Sex Assault

7-Year-Old Killed In Gurgaon School By Bus Conductor Who Attempted Sex Assault: Police

Gurgaon News | Reported by Snigdha Basu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday September 8, 2017

A seven-year-old boy found with his throat slit in the toilet of the Ryan International School in Gurgaon was murdered by a schoolbus conductor who tried to sexually assault him, the police said today.

Malaysian Charged With Over 600 Sex Assaults Against Daughter

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 10, 2017

A Malaysian man has been charged with more than 600 sex assaults against his daughter, and could face a jail term of over 12,000 years if found guilty, officials said Thursday.

UK Police Charge Indian-Origin Doctor With 118 Sex Offences

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 3, 2017

A 47-year-old Indian-origin doctor in east London was today charged with 118 sex offences, including one assault on a child under 13, by the Scotland Yard.

Top-Ranking Vatican Cardinal Charged With Sex Offenses In Australia

World News | Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post | Thursday June 29, 2017

A cardinal in charge of the Vatican's finances has been charged with multiple sexual offenses by Australian police, in one of the most significant indictments against a top-ranking leader of the Catholic Church.

Indrani Mukerjea Wants To Detail Co-Prisoner's Alleged Sex Assault, Death

Mumbai News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta | Tuesday June 27, 2017

Former media entrepreneur Indrani Mukerjea, who is in jail in Mumbai on charges of murdering her daughter, says that she has crucial information about how an inmate at the same prison was killed last week, allegedly by a jail official. She has also alleged that she was attacked by prison officers, has bruises to prove it, and that they threatened h...

Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Case: Jury Deadlocks, Judge Declares Mistrial

World News | Reuters | Saturday June 17, 2017

A US judge declared a mistrial Saturday in Bill Cosby's sexual assault case, after the jury deadlocked following more than 50 hours of deliberations over whether to convict the fallen TV star.

Bill Cosby Defense Wraps Case In Minutes At Sex Assault Trial

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 13, 2017

Bill Cosby's lawyers called just one witness and wrapped their defense of the disgraced US comedian in minutes Monday as the former megastar declined to take the stand at his Pennsylvania sexual assault trial.

Accuser Describes Alleged Bill Cosby Sex Assault: 'I Was Frozen...Wanted It To Stop'

World News | Reuters | Wednesday June 7, 2017

The woman who accused Bill Cosby of the sexual assault that led to his criminal trial testified on Tuesday that she felt "frozen" after taking three pills the entertainer gave her before the assault.

Chicago Teen Arrested in Facebook Live Sex Assault, Others Sought

Reuters | Monday April 3, 2017

The Facebook Live-streamed incident was among several in recent months in Chicago in which the social media site played a role in broadcasting apparent crimes.

Actress Mischa Barton's Lawyer Calls Alleged Sex Tape 'Revenge Porn'

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday March 15, 2017

Mischa Barton's attorney said that the actress is a survivor of "revenge pornography" and threatened legal action against anyone touting sexually explicit images of her

Donald Trump Fared Well With Women Voters Despite Sex Assault Claims

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 10, 2016

Despite sex assault allegations hounding him, fat-shaming a former beauty queen and his controversial abortion stand, a large number of women voters helped put Donald Trump in the White House.

University Sought To Kill Alumni Magazine Article On Campus Sex Assault. The Story Never Ran.

World News | T Rees Shapiro, The Washington Post | Friday October 28, 2016

In the weeks before Rolling Stone magazine published a sensational article about sexual assault at the University of Virginia in November 2014, Dean of Students Allen Groves wrote a message to high-ranking administrators questioning the magazine's bias.

Donald Trump's Hollywood Star Smashed Over Sex Assault Claims

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 27, 2016

A man with an axe destroyed Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday in a video protest over sexual misconduct allegations dogging the Republican presidential candidate.

In Historic Gettysburg, Trump Says He'll Sue Women Accusing Him Of Sex Assault

World News | Jenna Johnson, The Washington Post | Sunday October 23, 2016

Speaking near what he called the "hallowed ground" of a Civil War landmark, Donald Trump sought to look to the future of his potential first 100 days in office, but he first he returned to the past, vowing to sue the women who have accused him of sexual assault and accusing the media of biased reporting.

