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17 hours ago
Los Angeles Rams

Water polo player at elite LA school sues after years of alleged harassment

An 18-year-old Black water polo player sued Harvard-Westlake school for sexual assault and racial harassment by teammates, alleging school officials failed to intervene or report abuse.
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago
Los Angeles Rams

Harvard-Westlake water polo player was sexually assaulted, called N-word by teammates, suit alleges

A Black former Harvard-Westlake water polo player sued the school for allegedly enabling years of sexual assault and racist harassment by a star player while facilitating his transfer to protect his athletic prospects.
Los Angeles Rams
fromwww.theguardian.com
17 hours ago

Water polo player at elite LA school sues after years of alleged harassment

An 18-year-old Black water polo player sued Harvard-Westlake school for sexual assault and racial harassment by teammates, alleging school officials failed to intervene or report abuse.
Los Angeles Rams
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

Harvard-Westlake water polo player was sexually assaulted, called N-word by teammates, suit alleges

A Black former Harvard-Westlake water polo player sued the school for allegedly enabling years of sexual assault and racist harassment by a star player while facilitating his transfer to protect his athletic prospects.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
20 hours ago

MPs demand to meet Travelodge CEO over Maidenhead sexual assault case

Over 20 MPs demand urgent meeting with Travelodge CEO after staff gave a sexual assault perpetrator a room key and victim's room number based on false claims, leading to inadequate £30 compensation.
#police-misconduct
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago
Law

Met officer filmed joking about rape and racism

A former Met officer made ill-conceived jokes about rape and sexual assault on hidden camera, undermining public trust and suggesting victims won't be taken seriously.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago
US politics

Police dismissed my sexual assault because I was drunk now I'm suing them'

Woman alleges police dismissed her sexual assault report, failed proper investigation, causing years of trauma and prompting a human rights lawsuit against Northumbria Police.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Met PC avoids jail over drunken pub sexual assault

A Metropolitan Police officer received a 12-month community order for sexually assaulting a woman by groping her in a pub while intoxicated.
Boston food
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 days ago

Met Police officer charged with sexual offences

A police constable faces four sexual assault charges related to an alleged December 2024 incident at a Soho bar and will appear in court on March 9.
#child-endangerment
NYC real estate
fromUs Weekly
2 days ago

New York Landlord Allegedly Tried to Rape Potential Tenant

A New York landlord was arrested for attempted rape of a prospective tenant and allegedly offered bribes to make charges disappear, following decades of sexual harassment allegations.
Law
fromwww.amny.com
2 days ago

Bravo star files sexual assault suit against Oren Alexander as brothers' NYC criminal trial wraps | amNewYork

Bravo star Tracy Tutor sued Oren Alexander for sex trafficking and gender-motivated violence under New York City's look-back window law, alleging he drugged and sexually assaulted her at a 2014 recruitment event.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 days ago

Inmate and former Democratic donor Ed Buck must pay victim's mother $2 million, jury says

Buck, 71, plied the men with drugs and then sexually assaulted them while they were unconscious or immobile. In Moore's case and that of another man, Tim Dean, he injected his victims with fatal amounts of methamphetamine.
Los Angeles
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fromNews 12 - Default
3 days ago

NYPD cadet indicted for allegedly raping teen girl he met on a dating app, lying about his age

An NYPD cadet was indicted for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl he met on a dating app after lying about his age.
SF parents
fromBoston.com
3 days ago

Fall River man sentenced for raping woman when she refused to take naked pictures of young daughter

A Fall River man pleaded guilty to rape and child pornography charges after sexually assaulting a woman who refused to photograph her young daughter for him, receiving an 8-10 year prison sentence with deportation to Brazil.
US news
fromThe Mercury News
3 days ago

Verdict imminent for mom in Los Gatos teen sex party trial

A verdict was reached in the trial of Shannon O'Connor, accused of organizing alcohol-fueled parties for teenagers that allegedly facilitated binge drinking and sexual assaults.
NYC LGBT
fromBrooklyn, NY Patch
3 days ago

Former NYPD Officer Charged With Raping Woman

A former NYPD officer was indicted on rape and sexual abuse charges for allegedly assaulting a woman in a vehicle after a Brooklyn party in September 2025.
NYC LGBT
fromNew York Daily News
4 days ago

Ex-NYPD cadet raped girl, 17, in Brooklyn after meeting on dating app: D.A.

