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Sexual harassment and assault

Sexual harassment and assault
Latest news and features on sexual harassment and assault, including accusations of misconduct and developments in the #MeToo movement.
Lyhanna, 11, is seen in an undated image released by her family in May. Photo: Handout via AFP
Crime

Death of girl, 11, in France sparks storm over cracks in judicial system

The suspect in Lyhanna’s disappearance previously faced multiple allegations of preying on young victims but was not taken into custody.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong man arrested for allegedly groping schoolgirl on bus

Royalty

Auditors shine light on UK royal housing, disgraced Andrew’s ‘peppercorn rent’

United States

Trump to nominate Todd Blanche as US attorney general

Blanche, 51, took over leadership of the Justice Department after Trump fired Pam Bondi in April.

US Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks to a reporter outside of the West Wing entrance at the White House last month. Photo: Reuters
Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s top monk suspended over alleged child sex abuse

Police arrested the 71-year-old on May 9 over allegations that he had sexually abused an 11-year-old girl in 2022.

Jeffrey Epstein

Bondi refused to answer questions about Trump and Epstein files, Democrats say

She also pushed any blame for missteps with the release of files related to the late sex offender onto Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.

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Singapore

Former Singapore police officer jailed for disguising as woman to molest boy

Sharizal Shafi’ee also recorded videos of 32 men engaged in sexual acts for around six months.

Singapore’s skyline. A former police officer was jailed for posing as a woman to molest teens in the city state. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images
United States

US Justice Department launches criminal probe into Trump accuser

Federal prosecutors investigate whether E. Jean Carroll committed perjury in her two civil lawsuits against Donald Trump.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong private tutor jailed for 4½ years over repeatedly molesting boy

Ng Tin-yu continued to commit obscene acts at boy’s residence until camera in child’s bedroom captured one of the incidents.

Hong Kong courts

Man gets 9 years’ jail for attempted rape after following victim from wet market

Former dock worker Leung Kam-wah followed mother with baby in pram and held cutter to her back as she opened flat door.

A 67-year-old man has been jailed for nine years for breaking into a woman's flat at Lai King Estate and assaulting her two years ago. Photo: Edmond So
Malaysia

Why are more men in Malaysia reporting being sexually harassed now?

More than 1,000 complaints involving male victims have been lodged since 2024, but campaigners say shame and fear still keep many men silent.

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Malaysia has recorded a sharp rise in sexual harassment reports involving men, but advocates say the figures reveal changing reporting patterns rather than the full scale of abuse. Photo: Shutterstock
Crime

Swedish prosecutor urges prison for man who prostituted wife to dozens of men

State demands 10-year sentence for aggravated pimping and rape as defence maintains denial.

Thailand

Thai Singha beer heir’s sexual abuse claims empower others to come forward

After Siranudh Scott’s allegations, public figures took to social media to talk about the subject, long considered taboo in Thailand.

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Women and gender

Chinese drug-rape network shocks Germany

Chinese drug-rape network shocks Germany
Artificial intelligence

Pair charged in US under new law for creating AI celebrity porn

Arrests mark some of the earliest prosecutions under the Take It Down Act as the US cracks down on explicit ‘deepfakes’.

A promotional display for the Take It Down Act, which criminalises the online distribution of non-consensual sexual imagery. Photo: AP
Britain

Queen pushed for ex-prince Andrew’s appointment as trade envoy

Emails released earlier this year suggest ‌that Mountbatten-Windsor, while serving ‌as trade envoy, forwarded reports to Jeffrey Epstein.

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Thailand

Video | Thai Singha beer heir dismissed amid sex abuse claims

Siranudh Scott, a scion of the family behind the beer brand, posted a video accusing his brother of repeatedly abusing him when he was a teenager.

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Thailand

Thailand’s Singha beer dynasty rocked by sexual abuse allegations

The kingdom’s most-watched family scandal in years has prompted a sacking, a televised confessional – and a warning from media regulators.

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The Singha and Leo brands of the Bhirombhakdi family’s Boon Rawd Brewery account for roughly two-thirds of Thailand’s beer market. Photo: Shutterstock
Thailand

Thai Singha beer heir dismissed from family firm amid sexual abuse claims

Siranudh Scott, a scion of the family behind the beer brand, posted a video accusing his brother of repeatedly abusing him as kids.

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Singapore

Singapore sentences man to 18 years’ jail for repeatedly raping sister

On several occasions when the victim resisted him, he shouted at her, pinched and punched her.

Britain

UK reality hit Married at First Sight pulled as contestants allege rape

Channel 4 removes all seasons ⁠of the series following rape and non-consensual sex allegations by three women.

Contestants in the show agree to mock weddings with a total stranger and are then filmed living together. Photo: Shutterstock
Crime

Around 10 ‘new’ victims emerge in France’s expanding Epstein probe

Authorities target French perpetrators who facilitated the late American sex offender’s crimes.

Jeffrey Epstein in an undated photo released by the late financier’s estate. Photo: House Oversight Committee via TNS
Celebrity Families

Who is Ansel Elgort’s Japanese partner and baby mama, Miona?

The Baby Driver actor – who previously dated Violetta Komyshan for a decade – is making waves with his new partner and baby mama, Miona.

Harvey Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein’s third New York rape trial ends in mistrial

The jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict on whether the former Hollywood mogul raped aspiring actress Jessica Mann.

Germany

Paediatrician in Germany charged with sex offences in 130 cases

Most of the offences were committed while the accused was working at a hospital near Berlin, the prosecutor’s office says.

A sign points to the Havelland Clinic Group facility in Rathenow in January. Photo: dpa
Singapore

Singaporean pleads guilty to filming colleague with live upskirt camera

Desmond Han Jiancong also sent the victim an AI-generated photo of her face on a nude body.

A Singaporean man admitted to covert upskirt surveillance of a female colleague at her office. Photo: Shutterstock
Americas and the Caribbean

Arrest warrant reissued for Bolivia ex-president after court no-show

Evo Morales is declared in contempt as prosecutors allege he fathered a child with a 15-year-old girl during his time in office.

Britain

UK’s Starmer under renewed pressure to quit as revolt grows

Home secretary and deputy PM reportedly join calls for a leadership transition as several aides resign.

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