Donald Trump Denies Sex Assault 'Lies,' Faces First Lady Rebuke

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday October 14, 2016

Donald Trump savaged US media Thursday for reporting "outright lies" that he groped and forcibly kissed women, as First Lady Michelle Obama blasted the Republican nominee in a powerful tirade.

Donald Trump's Lewd Remarks Concern Campuses Fighting Sex Assault

World News | Associated Press | Wednesday October 12, 2016

At Connecticut College, as at a growing number of campuses nationwide, students are encouraged to speak up if they hear remarks celebrating or condoning sexual aggression against women. In one training scenario, male students ask a peer if he really means it when he boasts of such conduct.

Donald Trump's Ally Paid Sexual Assault Victim Critical Of Hillary Clinton

World News | Associated Press | Monday October 10, 2016

A sexual-assault victim who is critical of Hillary Clinton and who appeared alongside Donald Trump before Sunday night's debate was paid $2,500 by a political action committee founded by Trump ally Roger Stone.

Donald Trump Insists Sex Assault Boasts Were 'Locker Room Talk'

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday October 10, 2016

Donald Trump dismissed his predatory remarks about groping women as "locker room talk," and took a swipe at Hillary Clinton's husband Bill over past sexual misconduct in a fiery second US presidential debate on Sunday.

90-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Sexually Assaulted by Neighbour, 63: Kerala Cops

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Wednesday September 21, 2016

A 90-year-old cancer survivor was sexually assaulted by her neighbor in Kerala's Kollam last week, the police said today.

Bill Cosby's Lawyers Now Claim Sex Assault Case Is Racism

World News | Associated Press | Friday September 9, 2016

Bill Cosby's lawyers are suggesting for the first time that the sex assault case against him is racially motivated.

Disgraced Bill Cosby Faces June 5 Sex Assault Trial

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday September 7, 2016

Disgraced US megastar Bill Cosby will stand trial June 5, 2017 for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman at his Philadelphia home more than a decade ago, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Sex Assault Convicted Ex-Stanford Swimmer Brock Turner Released From Prison

World News | Reuters | Friday September 2, 2016

A former Stanford University swimmer, whose six-month jail sentence was decried by protesters as too lenient following his conviction of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in 2015, was released from a San Francisco-area jail today.

Australian Minister Peter Dutton Accuses Asylum-Seekers Of Sex Assault Lies

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 11, 2016

Asylum-seekers are faking sexual assault claims in a bid to seek refugee status in Australia, the immigration minister said today, after leaked reports detailed abuse allegations at a Nauru detention camp.

Rio Olympic Park Guard Arrested in Sex Assault

Agence France-Presse | Monday August 1, 2016

A private security guard at the Rio Olympic Park has been accused of molesting a female firefighter while she slept 'and could not offer resistance'

US Judge Nixes Latest Attempt To Toss Cosby Sex Assault Case

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday July 8, 2016

Disgraced US television star Bill Cosby lost another bid on Thursday to have a sexual assault case against him tossed, clearing the way for a trial to eventually begin over the claims dating back to 2004.

Alleged Sex Offender Terrorises Hyderabad Colony, Cops Wait For Complaint

Hyderabad News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Tuesday June 28, 2016

A sex offender, who has allegedly assaulted at least six underage women over the last year and is known by many in a middle-class Hyderabad neighbourhood, may go scot-free because no one has come forward to press charges.

10-Year-Old Boy Allegedly Sexually Assaulted By Minor Girl In Kanpur

Lucknow News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday June 27, 2016

In a bizarre case reported from a Kanpur village, a 10-year-old boy was hospitalised after a girl tried to force him into having sex with her.

'Shame On You', Juror Tells Judge In Stanford Sex Assault Case

World News | Associated Press | Tuesday June 14, 2016

A juror who helped convict a former Stanford University student-athlete of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman complained to the judge about his "ridiculously lenient" six-month jail sentence, which the juror said made a mockery of the panel's verdict, a newspaper reported Monday.

New Zealand 'Unsafe For Black Cricketers': Ex-WI Star Franklyn Rose

Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 11, 2016

Franklyn Rose, former West Indies cricketer, claimed New Zealand is not safe for international cricketers "especially if they are black"

Female Band Faces Backlash Over Drummer's Support For Stanford Sex Offender

World News | Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post | Friday June 10, 2016

As support continues to pour in for the victim in the Stanford University sexual assault case, an Ohio musician is facing widespread backlash and concert cancellations after she stood up for the convicted attacker, Brock Turner.