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
Two former Kentucky swim team members have sued the school, former coach Lars Jorgensen and athletic director Mitch Barnhart, alleging sexual assaults including rape by the former coach and claiming the school “purposefully” disregarded multiple credible reports of inappropriate sexual relationships
April 13, 2024
A man was sentenced Wednesday to 47 years to life in prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl who went missing from a state park in upstate New York last year
April 17, 2024
The man who blew the lid off decades of abuse allegations at New Hampshire’s youth detention center continued testifying at his civil trial Thursday
April 18, 2024
Harvey Weinstein's New York sexual assault conviction has been thrown out by an appeals court, but it's just one of many cases the disgraced movie mogul has faced
April 26, 2024
Harvey Weinstein is expected back in court next week after the decision by New York’s highest court to overturn his rape conviction as a woman he was sent to prison for sexually assaulting said Friday she is considering whether she would testify at a retrial
April 26, 2024
French actor Gerard Depardieu will be tried next October for alleged sexual assaults against two women during a 2021 film shoot, the Paris public prosecutor said on Monday.
May 15, 2024
A Missouri man has been executed for sexually assaulting and killing a 9-year-old girl, then dumping her body in a sinkhole outside of town
December 03, 2024
A disgraced 93-year-old New Orleans priest pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges involving the sexual assault of a teenage boy in 1975
December 03, 2024U.S. officials say the number of reported sexual assaults across the military decreased last year
May 15, 2024
Pentagon officials are cautiously optimistic that an overall decline in reported sexual assaults among active-duty service members and the military academies suggests that leaders are finally getting a handle on what has been a persistent problem
May 16, 2024
A federal lawsuit claims police officers in a Tennessee city were paid off to obstruct any efforts to investigate sexual assault allegations against a man that included multiple victims over several years
May 31, 2024
Harvey Weinstein's lawyers argue he didn't get a fair trial in Los Angeles when he was convicted of rape and sexual assault in 2022
June 08, 2024
The commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard has tried to assure frustrated senators she is not attempting to cover up the branch’s failure to adequately handle cases of sexual assault and harassment at the service academy in Connecticut
June 11, 2024
Former Japanese soldier reaches settlement with sexual assault perpetrators
July 10, 2024
Harvey Weinstein was taken to hospital on Monday for treatment after an "alarming" blood test result that required immediate medical attention, and he is expected to stay there until his
December 02, 2024
Authorities say a white ex-police detective in Kansas accused of sexually assaulting Black women has died in an apparent suicide at his home
December 02, 2024
Ex-Kansas detective dies by suicide as long-awaited criminal civil rights trial set to begin, sources say
December 02, 2024
Charges not expected against Wade Wilson for 2019 sexual battery case
July 12, 2024
JD Vance repeatedly indicated in 2016 that he believed Donald Trump had committed sexual assault
July 23, 2024
The New Yorker: Pete Hegseth forced out of veterans’ advocacy groups over misconduct allegations
December 02, 2024
By Sarah Mills Documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux hopes his provocative film "Tell Them You Love Me" will encourage audiences to think about issues like consent and sexual assault.
July 25, 2024
New "Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights"
August 05, 2024
A former employee breaks her silence about Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach, four decades after an alleged assault
August 06, 2024French actor Gerard Depardieu should face trial in a criminal court for allegedly raping and assaulting a young actress in 2018, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Thursday.
August 22, 2024
Former Northwestern University cheerleader drops sexual assault lawsuit
August 29, 2024
A man suspected of abducting a 9-year-old girl from a New York City supermarket and sexually assaulting her has been killed in a car crash while fleeing from police
August 30, 2024Man accused of plotting wife’s rape by at least 50 strangers over almost 10 years in French trial
September 03, 2024
A circuit court judge in Florida has dismissed a lawsuit two women filed against former NFL kicker Brandon McManus and the Jacksonville Jaguars
September 04, 2024Former attorney sentenced to 12 years to life
September 06, 2024
Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Monday after being convicted of four counts of sexual assault in attacks on women in his Toronto
September 09, 2024
A suburban Philadelphia man is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting women he met online over the past 15 months
September 11, 2024Spanish soccer player Hugo Mallo has been convicted of sexual assault for inappropriately touching a mascot before a La Liga game in 2019
September 12, 2024More than 260 female inmates were sexually assaulted during an attempted mass escape from Democratic Republic of Congo's Makala Central Prison
September 12, 2024Lawyers for some of the men accused of raping an unconscious French woman who had been drugged by her husband have asked her about her habits, personality and sex life, and even questioned whether she was truly unconscious during the encounters
September 18, 2024
Harrods ‘utterly appalled’ by allegations that former owner Mohamed Al Fayed raped staff
September 19, 2024
Former CIA officer found guilty of assaulting colleague at an office gathering
September 25, 2024
The managing director of Harrods says the London department store is “deeply sorry” for failing employees who say they were sexually assaulted by late owner Mohamed Al Fayed
September 26, 2024
A man already in jail on sexual assault charges has been charged with murder in the disappearance of a 13-year-old Detroit girl
September 26, 2024More than 100 men and women intend to pursue new allegations against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, attorney says
October 01, 2024
Garth Brooks accused of sexual assault and battery in lawsuit from hair-and-makeup artist who worked for him
October 03, 2024
Garth Brooks was accused of rape and sexual assault in a lawsuit filed on Thursday by an unnamed hair and makeup artist, whose allegations were denied by the
October 03, 2024
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexual assault in six new lawsuits, including one case involving alleged teenage victim
October 14, 2024
Sexual Assault Kit test leads to an arrest in decades old rape case
October 14, 2024Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused in a new lawsuit of drugging and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in a New York City hotel room in 2005
October 29, 2024
Teen sues Chicago Public Schools, claims no action was taken to stop sexual assaults by former guard
November 01, 2024Police searching for Mountain View barber charged for sexually assaulting 2 men
November 21, 2024Conor McGregor must pay $250K to woman who says he raped her, civil jury rules
November 22, 2024Lawyers in the sexual assault case of five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team began what are expected to be several weeks of legal arguments on Monday, ahead of next year’s trial
November 26, 2024Police say an FBI agent charged in Maryland with sexually assaulting two women contacted his alleged victims through social media with a promise to give them free tattoos and modeling work
November 26, 2024
Trump has begun another trade war. Here's a timeline of how we got here
Canada's leader laments lost friendship with US in town that sheltered stranded Americans after 9/11
Chinese EV giant BYD's fourth-quarter profit leaps 73%
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