to pay a fine.

When they arrived, the police found only the young man. His girlfriend had driven off prior to their arrival. Koper PD representative stated that the unknown woman will be fined for the assault.'

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The "Women's Sexual Peak" myth discussed

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'Some years ago I was at a night club with a group of men and women. Naturally the conversation turned to sex. One woman, in her late forties, said, in a good natured way, “It’s a shame that by the time men really learn what they are doing in bed, their equipment doesn’t work like it used to.”

“I understand how you feel,” I said, in an equally jovial tone, “By the time women start learning what they are doing in bed their looks start fading.”
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There was a silver lining, though. It did spark a rather lively round of verbal sparring with the rest of the people at the table. And I am sure that it was a discussion that has been echoed millions of times at millions of night club gatherings.

Why is it that men and women hit their sexual peaks at such radically different ages?

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Innocent Man Freed After 27 Years

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'Imprisoned for 27 years for a rape he did not commit, Michael Anthony Green walked out of a US jail a free man and in the process was able to leave behind some of the anger that fuelled his survival behind bars.

Accompanied by his lawyer, Mr Green walked out of jail and into the arms of about 20 family members who cheered him.

"Live life," Mr Green said, when asked what he is going to do now.

Mr Green, 44, was released after the Harris County District Attorney's Office reopened his case and new DNA tests it commissioned showed he did not commit the 1983 rape of a woman who was abducted.'

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NPR intern stabbed on way to work; woman arrested

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'WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities say a woman has been charged in the stabbing of a 20-year-old NPR intern as she walked to work in northwest Washington.

Police say 24-year-old Melodie Brevard of Washington was arrested shortly after the attack about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Seventh and I streets in Chinatown. She has been charged with assault with intent to kill.

D.C. police spokesman Lt. Nick Breul says three people restrained Brevard after the attack until officers arrived. He says officers responded quickly because they had been investigating a suspicious package nearby.'

My goodness, this cannot be right... a woman just wouldn't do something so random and violent! Uh-huh. My guess is she will get "psychiatric attention" and never face criminal charges.

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Canada: Police look for mother accused of abducting son

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'Toronto police are looking for a 23-year-old woman who they allege abducted her son during a parental visit.

Emila Sardaru and her one-year-old son, Robin Stanciu, were last seen July 23 at around 10 p.m. near Dawes Road and Danforth Avenue.

Police are asking for the public's assistance to find them.

They say Sardaru is of Romanian descent and speaks limited English.

She is described as white, about five feet and five inches tall. and about 165 pounds.'

As submitter-via-email Jeremy S. commented: "What, no Amber Alert?"

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Men being shorted mental health services

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'To help ensure safety for every citizen, the mental health community can contribute to a better understanding of all types of family murder and suicide. Why are 3,000 Canadian men committing suicide annually? This is four times the rate for women. 2 What is the impact of family separation on the mental health of fathers?

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'Gender bending' chemical in food tins may cut male fertility

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'A ‘gender bending’ chemical in food and drinks containers could be behind rising male infertility, scientists say.

Men with high levels of Bisphenol A (BPA) in their bodies are more likely to have low sperm counts, according to a study.

BPA is widely used to harden plastics and is found in baby bottles, CD cases, plastic knives and forks and the lining of food and drink cans.

The chemical mimics the female sex hormone oestrogen and interferes with the way hormones are processed by the body.

Although some animal studies have shown it is safe, others have linked it to breast cancer, liver damage, obesity, diabetes and fertility problems.'

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UK: Feminism? Forget it, sisters

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"The long night of modern feminism might be about to end. A glimmer of light is flickering in the encircling gloom.

A study published this week by Dr Catherine Hakim of the London School of Economics has found that men do slightly more work than the women they live with when employment and domestic work are measured together. This is the first time I can remember in 40 years that an authoritative study on a key issue of so-called gender politics has come out with a self-evident truth that runs directly contrary to orthodox feminist ideology. The fact that it has been written and published by a woman makes it even more delightful.

Ever since the late Sixties, it has been an incontestable article of faith in the feminist creed that men are lazy, slobbish, barbaric, barely civilisable and incapable of switching on the vacuum cleaner without breaking it – and eternal shame on Alistair Campbell and his partner Fiona Miller for boasting about the fact that he lives up to that mould-encrusted cliché.

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Castration drug given to kids as autism therapy

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'A Maryland medical group has started treating autistic children in South Florida with shots of a drug used for chemical castration, a therapy widely panned by mainstream experts.

The group gives children the cancer drug Lupron to stop their bodies from making testosterone, saying the drug helps expel toxic mercury and quells aggressive or sexually explicit behavior by kids with excessive levels of the male hormone.

A Boca Raton mother who just put her 18-year-old son on the drug said it seems to help.

But numerous physicians, researchers and therapists insist there's no proof mercury causes autism, that Lupron removes mercury or that autistic kids have excessive testosterone. What's more, the drug carries a risk of bone damage, stunted growth and heart trouble, and can render children impotent.

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