Rape
Comedian Russell Brand found guilty by UK court of rape and sexual assaults
A jury at Southwark Crown Court convicted the 51-year-old comedian of one count of rape and three of sexual assault, acquitting him of two other rape charges; he will be sentenced Monday.
State Attorney seeks harsher sentence for doctor convicted of rape, sexual abuse of patients
Man sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping six-year-old niece over a decade ago
Egyptian bill to strengthen sexual assault penalties, end honor killings' leniency faces backlash
New York state police to take over future investigations into sexual assault complaints at Cornell
Referring to the Jane Doe allegations as "horrifying," Hochul said: "Survivors should be able to trust the institutions responsible for protecting them. We cannot afford to let them down."
Syria's Alawite women face rape, abduction, forced marriage amid state complicity, report finds
A human rights report alleges that Alawite women in Syria face systematic rape, abduction, and forced marriage, with authorities accused of obstructing investigations and protecting perpetrators.
Man indicted on two rape counts following paid sexual encounter in Bat Yam
Shein stole NIS 4,000 from her wallet and threatened a friend of hers, ‘B’, who arrived at the hotel room to help her. He held a club to the friend’s lower back and ordered her to leave.
Survivors of clergy sexual abuse reach $800m. settlement with New York Archdiocese
In addition to the $800 million settlement, the archdiocese agreed to release documents pertaining to sexual offenders in the Church.
Letter from Cornell's Jane Doe: University president appeared to 'disbelieve' assault allegations
“After the conversation [then-president of Doe's sorority] shared with me that President Kotlikoff’s initial response was along the lines of, ‘Why did she wait so long to report it?" Doe wrote.
Two men indicted for rape in separate cases involving minors, woman in Israel
Prosecutors filed two separate rape indictments, one against a Holon man accused of assaulting two girls under 16 and another involving a woman allegedly raped during a home repair visit.
UK woman accuses British comedian Russell Brand of rape, says he ignored pleas to stop
"It's something that has lived with me ever since," she said during the often tearful police interview. "I blamed myself for years."
Lawsuit by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's sister accusing him of sexual abuse dismissed by US judge
Annie Altman accused her brother of sexually abusing and raping her between 1997 and 2006 at the family home in suburban Clayton, Missouri, starting when she was 3 and he was 12.
Jerusalem court upholds 5-year suspension for gynecologist Guy Rofe over patient exploitation
“I will examine you as a gynecologist and as a lover,” he wrote to one patient, according to the judgment. She was a 19-year-old soldier whom he treated while serving as a military doctor.
Israel stands strong three years on: National pain, trauma and resilience after Oct. 7 - opinion
On October 7 and every day, we honor and remember every single person brutally murdered, and we embrace and cherish the thousands of wounded people in Israel.