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The Sun
29-06-2025
- The Sun
Andrew Tate escapes charges for allegedly assaulting ex Bri Stern after model accused him of choking her during sex
ANDREW Tate has escaped further criminal charges after he was accused of violently choking his ex-girlfriend during sex. Model Bri Stern, 25, alleged the disgraced British influencer attacked her on March 11 while the pair were staying in Beverly Hills Hotel together. 6 6 The latest in a string of serious allegations lobbied against Tate, 38, was rejected by US courts due to "insufficient evidence". Tate's attorney Joseph McBride announced the prosecution had dropped the sexual harassment and battery cases online. He celebrated the decision by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office as a "huge win". McBride also claimed it proved they had been able to "expose lies" from Stern - despite the case being dropped rather than cleared. The attorney added that Tate had responded to the allegations when asked and vehemently denied them. He also supplied a "do-not-prosecute" packet of information urging prosecutors not to pursue charges, according to McBride. Sources close to Stern say she was never notified of the decision to decline charges, TMZ reports. She has also filed a complaint with the Beverly Hills Police Department and is seeking a restraining order against Tate. Stern first claimed back in March that her face and body has been left bruised by Tate when he "attacked" her during sex. The social media model even posted pictures and videos showing the alleged injuries which she says were taken directly after the former couple stayed together in a hotel room in Beverly Hills. Andrew Tate and his brother charged with rape against four women in the UK and string of other offences A police report from Stern accused Tate of choking her and failing to stop even when she begged him to during rough sex. She claimed Tate got more violent as she pleaded with him - but shockingly revealed she "still loves him". Stern described feeling like she was slipping out of consciousness during the alleged assault. Tate's lawyer described the allegations as "fake news" at the time. Text messages were also shared in the court documents which were allegedly sent to Stern by Tate during their relationship. In the messages, Tate is accused of telling her he wants to "beat the f**k out of you" and boasts about how she "deserves it". He also told the model that there was "no point in having you" if he didn't "beat and impregnate you". Tate, and his younger brother Tristan, still face a number of criminal charges in both the UK and Romania. 6 6 Andrew, who is currently living in Bucharest, is accused of ten charges in total. This includes rape, actual bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain against three women. His brother, 36, is charged with 11 offences against one alleged victim - including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking. The pair deny all of the charges. The charges lobbied against them in Romania have been ongoing for a number of years now and must be settled before they can be taken to court in the UK. Both have said they will return to London to plead their case after the pair were hit with rape charges in May, their lawyer has said. Ex-kickboxer Andrew moved to Romania years ago after first starting a webcam business in the UK. He was joined by Tristan with the pair living together since. Self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew also appeared on Big Brother but was famously booted off the show. Domestic abuse - how to get help DOMESTIC abuse can affect anyone - including men - and does not always involve physical violence. Here are some signs that you could be in an abusive relationship: Emotional abuse - Including being belittled, blamed for the abuse - gaslighting - being isolated from family and friends, having no control over your finances, what you where and who you speak to Threats and intimidation - Some partners might threaten to kill or hurt you, destroy your belongings, stalk or harass you Physical abuse - This can range from slapping or hitting to being shoved over, choked or bitten. Sexual abuse - Being touched in a way you do not want to be touched, hurt during sex, pressured into sex or forced to have sex when you do not consent. If any of the above apply to you or a friend, you can call these numbers: The Freephone National Domestic Abuse Helpline, run by Refuge on 0808 2000 247 for free at any time, day or night Men who are being abused can call Respect Men's Advice Line on 0808 8010 327 or ManKind on 0182 3334 244 Those who identify as LGBT+ can ring Galop on 0800 999 5428 If you are in immediate danger or fear for your life, always ring 999 Remember, you are not alone. 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men will experience domestic abuse over the course of their lifetime. Every 30 seconds the police receive a call for help relating to domestic abuse. 6
CBS News
15-05-2025
- CBS News
Menendez brothers clemency hearing in June converted to initial parole hearing, corrections officials say
The Menendez brothers' bid toward freedom seems to be getting expedited after a clemency hearing was converted into initial parole hearings, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says. The move to hold the initial parole hearings on June 13 comes days after Erik and Lyle were resentenced by Judge Michael Jesic to 50 years to life, making them eligible for parole. Despite serving less than the minimum 50 years, California's youth offender law granted them eligibility, since they killed their parents before they turned 26 years old. The Menendez brothers will have to go before the state parole board and argue their case that they no longer pose a threat to public safety, will not re-offend and take accountability for their crimes. The clemency hearing was scheduled after they submitted a petition to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who ordered the board to conduct a risk assessment report. The admissibility of the report garnered heated debate between the brothers' attorney Mark Geragos and Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman during the resentencing proceedings. Prior to Jesic's ruling on Tuesday, the brothers were serving life sentences without the possibility of parole for killing their parents, Kitty and Jose Menendez, inside their Beverly Hills home in 