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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.
Theresa Helm (centre), an abuse victim of Jeffery Epstein, walks with a group of women after they spoke behind closed doors with the House Oversight Committee at the US Capitol in Washington on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
United States

US House Oversight Committee releases batch of files in Epstein, Maxwell cases

The folders contained hundreds of images of records related to the sex trafficking investigations, as well as video footage and interviews.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong auxiliary policeman arrested for alleged indecency while driving cab

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United States

Rise of AI ‘bikini interviews’ shows how misogyny is monetised on social media

Malaysia

4 men face trial in Malaysia over shocking child rape charges of girl under 12

The charge of rape carries a jail term of up to 20 years and whipping upon conviction.

A judge’s gavel is pictured, with the scales of justice in the background. The suspects in the case were ordered to surrender their passports and stay away from the victims. Photo: Shutterstock
Jeffrey Epstein

House committee subpoenas Epstein’s estate for documents including contacts list

Lawmakers are investigating who among Jeffrey Epstein’s high-powered social circle may have been aware of his sexual abuse of teenage girls.

Jeffrey Epstein

Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre’s memoir to be published months after her death

Giuffre, who died by suicide in April, had said she was part of Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring and exploited by Prince Andrew as a teenager.

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United States

Menendez brothers to stay in prison for 1989 murders after parole denied

A parole board rejected Lyle Menendez’s plea a day after it turned down a similar request from his brother, Erik.

Lyle Menendez attends his parole board hearing online from his San Diego prison on Friday. Photo: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation/Reuters
Donald Trump

Epstein’s ex Ghislaine Maxwell says she never saw Trump behave inappropriately

The British socialite also told a top US official that she was not aware of any Epstein ‘client list’, a newly released transcript shows.

Australia

Singapore doctor accused of secretly recording 460 women at Australian hospitals

Ryan Cho, 28, is likely to face around 500 charges relating to 4,500 intimate videos recording his colleagues in the restrooms of hospitals.

Hong Kong courts

Ex-Hong Kong firefighter jailed for 6 years, 3 months for raping woman at hotel

Judge says Chan Cheuk-hin, 28, committed serious offence that caused victim to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, other conditions.

The judge started sentencing at five years, adding 1½ years due to aggravating factors, and granted a three-month discretionary reduction based on Chan’s background. Photo: Warton Li
Hong Kong society

Opinion | Deepfake porn scandal in Hong Kong exposes need to update laws

Not since the 2008 Edison Chen sex photo leak has the city faced such a crisis in privacy protection as laws struggle to keep up with AI.

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A man takes a photograph on the University of Hong Kong campus on June 4. The case of a student who created hundreds of deepfake photographs of fellow students has sparked discussion about whether Hong Kong’s law can adequately deal with such cases. Photo: Dickson Lee
The Philippines

Is US request for pastor’s extradition a ‘double-edged sword’ for Philippines?

The Philippines must weigh legal obligations against political fallout in deciding whether to hand over Apollo Quiboloy, analysts say.

Singapore

Singapore jails man for repeatedly molesting colleague on night shift

He was also ordered to pay US$596 for the expenses the woman incurred seeking psychiatric treatment after the assault.

Jeffrey Epstein

Judge denies Justice Department request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts

US President Donald Trump had called for the release of transcripts amid rumours and criticism about his long-ago involvement with Epstein.

An image of US President Donald Trump (right) and Jeffrey Epstein is projected on to the US Department of Commerce headquarters in Washington in July. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong patient, 89, arrested over indecent assault on hospital worker

Source says man accused of touching female staff member’s chest in rehabilitation ward.

Tuen Mun Hospital reported that the female staff member was allegedly assaulted in a rehabilitation ward at around 10am on Tuesday. Photo: Jelly Tse
Women and gender

China’s Weibo shuts down social media accounts for ‘inciting gender antagonism’

The bans target accounts that raised awareness about sexual harassment and women’s issues, as well as one that was critical of feminism.

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Norway

Son of Norwegian princess is charged with 4 rapes, faces 10 years in prison

Marius Borg Hoiby, the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, is accused of raping the women while they were sleeping.

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Japan

Japan’s red-light district outreach under scrutiny after NGO misconduct claims

Several criminal cases involving social workers tasked with protecting vulnerable women have dented the reputation of Japan’s non-profits.

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Night view of street in Kabukicho, a red-light district in Tokyo. Photo: Getty Images
United States

US man accused of faking his death found guilty of sexual assault

Nicholas Alahverdian was extradited to Utah in January 2024 while insisting he was an Irish orphan named Arthur Knight who was being framed.

Hong Kong courts

Japanese idol Kenshin Kamimura convicted for molesting interpreter in Hong Kong

Former ONE N’ ONLY boy band member assaulted woman by stroking her thigh, as magistrate dismisses defence’s ‘cultural differences’ argument.

United States

Trial begins for US fugitive accused of faking his death in UK to avoid rape charges

Nicholas Rossi was arrested in Scotland in 2021 after being reported dead, claiming he was an Irish orphan being framed.

Nicholas Rossi, accused of faking his death, in court on Monday. Photo: Firecrest Films via AP
United States

Judge blocks release of Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury testimony

A judge blocked the release of the transcripts, citing the risk of ‘unravelling the foundations of secrecy’ on which the Jeffrey Epstein case is based.

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and US financier Jeffrey Epstein. Photo: US District Court for the Southern District of New York/AFP
Japan

Japan cracks down on tiny spy cameras amid school voyeurism concerns

Recent arrests include a 38-year-old man who hid the miniature cameras in clothes hangers in girls’ changing rooms at a high school in Kobe.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong coach cleared of molesting women’s football team player

Court rules complainant gave inconsistent accounts of how offences occurred.

United States

Ghislaine Maxwell opposes release of Epstein grand jury transcripts

Trump is seeking the release of the materials in a bid to quell Maga discontent over his administration’s handling of the Epstein cases.

An undated trial evidence image obtained in December 2021 shows British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and US financier Jeffrey Epstein. Photo: US District Court for the Southern District of New York via AFP
United States

US House committee subpoenas Clintons in Epstein probe

The committee is also seeking sworn interviews with former attorneys general Merrick Garland and William Barr, and former FBI directors Comey and Mueller.

The US House Oversight Committee on Tuesday subpoenaed former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton for testimony on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Photo: Reuters
Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs loses bid to get out of jail before sentencing

US judge denies bail for hip hop mogul ahead of October sentencing for prostitution-related offence.

Japan

Asian Angle | Japan’s child sex tourism warning is long overdue

The advisory issued by Japan’s embassy in Laos shows grass-roots activism against transnational exploitation can force institutional action.

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