A former NYPD Police Academy cadet was arrested for raping a 17-year-old girl after deceiving her about his age, with similar assault allegations from weeks prior.
NYC LGBT
fromQNS
4 days ago

Creep groped woman on escalator inside Court Square subway station in LIC: NYPD - QNS

A man groped a 37-year-old woman on a subway escalator in Long Island City on March 1, and police are seeking the public's help identifying and locating him.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
5 days ago

Children's party DJ raped teen while she was unconscious, prosecutors allege. Other victims sought

A 32-year-old DJ from Los Alamitos faces multiple felony charges including rape of an unconscious person, drug-facilitated rape, and child pornography possession following an August 2025 incident involving a teenage girl.
fromSun Sentinel
6 days ago

Miami boys, 12 and 13, charged as adults in 12-year-old girl's rape

Two boys, ages 12 and 13, were charged by a grand jury as adults in the brutal rape of a 12-year-old girl in the garden area of a Miami apartment complex over the summer. Both boys were booked into Metro West Detention Center Thursday on charges including sexual battery with serious injury, false imprisonment and kidnapping.
Miami
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fromHoodline
1 week ago

Man Wanted After Break-In in Carroll Gardens

A 43-year-old woman was assaulted in her Carroll Gardens home when a man forced entry, kissed her while she slept, and fled; suspect identified as 32-year-old Jason Williams.
#music-teacher
US news
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

Malden teacher, basketball coach arraigned amid allegations he raped high school foster child

A 54-year-old Malden teacher and basketball coach was arrested and charged with raping an 18-year-old high school student who was in his foster care.
London politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 week ago

Manhunt as woman upskirted at London Victoria Tube station

British Transport Police launched a manhunt after a woman was upskirted at Victoria station on the London Underground, releasing CCTV images of a suspect wearing a tan coat and carrying a blue Fish-branded shopping bag.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Livermore man charged with misdemeanor for allegedly taking picture up 11-year-old's dress

On Jan. 24, a woman and her fiance allegedly caught him taking a picture up her skirt. The man confronted Sanchez, who said he was going through a hard time but fled the store when the man called police, authorities said. The Walgreens manager helped police identify Sanchez as a suspect.
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Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

Cross examination continues of fourth complainant in sexual assault trial of Frank Stronach | CBC News

Frank Stronach, 93, faces multiple sexual-assault and forcible confinement charges including an alleged 1983 rape of a woman who worked for his company.
fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago

Man faces felony assault charges after string of random sexual attacks in and around Malden T station

Ralph Fleuristil, 34, was arrested Feb. 6 after police executed a search warrant at a home on Ferdinand Street in Melrose, the Malden Police Department announced. According to the complaint issued with the arrest warrant, the home is believed to be Fleuristil's. Fleuristil is charged with two felony counts of indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over, one felony count of assault and battery on a person over 60/disabled, and a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery, court documents show.
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2 weeks ago

Woman whose rape complaint triggered Spanish police chief's resignation is devastated' after her identity is shared on social media

A Spanish police inspector who accused a senior colleague of rape had her identity exposed on social media and WhatsApp, causing harassment and political fallout.
New York City
fromHoodline
2 weeks ago

Queens police seek suspect after groping on Q44 bus

A 19-year-old woman was groped on a Q44 MTA bus near Parsons Boulevard and Union Turnpike; NYPD seeks the suspect with surveillance images.
fromSan Jose Spotlight
2 weeks ago

Robinson: Congressman Ro Khanna protects Epstein victims with floor speech - San Jose Spotlight

To date, very few victims have come forward with names of individual perpetrators. They are literally scared to death. Katie Johnson in a taped deposition described in detail how Donald Trump raped her. That deposition is in the public domain now. Johnson's whereabouts are unknown, even to her lawyers. She dropped her case in 2016 because of death threats. We don't know if she is alive or not. We do know victims of Epstein are legitimately fearful of the powerful men who raped them.
US politics
#human-trafficking
#frank-stronach
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago
Toronto