1989. They have spent more than three decades behind bars, claiming they killed their parents in self-defense after alleging years of physical, sexual and emotional abuse. Geragos and family members present in the courtroom celebrated and praised Jesic for this decision. "I'm hopeful and glad we're one huge step closer to bringing the boys home," Geragos said on Tuesday. Hochman has repeatedly stated his opposition to the brothers resentencing and on Wednesday told a group of reporters he disagreed with the judge's decision. "I believe that the Menendez brothers have started down the path of fully accepting responsibility for all their actions, but they stop short in their statements," Hochman said. "For instance, they've never said that the self-defense, defense, that they've said during trials, that they've said for the last 30 years, that it's absolutely false." If either of the Menendez brothers is denied parole during their independent hearings, they could lobby for their freedom again in future meetings with the board. However, it may take a few years before their next appointment. If the panel denies an inmate parole, state law requires the board to schedule another hearing three, five, seven, 10, or 15 years in the future, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. If the brothers are approved for parole, Newsom could reject the board's recommendation. "On the basis of recommendation, I reject the parole board's recommendations often," Newsom said. In 2022, Newsom rejected two notable parole recommendations for assassin Sirhan Sirhan and former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten. CBS News Los Angeles reached out to the governor's office, which did not want to comment directly on the clemency investigation or hearings.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Yahoo
Honolulu road-rage suspect on parole for similar crimes in Los Angeles
A 38-year-old man sentenced to five years in prison in 2023 for a series of road-rage assaults in Southern California was arrested Thursday in Waikiki after allegedly attacking two women in another incident Wednesday in Kakaako. Honolulu police arrested Nathaniel Walters Radimak at 4 :40 p.m. at the apartments at 2121 Ala Wai Blvd. He was booked on suspicion of third-degree assault, a misdemeanor ; first-degree unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle, a felony ; and contempt of court. He remained in police custody. Radimak was sentenced in September 2023 and paroled in Los Angeles County on Aug. 28. He had an outstanding traffic warrant in Hawaii after he was cited Jan. 18, 2023, for driving without a valid driver's license and speeding more than 30 miles per hour over the posted limit. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office declined comment on whether it would seek to charge Radimak with violating his parole. According to the Honolulu Police Department, an 18-year-old woman was parking her car on Halekauwila Street in Kakaako just after 6 p.m. Wednesday with her 35-year-old mother as a passenger. She saw a gray Tesla speeding past and exchanged words with the driver. Police said the man stopped, got out of his vehicle and allegedly assaulted both the young woman and her mother, then fled. Famed New York attorney Gloria Allred, who represented four of Radimak's female victims in the Los Angeles cases, told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that one of her clients was attacked by Radimak while she was with her 92-year-old mother. Allred has been involved in a series of high-profile cases, including representing victims of alleged sexual assaults by Sean 'Diddy ' Combs, Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby. She said the client's 'heart goes out to the woman and her mother who allege they were assaulted by Mr. Radimak.' 'This is what my clients were hoping to prevent. They didn't want anyone else to be endangered as they were. … It's very upsetting and disturbing to learn about what the women who allege they were victims of Mr. Radimak suffered in Hawaii, ' said Allred, who indicated she will seek Ra dimak's extradition to California for a parole violation hearing after adjudication of his case in Hawaii. 'I plan to get in touch with law enforcement in Honolulu to bring to their attention what happened in Los Angeles. I will be interested in following and monitoring what happens in Hawaii in response to the allegations against him.' RADIMAK was released from prison in August after serving less than a year of his sentence for a series of road-rage attacks in Southern California that 'traumatized his victims, ' according to a report by ABC7 Los Angeles. He was known for 'driving a Tesla and using a metal pipe to bash his victims' cars, ' with several of the attacks captured on video, ABC7 reported. Radimak allegedly attacked about a dozen drivers, mostly women, throughout Los Angeles County between 2022 and 2023. In September 2023 he was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to assault, vandalism, elder abuse and criminal threats. Radimak received credit for 212 'actual days ' behind bars after his arrest and 212 days for 'good time /work time, ' for 424 total days of incarcerated credit, according to California court records. If Radimak violates his parole, he 'may be returned to custody for a period of 12 months for each such violation. This may occur three times for a total of 36 months.' In June 2020, Radimak threatened a 74-year-old woman outside a doctor's office in Glendale, Calif. In November he threatened a woman at a storage facility in Atwater Village, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office told the Los Angeles Times in January 2023. That same day, Radimak got out of his Tesla, threatened a woman on a freeway and broke one of her headlights. On Jan. 11, 2023, prosecutors allege, he struck another vehicle with a pipe on the freeway near York Boulevard, an incident captured by a vehicle dashcam, according to prosecutors. Radimak was also accused of following a car from a Pasadena mall later that day, nearly hitting it with his vehicle and then striking it with a metal pole. He also was charged with drug dealing and battery in a separate case connected to an alleged road-rage incident in Hollywood in January 2020. When his car was searched, steroids and $30, 000 were found. According to a 15-page request for a domestic violence restraining order filed by an ex-girlfriend in Los Angeles Superior Court on March 29, 2022, Radimak allegedly told the woman on Feb. 19, 2022, that she would be 'shot upon approach.' He created an email address with the woman's name followed by 'will die ' and sent her a series of threatening emails, the woman said. 