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A Government senator has spoken of horrific sexual and physical violence she suffered at the hands of an ex-partner to encourage other women not to put up with similar abuse. Lindsay Simmons’ former boyfriend got a 14 year jail sentence for his attac...

The founder of a Bermudian-based billion-dollar data software company has quit his posts in another business that has shares in the firm. Zia Chishti resigned his roles at investment holders TRG and its subsidiaries. The 50-year-old stepped down as c...

Women were reminded that “there is life after abuse” during an anti-domestic violence event last week. Crystal Swan, the Executive Officer at Government House, said that she knew people who overcame their experiences and achieved new goals. She was s...

A former US assistant attorney-general has been appointed to lead inquiries into the founder of a Bermudian-based data software company accused of sexual misconduct. Leslie R Caldwell will head the investigation into Zia Chishti, who quit his positio...

The founder of a billion-dollar data software company in Bermuda has quit the firm after he was accused of a sex assault. Zia Chishti resigned his three senior posts at Afiniti in the wake of the allegations by a former employee. The firm said: “The ...

The leader of an organisation set up to help victims of domestic violence said assistance was available around the clock. Laurie Shiell Smith, the executive director of the Centre Against Abuse, highlighted that a 24-hour hotline was available. Ms S...

A magistrate was right to convict a man of the sexual assault of a schoolgirl, a lawyer for the Crown told the Supreme Court yesterday. The lawyer was speaking after Jamel Simons, 38, who was found guilty earlier this year of forcing himself on a 15-...

A convicted sex offender has been given an opportunity to fight his deportation after a ruling by the Supreme Court. Brittonie Taylor, who served eight years for a serious sex assault, was set to be sent back to his homeland of Jamaica. But Victoria...

A probe into a burglary and sex assault at knifepoint was yesterday launched by police. Police responded after the occupants of a house dialled 911 and said they had been held up by two men. Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Nicholas Pedro said...

The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man found guilty of sexually touching a young boy Ismaila Darrell, 36, was found guilty in Magistrates’ Court of sexually exploiting the child when the victim was under the age of ten. He argued magist...

A man found guilty of a historic sex assault on a schoolgirl has appealed to the Supreme Court to quash the conviction. Jamel Simons, 38, was convicted of a sex offence against a girl, who was 15 at the time, in Magistrates’ Court in March – 19 years...

Kayaks, paddleboarders and a rower completed a marathon circuit of the island yesterday to raise almost $160,000 for a charity focused on the prevention of child sex abuse. The money will be used to help fund free training for adults by Saving Childr...