Defence continues cross examination of complainant in sex assault trial of Frank Stronach | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago
Toronto

Defence continues cross examination of complainant in sex assault trial of Frank Stronach | CBC News

fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Richmond sex offender sent to prison for sexual assault spree targeting joggers

Bryant was the man police identified as being responsible for attacks on women who were all jogging in the same area, during the summer of 2025. All the incidents occurred near the Point Richmond tunnel, and all involved him either groping the victims or attempting to pull off their clothes, police said. On July 15, Bryant attacked a woman near the tunnel, attempting to pull her clothing off of her and crushing her with his body weight as she screamed for help.
California
fromThe Mercury News
2 weeks ago

Man arrested in Berkeley sexual assault despite trying to alter his appearance

BERKELEY - A man who tried to alter his appearance after an alleged attack has been arrested in a Valentine's Day sexual assault of a UC Berkeley student in the laundry area of the apartment building where he lived, authorities said Tuesday. The suspect, Ahmad Lutfi, 34, was arrested on suspicion of assault with intent to commit rape, sexual battery and false imprisonment. He was being held at the Berkeley jail in lieu of $160,000 bail and was scheduled to be arraigned in court Wednesday.
California
Television
fromVulture
2 weeks ago

Shandi Sullivan's Side of Her ANTM Cheating Scandal Is Harrowing

Shandi Sullivan describes the televised ANTM sex incident as occurring while she was blacked out and believes production should have intervened.
#arrest
fromsfist.com
2 weeks ago

President's Day Around the Bay: Dog Mauling Convict Denied Parole Once More

A Hayward man, 31-year-old Christopher Nadhan, has been charged with raping a woman whom he found sleeping in her car at the Walnut Creek BART station. The victim said she had been out drinking with a friend in San Francisco and decided to sleep a bit in her car on October 25, 2025, and she awoke to the suspect on top of her. [Bay Area News Group]
California
#criminal-investigation
California
fromThe Mercury News
2 weeks ago

East Bay man charged with raping woman as she slept at Walnut Creek BART parking lot

Christopher Nadhan, 31, is charged with forcible rape and forcible sexual penetration after allegedly sexually assaulting a sleeping woman in a Walnut Creek BART garage.
#child-abuse
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
Miscellaneous

Serial child abuser Patrick Harte faces sentencing next month for assaults on eight boys as victim tells court 'nobody cared, nobody ever apologised'

fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
Miscellaneous

Serial child abuser Patrick Harte faces sentencing next month for assaults on eight boys as victim tells court 'nobody cared, nobody ever apologised'

UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Restaurateur faces rape and sexual assault trial

Vikas Nath, 63, Knightsbridge restaurateur, is charged with rape, sexual assaults, voyeurism, and administering drugs; he denies charges and is remanded pending a February 8, 2027 trial.
fromIndependent
3 weeks ago

Sports coach (68) denied his lewd text messages meant anything, but they were crucial in finally bringing his abuse of girl (14) to light

William 'Bill' Connolly jailed for nine years after being found guilty of rape, sexual assault and sexual exploitation The lewd text messages that sports coach William 'Bill' Connolly (68) sent to a teenage girl ultimately proved his undoing. Connolly, who was nearly 50 years older than the girl, had vehemently denied any sexual contact with her as he was charged with rape, sexual assault and sexual exploitation.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Gisele Pelicot wants to look ex-husband straight in the eye' as she needs answers

Gisele Pelicot plans to confront her jailed ex-husband after his conviction for drugging and arranging dozens of men to rape her, while family abuse questions remain.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Gisele Pelicot overwhelmed' after personal letter of support from Queen

Queen Camilla sent a personal letter praising French rape survivor Gisele Pelicot after her ex-husband and multiple perpetrators were convicted and sentenced.
#sex-trafficking
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago
New York City

Alexander brothers testimony describes a woman being sexually assaulted in a Hamptons hot tub as partygoers watched

fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago
New York City

Alexander brothers testimony describes a woman being sexually assaulted in a Hamptons hot tub as partygoers watched

California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago

I am not fit for society,' Oakland man once allegedly warned police. Now he's facing a murder charge