'He is tracking my moves, ' she wrote in her court filing, '(and ) said he'll stab my current partner, I'll be stabbed upon first (sight ), people are looking for me, a massacre is coming. He screenshot a photo of, from Facebook, of me and my partner, drew over my partner's face, drew arrows pointing at me with the word 'kill.'' On March 25, 2022, Radimak sent the woman a text that told her her 'body will be floating at the bottom of the ocean floor dissolving, ' according to court records. On May 29, 2020, he tried to strangle the woman, punched her and vandalized her house with a baseball bat. Radimak also swung at the woman's face with the bat but missed. He threw a bucket of water on her and hit her car with a milk crate. Earlier, on Feb. 3, 2020, he choked the woman until she blacked out. She described Radimak as being prone to unpredictable fits of violence. He also threatened her mother and aunt, she said. At a Sept. 5, 2019, rehearsal dinner for a wedding the woman officiated, Radimak picked her up in his vehicle and started driving erratically, taking her to a supermarket parking lot. She said he told her he was looking for a 'lug wrench ' so he could 'hit someone.' Radimak slapped the woman in the face and threatened to ruin her friend's wedding by beating up everybody there, according to court records. 'He kept yelling at me saying it's my fault and I caused him to be like this, ' the woman wrote. At the Airbnb where they were staying, Radimak continued to scream at her and punched her in the stomach. IN AN eight-page application for a restraining order against the woman filed by Radimak on April 29, 2022, he called her a 'sociopath ' and alleged he never had a relationship with her. The woman approached him at a job site, Radimak claimed, but he said he was not interested, additionally alleging the woman was causing 'malicious mayhem ' with his personal financial information. A judge denied his petition. On Aug. 28, Allred issued a statement when Radimak was paroled, decrying the decision and restating her objection to the fact her clients were prevented from giving victim impact statements at his sentencing. Allred warned Radimak that a 'condition of parole is that you must obey all laws.' 'If you violate any law and threaten any person or damage their property or both, your parole may be revoked, and you may then be sentenced to time in prison for the remainder of your original sentence, ' wrote Allred in August. 'All potential violations of the law involving my clients will be reported, and you will be held accountable. Consider yourself warned. We will not be intimidated by you, and we will not be deterred from seeking justice.'
CBS News
08-05-2025
- CBS News
Man charged with stalking after allegedly ramming gate of Jennifer Aniston's Bel-Air home
Man who rammed through gate of Jennifer Aniston's Bel-Air home identified Man who rammed through gate of Jennifer Aniston's Bel-Air home identified Man who rammed through gate of Jennifer Aniston's Bel-Air home identified A Mississippi man faces two felony charges after he allegedly crashed through the gate at actress Jennifer Aniston's Bel-Air mansion. Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, 48, allegedly drove his car through Aniston's gate on Tuesday after harassing the actress for the better part of two years. The Los Angeles County District Attorney said he allegedly left unwanted voicemails, social media messages and emails to the Friends star between March 1, 2023, and May 5, 2025. While Aniston was home when Carwyle crashed through the gate, her private security detained him before police arrived. US actress Jennifer Aniston arrives for the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on January 7, 2024. MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images Prosecutors charged him with stalking and vandalism. If convicted as charged, he faces three years in state prison. "Stalking is a crime that can quickly escalate from harassment to dangerous, violent actions, threatening the safety of victims and our communities," District Attorney Nathan Hochman said. Carwyle's arraignment is scheduled for May 8 at the Airport Courthouse. The LA County District Attorney's Office said they will seek a $150,000 bail. "My office is committed to aggressively prosecuting those who stalk and terrorize others, ensuring they are held accountable," Hochman said. "I want to thank law enforcement and our Stalking and Threat Assessment Team, particularly Deputy District Attorney Sam Hulefeld, for their outstanding work in this case,"
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Yahoo
Board approves conditional release of Birdgeport cannibal killer
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — The Connecticut Psychiatric Security Review Board Friday voted to grant the conditional release of a man who admitted to killing another man and then eating his eyeball and part of his brain. Tyree Smith killed Angel 'Tun Tun' Gonzalez with an ax in a cemetery on Dec. 15, 2011. He then removed an eyeball and part of the man's brain and took them to Lakeview Cemetery, where he ate them over his cousin's grave. Smith was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity in July 2013. He was sentenced to 60 years in a psychiatric hospital. In 2023, he transitioned to a group home. Los Angeles DA gives update in Menendez brothers' resentencing case The board determined Smith has 'demonstrated long-term stability, remained engaged in all recommended treatments, and consistently followed his care plan.' The conditions of his release include structured supervision and continued mental health services, the board said. The board said people being considered for conditional release first go through a temporary leave process, during which they remain under hospital supervision while slowly increasing their time in the community. They said the goal of conditional release is 'rehabilitation, not punishment' for those found not guilty by reason of insanity. Republicans Sen. Heather Somers, Sen. Paul Cicarella, Sen Henri Martin and Sen. Stephen Harding issued a joint statement, calling the board's decision 'outrageous.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
