A United States-based watchdog has launched an online database on more than 80 Roman Catholic priests who have been accused of sexually abusing minors in the Philippines and said the silence of Filipino bishops on the such assaults amounted to a cover-up
January 29, 2025
Investigators say a former detective in Kansas left five suicide letters before fatally shooting himself ahead of a trial in which he was accused of sexually assaulting women for decades
January 29, 2025John Perumbalath, bishop of the English city of Liverpool, has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman and harassing another, Channel 4 reported on Tuesday,
January 28, 2025A former leader at a New Hampshire youth detention center who was convicted of holding down a teen while he was raped in 1998 has been sentenced to 20 to 40 years in prison
January 27, 2025Prosecutors say they won’t charge rocker Marilyn Manson after a years-long investigation into sexual assault and domestic violence allegations
January 24, 2025
Substitute teacher employed at after-school care program arrested for sex crimes
January 24, 2025
Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017
January 23, 2025
Pete Hegseth paid $50,000 to a woman alleging 2017 sexual assault
January 23, 2025
The boxer who became Thailand’s first Olympic gold medalist has been convicted of sexual assault charges involving a minor and sentenced to just over three years in prison
January 23, 2025A New Hampshire judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a former youth detention center worker charged with raping a teenage boy in 1998
January 22, 2025
Man accused of sexual assault, biting earlobe off at massage parlor
January 22, 2025A grand jury in Massachusetts has indicted a doctor who is accused of sexually assaulting more than 200 former patients over a period of more than a decade
January 17, 2025France's Catholic Church called on prosecutors on Friday to open a probe into sexual assault accusations against the late French priest Abbe Pierre, who was a lifelong campaigner for
January 17, 2025An American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said “So I raped you” has been extradited from France to the United States
January 16, 2025
Former UFC champion Conor McGregor is being sued by a woman who accused him of sexual assault but was unable to get authorities to file charges in 2023
January 15, 2025The first of multiple sexual assault trials has begun for a man whose arrest more than five years ago thrust allegations of widespread abuse at New Hampshire’s state-run youth detention center into the public eye
January 15, 2025Prison guard held hostage, raped by inmate sues CDCR, calls for changes
January 14, 2025
New York City prosecutors say a man lured immigrant women in the city’s subway system and promised them jobs, then took them to secluded locations to sexually assault them
January 09, 2025Authorities in Fiji have charged a man with the alleged rape and sexual assault of a 21-year-old member of a Virgin Australia flight crew on New Year's Day, a police official in the
January 04, 2025
Three Virgin Australia [IPO-VIR.AX] staff are not being detained by Fijian police investigating an alleged sexual assault and theft during a layover, said the Fiji government, but
January 03, 2025
Prosecutors say a man who kidnapped and sexually assaulted a Northern California woman in what became widely known as the “Gone Girl” kidnapping after police initially called it a hoax has been charged with two 15-year-old home invasion sexual assaults
December 31, 2024A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a $5-million verdict that E.
December 30, 2024
Dominique Pelicot says ‘chapter closed,’ as at least 17 others convicted in mass rape trial appeal their convictions
December 30, 2024
Dominique Pelicot, sentenced to 20 years in jail by a French court for repeatedly drugging and raping his then-wife Gisele for almost a decade and inviting dozens of strangers to
December 30, 2024
A federal judge says an Alabama woman accusing Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping her when she was 13 years old can proceed anonymously for now with her lawsuit against the music moguls
December 26, 2024
An Alabama sheriff is requesting the FBI to investigate possible civil rights violations at a youth detention facility, law enforcement announced on Monday
December 23, 2024False rape allegations like the Duke scandal aren’t common enough to justify withholding support from victims, advocates say
December 21, 2024
A new report by a congressional subcommittee accused former top Coast Guard officials of hiding a yearslong investigation into sexual assault and harassment at the service’s academy in Connecticut from both Congress and the public
December 20, 2024
A group of Gisèle Pelicot’s Australian admirers say they're moved that the victim in France’s notorious drugging-and-rape case has acknowledged her distant supporters Down Under by wearing a scarf adorned with Aboriginal art
December 20, 2024
Gisèle Pelicot said after 51 men were convicted in the drugging-and-rape trial that riveted France and turned her into an icon that the ordeal was “very difficult” and expressed support for other victims of sexual violence
December 19, 2024
Pelicot mass rape trial ends with 51 guilty verdicts - and fears justice hasn’t been served
December 19, 2024
A 43-year-old teacher was arrested in Valley Village Thursday on charges relating to the sexual assault of a minor. According to a statement by the Los Angeles Police Department, Colleen Jo Matarico “groomed and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old victim in her classroom, and later convinced the victim to have sexual intercourse in her vehicle.” Matarico has been charged with five counts of lewd acts with a minor, two counts of lewd acts with a minor 14 or 15 years of age, and one count of furnishing marijuana to a minor. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, Matarico is being
November 08, 2024Sen. Lindsey Graham says Hegseth has pledged to release accuser from confidentiality agreement
December 16, 2024
A woman who has accused rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 at an awards show after-party has acknowledged inconsistencies in her story
December 14, 2024
A timeline from accusation to admission: Crystal Mangum says she lied about Duke rape, turning a 2006 scandal on its head
December 14, 2024
A secret investigation into alleged sexual abuse at the US Coast Guard Academy, the training ground for the Coast Guard's top officers, uncovered a dark history of rape, assault and other serious misconduct being ignored and, at times, covered up by high-ranking officials.