Jeffrey McMaster Jr., a repeat offender with prior sexual and violent convictions, is accused of fatally beating neighbor Leslie Marshall in an Oakland residential hotel.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Ex-Met Officer filmed making rape jokes committed gross misconduct

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
UK news
#underreporting
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Police appeal for hero witness after woman sexually assaulted in Plymouth

A woman was sexually assaulted on New George Street, Plymouth; police seek a witness named Sophia who aided the victim.
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

Matt Lauer's Accuser Complicates Her Story

Nevils agreed to go to Lauer's hotel room, she writes, in part because she wanted to delete unflattering photos he'd taken of her at the bar. She woke up the next day, she writes, crusted in blood. She recalls that she did not "say no or stop" when Lauer took off her jeans, and eventually "gave up" when he asked for anal sex.
US news
#domestic-abuse
#parker-kingston
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

I didn't believe it was me in photos': Gisele Pelicot recalls rape horror discovery

A major news outlet relies on donations to fund on-the-ground reporting, exposing severe crimes such as a husband drugging and filming his wife's assaults.
#exposure
fromwww.standard.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Ex-Moorfield Eye Hospital boss accused of flashing woman in London park and sexual assault of police officer

"The incident took place in Battersea Park on April 28 2025," said prosecutor Barbara Valentini. "The defendant approached the victim while she was sunbathing, straddled her and exposed his penis. "He ran off into the bushes after being told off by the victim." Ms Valentini said that after his arrest Kuper is accused of "grabbing" a female PC in her crotch area.
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US news
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

She was found nude in a ditch. L.A. prosecutors say they've solved tragic 30-year mystery

DNA evidence linked 63-year-old Brian Walton to the 1996 sexual assault and fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Claudia Guevara; he was charged with murder.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Actor Noel Clarke arrested over allegation of attempted rape in 2007

Noel Clarke was arrested on 10 February on suspicion of attempted rape, exposure, and sexual assault by touching, with an ongoing Metropolitan Police investigation.
fromIndependent
3 weeks ago

'I can't remember being on the plane' claims 'fairy whisperer' who sexually assaulted teen on Boston flight

A 'fairy whisperer' who sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl on a flight to Boston bizarrely claims he has no recollection of the attack because he had a few whiskeys, his drink was spiked and he got a kick in the head from a horse.
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#uber
fromFortune
3 weeks ago
US news

Uber ordered to pay $8.5 million after being found liable for sexual assault in landmark jury verdict | Fortune

fromFortune
3 weeks ago
US news

Uber ordered to pay $8.5 million after being found liable for sexual assault in landmark jury verdict | Fortune

US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Man, 21, charged with rape and possession of class A drug after woman attacked

Viaan Surendranathan has been charged with raping a 19-year-old woman, administering a stupefying substance, possessing a class A drug, and was remanded into custody.
fromIndependent
4 weeks ago

Farmer (58) who sexually assaulted teenage girl on plane is a 'fairy whisperer' and 'Celtic healer'

Patrick Noone from Co Galway is well known in the spiritual and healing world
Miscellaneous
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
4 weeks ago

Restaurateur guilty of spiking woman's drink

A restaurateur was convicted for attempting to spike a woman's drink with GBL at Annabel's to overpower her for sex.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
7 months ago

When a trans woman first accused Jeffrey Epstein of rape, the media mocked her - LGBTQ Nation

Transgender Latina Ava Cordero accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexually assaulting her at 16, faced transphobic coverage, and had her case dismissed by statute of limitations.
US news
fromThe Verge
4 weeks ago

Uber found liable for sexual assault in first of thousands of similar lawsuits

A federal jury found Uber liable for a passenger's rape and ordered $8.5 million in damages, potentially affecting over 3,000 consolidated federal lawsuits.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Eagle
1 month ago

Justice Department seeks to denaturalize convicted rapist

Gurmeet Singh allegedly kidnapped and raped a taxi passenger, concealed the crime during his naturalization, and now faces denaturalization under U.S. law.
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Manhattan rape case: Homeless man charged in sex assault of teen girl in Stuyvesant Town had 32 prior arrests on file amNewYork

