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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.

Marius Borg Hoiby (left) and Crown Princess Mette-Marit (second from right) arrive for Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s belated 18th birthday dinner in Oslo in June 2022. Photo: AFP

‘Need for recognition’: Norway royal’s tearful plea in trial, denies rape

A tearful Marius Borg Hoiby tells an Oslo court that an extreme need for recognition drove his life of excess, as he stands trial for rape.

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Epstein files scandal triggers UK criminal probe as Mandelson quits parliament

4 Feb 2026 - 1:37PM

Norway royal’s son pleads not guilty to four counts of rape, amid Epstein link scandal

3 Feb 2026 - 9:04PM

Jeffrey Epstein

Clintons to testify in US House Epstein probe, heading off contempt vote

A vote to hold the Clintons in contempt for defying subpoenas is suspended after they agree to appear in person.

3 Feb 2026 - 2:25PM

Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify in a House investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Photo: AP

Jeffrey Epstein

Belfast university cuts ties with former US senator over Epstein links

University says it is no longer appropriate to be linked to George Mitchell, whose name appears in files released by the US Justice Department.

3 Feb 2026 - 2:08PM

Chinese man on trial in Munich for raping sedated partner, echoing Pelicot case

The 27-year-old faces trial for drugging, raping, and filming his Chinese girlfriend, and is charged with attempted murder and aggravated rape.

3 Feb 2026 - 10:40AM

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UK’s former US ambassador faces scrutiny over Epstein ties, leaked briefing

UK police review reports of alleged misconduct by Peter Mandelson after the latest Epstein files release by the US Justice Department.

3 Feb 2026 - 12:46PM

Peter Mandelson, Britain’s former ambassador to the US. Photo: BBC via Reuters

Norwegian royal scandal deepens as Crown Princess’ son arrested before trial

Marius Borg Hoiby, son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, faces 38 charges including rape, strangulation, knife threats, marijuana trafficking.

3 Feb 2026 - 12:49AM

Fergie called Epstein ‘brother’ and ‘legend’, new emails reveal

Ex-wife of UK’s former prince Andrew asked late sex offender for rent money and joked ‘just marry me’ in 2009 exchanges, documents show.

2 Feb 2026 - 8:56PM

‘Total loser’: Trump vows to sue Trevor Noah over Grammys Epstein comment

Trump warns Trevor Noah to ‘get his facts straight’ after 2026 Grammys monologue linked the president to the disgraced Jeffrey Epstein.

2 Feb 2026 - 4:45PM

Trevor Noah speaks during his opening monologue at the 68th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. Photo: TNS

Jeffrey Epstein

Epstein files reveal ‘embarrassing’ friendship with another royal

Crown princess’ name appears hundreds of times in the millions of new Epstein documents released by the US Department of Justice.

2 Feb 2026 - 2:14PM

An email chain illustrates the extensive redactions applied by the US Department of Justice to some Jeffrey Epstein documents. Photo: AP

Jeffrey Epstein

Former UK ambassador quits Labour Party after latest Epstein files revelations

Peter Mandelson is facing questions over several payments allegedly received from Jeffrey Epstein in the early 2000s.

2 Feb 2026 - 9:07AM

From son of Norway crown princess to alleged rapist: Marius Hoiby’s downfall

The 29-year-old, who goes on trial next week accused of sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriends, has become a liability for the monarchy.

1 Feb 2026 - 3:49PM

The princess and the billionaires: who else is in the Epstein files?

More names of high-profile figures are surfacing after the latest release of millions of documents related to the late US sex offender.

1 Feb 2026 - 4:33AM

Norwegian Crown Pricess Mette-Marit waves to the waiting crowd in Stralsund, Germany, in June 2010. Photo: AP

Jeffrey Epstein

New Epstein photos show ex-prince Andrew on all fours over woman on the floor

The British royal also discussed potentially meeting a ‘beautiful’ Russian woman in her 20s in emails with the late sex offender.

1 Feb 2026 - 12:56AMvideocam

Britain’s former prince Andrew is seen with an unidentified woman in a photo released on Friday. Photo: US Justice Department

‘Dances With Wolves’ actor found guilty of preying on indigenous girls

Nathan Chasing Horse’s main accuser was 14 and a virgin when he sexually assaulted her on the pretext of healing her mother of cancer.

31 Jan 2026 - 2:01PM

Jeffrey Epstein

Final set of Epstein files released, with mentions of Trump, Musk and Lutnick

The batch contains over 3 million pages of documents, 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.

31 Jan 2026 - 6:39PM

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Groomed at 15: Indonesian actress lays bare her stolen youth in viral memoir

Aurelie Moeremans’ book has sparked a national debate in Indonesia on how a teenager could be manipulated and abused in plain sight.

25 Jan 2026 - 11:52AM

Indonesian actress Aurelie Moeremans’ memoir, “Broken Strings: Fragments of Stolen Youth”, details her experience of being groomed as a teenager. Photo: Handout

‘I was a victim’: survey reveals surge in men groped on Tokyo transit

Experts say the 15.1 per cent figure is striking and a reminder that women are not the only targets of molestation on public transport.

22 Jan 2026 - 5:50PMvideocam

Japan arrests man for selling AI-generated celebrity porn

A 31-year-old in Japan arrested for using generative AI to create and sell 520,000 explicit images of celebrities for US$70,000 in profit.

20 Jan 2026 - 7:05PM

7 years’ jail for Singaporean who sexually assaulted jobseeker after dinner

Choy Zisheng entered a woman’s toilet cubicle with the victim, locked the door and sexually assaulted her while she told him to stop.

20 Jan 2026 - 1:01PM

Singapore’s skyline. A man was jailed for sexually assaulting a woman after dinner in the city state. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong looks to reform sexual offence laws

22 Jan 2026 - 4:33PM

Hong Kong looks to reform sexual offence laws

Ford suspends worker who heckled Trump and got flipped off by US president

TJ Sabula had shouted ‘paedophile protector’ at the US president, in an apparent reference to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

15 Jan 2026 - 5:34AM

Caucasian ‘sugar daddy’ sextortion scam lands Malaysian in Singapore jail

Rajwant Singh Gill Narajan Singh was sentenced to 12 years in jail for pretending to be a rich white man and coercing women into sex.

14 Jan 2026 - 7:18PM

Trump flips off factory worker after Epstein taunt

The White House defended the US president’s gesture as an ‘appropriate’ response to a ‘lunatic’ heckler at a Michigan auto plant.

14 Jan 2026 - 10:50AM

US President Donald Trump visiting a Ford production centre in Dearborn, Michigan on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

Clintons refuse to testify in Epstein probe, defying Republican threats

Lawmakers from Trump’s party have zeroed in on Bill Clinton’s ties to the financier, as they wrestle with the Epstein files fallout.

14 Jan 2026 - 1:49PM

Former US president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton in 2024. Photo: AP

Singaporean teen who made peer soak genitals in chilli oil given probation

The 18-year-old impersonated a woman online to deceive another teenager into performing degrading acts, then blackmailed him with the videos.

12 Jan 2026 - 3:43PMvideocam

Peter Mandelson

Former UK ambassador apologises to Epstein victims - but not for ties

Peter Mandelson speaks about losing his job over his relationship with the disgraced paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

12 Jan 2026 - 4:51PM

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