December 13, 2024
A federal judge has ordered that a prominent real estate broker be held without bond on sexual assault and trafficking charges
December 13, 2024Officer charged with sexual assault offered to help victim home, she says
December 13, 2024Three men have sued Sean “Diddy” Combs, claiming the hip-hop mogul drugged and raped them
December 12, 2024
US military academies see decrease in reported sexual assaults in 2024 after previous historic high
December 12, 2024
A prominent luxury real estate broker and his identical twin brother have appeared in a Florida courtroom Thursday on sexual assault charges
December 12, 2024
New Pentagon data shows that reported sexual assaults at the U.S. military academies dropped in 2024 for the second year in a row
December 12, 2024
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst is an Iraq War veteran and sexual assault survivor who has advocated for years to improve how the military handles claims of sexual misconduct
December 12, 2024
A Supreme Court prosecutor in Greece has launched an emergency inquiry into the alleged beating and sexual assault of a 16-year-old Egyptian boy at a camp for migrants outside Athens
December 12, 2024French soccer star Kylian Mbappe's lawyer said on Thursday that Swedish prosecutors had dropped a rape and sexual assault investigation concerning her client.
December 12, 2024
New Zealand officials say they have “no doubt” that two Vietnamese officials visiting the country sexually attacked two young female servers at a restaurant, but are unable to charge the men because they have already returned to Vietnam
December 12, 2024A John Doe filed a civil suit against Sean “Diddy” Combs, accusing him of sexual assault at a “White Party” while Doe was employed by a private security firm. In an exclusive interview with CNN, Doe tells his story for the first time.
December 11, 2024
Asheville police search for one-legged suspect in cold sexual assault case
December 11, 2024
Diddy accuser speaks out for the first time on his sexual assault allegations: ‘I felt powerless’
December 11, 2024
High-profile legal battles are nothing new for Texas attorney Tony Buzbee
December 10, 2024
An Argentine court has dropped aggravated sexual assault charges against two professional French rugby players accused of raping a woman after a match in the country earlier this year
December 10, 2024
A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Sean “Diddy” Combs has amended her lawsuit to include allegations that she was also assaulted by Jay-Z at the same party.In a statement addressed to CNN, Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, called the allegations “so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a criminal complaint, not a civil one!! Whomever would commit such a crime against a minor should be locked away, would you not agree?”
December 09, 2024
Lawsuit puts Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Jay-Z’s decades-long friendship in the spotlight
December 10, 2024
Jay-Z denies allegations he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old in 2000 with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
December 09, 2024
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst made her most expansive comments yet on Pete Hegseth
December 08, 2024
Dwight Howard has denied accusations by a Georgia man who says he was sexually assaulted by the former NBA star and another person
October 25, 2023
A former worker has filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Antonio “L
November 09, 2023
The BBC says two more people have come forward to complain about Russell Brand since the broadcaster launched a review into the actor and comedian’s behavior
November 14, 2023
A woman who says Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her when she was a young comedy writer more than 50 years ago is now suing the actor
November 18, 2023
U.S. Coast Guard officials are promising reforms after an internal review found a “permissive environment” for sexual assault and harassment in the service
December 06, 2023
Trustees at Michigan State University have agreed to release documents related to the school’s investigations into now-imprisoned former sports doctor Larry Nassar to the state’s attorney general
December 15, 2023
The U.S. military is now putting independent lawyers in charge of its investigations of sexual assault and other major crimes, what Secretary of Defense Lloyd J
December 28, 2023
Records allege suspect told 12-year-old victim to tell everyone she was 21 and made her get tattoo
December 05, 2024New York will expand its legal definition of rape to include various forms of nonconsensual sexual contact, under a bill signed into law by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul
January 30, 2024
Michael McLeod of the NHL's New Jersey Devils has been charged with sexual assault
January 30, 2024
The defense is appealing a ruling that that kept in adult court the case of a 15-year-old Wisconsin boy accused of killing a 10-year-old girl after luring her into woods
February 02, 2024NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the league will wait for the judicial process to play out before making any decisions about four players charged in a 2018 sexual assault case in Canada
February 02, 2024
A former Kansas police detective who died in an apparent suicide as he was about to stand trial for allegedly violating the civil rights of women prosecutors say he sexually assaulted wasn’t supposed to have a gun under his house arrest
December 04, 2024
Authorities have scheduled a news conference to discuss a 2018 case that has led to sexual assault charges against four current NHL players and a former NHL player
February 05, 2024
New York’s highest court will hear arguments in Harvey Weinstein's quest to overturn his 2020 rape conviction
February 14, 2024
French actor Gérard Depardieu faces another complaint of sexual assault, this time from a movie decorator who alleges he groped her during filming in 2021
February 26, 2024
Austrian police say they are investigating 17 people on suspicion of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl over a period of several months
March 01, 2024The Justice Department says a former Oklahoma police officer convicted in the sexual assault of a woman during a traffic stop will become the first to face a heftier penalty under the 2022 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act
March 08, 2024
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Chicago police officer that alleged sexual assault by former police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, who was out drinking with her the night he was found asleep behind the wheel of his SUV
March 21, 2024
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