The homeless man accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in Manhattan's Stuyvesant Town has officially been charged with five counts of rape. According to police sources, 33-year-old Germaine Parham, who already has a laundry list of prior arrests, was slapped with a host of charges on Tuesday night for the vicious Jan. 29 attack of the young teen. Police sources said Parham has 32 prior arrests, primarily for robbery.
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New York City
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Manhattan rape case: Cops nab suspect in Stuyvesant Town sex assault of 14-year-old girl amNewYork

A 33-year-old suspect, Germaine Parham, was arrested in upstate Amsterdam for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in Stuyvesant Town on Jan. 29.
#norwegian-royal-family
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

I was just trapped': Judge upholds rape case against cab driver who allegedly waited for women outside Santa Rita Jail

She testified that she gave $20 to Khalili and that he told her he worked for the jail, a claim she said he would use to threaten her once they were alone together. She testified she wanted to get back to her two sons in Oakland but agreed to smoke marijuana a daily habit and drink wine with Khalili in a local hotel room.
California
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

Sex assault trial for billionaire businessman Frank Stronach begins in Toronto on Tuesday | CBC News

Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach's trial in Toronto begins Tuesday as the 93-year-old is accused of sexual offences against several women, with some of the allegations dating back nearly five decades. Stronach, founder of auto-parts giant Magna International, faces 12 charges, including sexual assault and forcible confinement. Two of the counts, rape and attempted rape, are considered historical charges as they were abolished when the Criminal Code was amended in 1983 to create the offence of sexual assault.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Beast of Birkenhead murder left us so scared we became prisoners in our own homes'

21-year-old florist Diane Sindall was raped and murdered in Birkenhead in August 1986, sparking fear and leading to formation of a rape crisis support service.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Manhattan rape case: Suspect who sexually assaulted teen girl in Stuyvesant Town still on the run amNewYork

Germaine Parham, 33, is wanted by NYPD for allegedly raping a 14-year-old in Stuyvesant Town on Jan. 29; public urged to report tips.
Education
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Eton head apologises after former teacher jailed for sexual assault

Former Eton teacher Jacob Leland was jailed for sexually assaulting a pupil; the headteacher apologized and called the abuse an egregious breach of trust.
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

The Melania Trump Documentary Is a Disgrace

In 2019, Carroll alleged that Trump had sexually assaulted her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the mid-1990s; Trump promptly denied the allegation while deriding Carroll at rallies and in TV interviews as "totally lying" and "not my type." Ask E. Jean follows Carroll as she prepares for the trial, revealing why she buried what had happened for so long; it captures, too, her profound discomfort while she's badgered during depositions by Trump's legal team, and her eventual victory.
Film
Social justice
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Former NBC producer tells her own story about Matt Lauer in 'Unspeakable Things'

Brooke Nevils alleges Matt Lauer sexually assaulted her in Sochi, led to later sexual encounters, and she eventually reported the incidents during the #MeToo movement.
Law
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Man faces further child sexual offence charges

Vincent Chan, 45, has been charged with 15 further offences including sexual assault, voyeurism and taking indecent images of children.
Social justice
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

How Online Frat Mobs Target Sexual Assault Survivors

A University of Florida student was allegedly gang raped; the assault was recorded, circulated online, turned into memes, and the victim faced harassment and doxxing.
#rape-conviction
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

Why I Didn't Report My Rape

Guests check in and check out; gamblers come in the early evenings and stumble out the next morning; and hundreds of rooms are endlessly dirtied and then made clean again by hotel workers. But the phone remains silent. I like to think that the rotating check-in staff are always alert and prepared even for the call that they don't know is coming.
Law
France news
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

French ex-senator found guilty of drugging lawmaker

Former senator Joel Guerriau was convicted of drugging MP Sandrine Josso with ecstasy and sentenced to four years, with 18 months to be served in prison.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Marilyn Manson: US judge reopens sexual assault case against musician

The lawsuit, filed in May 2021 by a former assistant to the musician, had been dismissed in December because it exceeded the statute of limitations, a maximum time period for initiating legal proceedings after the related events took place. But plaintiff Ashley Walters asked the court to reconsider her case in January, when a new law mandated a two-year window for the consideration of sexual assault cases that had already expired under the statute.
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