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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.
Troy Jackson, Democratic candidate for US Senate, acknowledges supporters at the Maine Democratic Nominating Convention in Bangor on Saturday. Photo: AP
United States

Maine Democrats replace scandal-plagued candidate in key US Senate race

Graham Platner, the original nominee to run against Republican incumbent Susan Collins, dropped out over sexual misconduct allegations.

Karim Khan

ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan removed over sexual misconduct allegations

France

Modelling scout with links to Epstein found dead in France

Hong Kong courts

Teenager sent to detention centre for attempted voyeurism in school toilet

Defendant to spend up to six months at Sha Tsui Correctional Institution, with magistrate urging teenager to reflect on his actions.

The Sha Tsui Correctional Institution on Lantau Island. The magistrate noted that the boy had committed a separate offence in the past and been placed under police supervision. Photo: Handout
Indonesia

In Indonesia’s island paradise, humans are still born into slavery

Though slavery has been illegal in what is now Indonesia for more than 160 years, it survives in Sumba’s rigid caste system.

United States

Tate brothers to fight extradition from US to UK following Miami arrests

Social media influencers appear in Miami court in handcuffs as lawyer claims arrests were politically motivated.

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Crime

Influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami as UK seeks extradition

The brothers, who were arrested in Romania in 2022, face rape and human trafficking charges.

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Influencer Andrew Tate (right) and his brother Tristan arrive an event in Miami in April. Photo: AP
Religion

My Take | Churches must ensure that complaints of sexual abuse are taken seriously

As the city prepares for a sex crime legislation overhaul, every community sector should work to ensure that people are free from harassment.

Hong Kong courts

Ex-primary school IT technician jailed 11 years for molesting 3 boys on campus

High Court hears Law Yuen-lung, 30, diagnosed with paedophilic disorder and kept over 800 images of child pornography.

Hong Kong courts

Senior Hong Kong policeman convicted of molesting clerk 3 times at headquarters

Senior Superintendent Ian Chow found guilty of touching woman on three occasions, including during work party in front of witnesses.

Senior Superintendent Ian Chow leaves Eastern Court earlier this year. Photo: Brian Wong
Thailand

Thai police arrest boxing camp manager for trafficking underage boys for sex

The suspect was captured after undercover officers posed as clients seeking sexual services from three boys aged 13, 15 and 16.

An officer guards the victims after police raid a boxing camp in Rayong province on Tuesday. Photo: Royal Thai Police
Japan

ANA pilot jailed in Japan for groping flight attendant after work

The airline had removed Ryota Mise from all flight duties since the case was reported in March.

Donald Trump

E. Jean Carroll gets US$5.6 million in Trump case

The US president has repeatedly fought to avoid paying damages to the writer, lodging appeals all the way up to the Supreme Court.

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Britain

UK to change law in bid to deport grooming gang ringleader

Home secretary proposes emergency amendment to strip 1971 legal protections from ‘the vilest foreign criminals’.

Britain’s Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood at the House of Commons in London on Monday. Photo: UK Parliament via AFP
Britain

UK counterterror police take lead in suspected murder of ex-minister

Suspect rearrested on terror charges after ‘new information and evidence’ emerges in killing of Ann Widdecombe.

Ann Widdecombe in 2019. Widdecombe, 78, was found dead at her home in ‌rural southwest England on Thursday with what police ​described as 'serious injuries'. Photo: AFP
Women and gender

Closing the loophole in Hong Kong’s sex crime laws

Hungary

Man jailed for killing US tourist in Hungary during ‘intimate encounter’

After his arrest in 2024, the man claimed Michalski’s death had been an accident. But police said he had attempted to cover up his crime.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Opinion | Sexual offences law review a chance to make clear what constitutes abuse

Reforms will provide greater clarity, update the city’s framework and give better protection to the most vulnerable.

A sparrow flies above the statue of Themis, the blindfolded goddess of justice, perched on the roof of the Court of Final Appeal building in Central, Hong Kong, on March 13. Photo: Jelly Tse
Donald Trump

E. Jean Carroll can collect US$5 million in damages from Trump, US judge says

The US Supreme Court has declined to take up the case, but the US president has put in a new appeal against the latest order.

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Crime

Norway police says 28 arrested in international child porn operation

The men, aged 22 to 54, had been arrested in Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany.

Catholic Church

Cardinal in Morocco steps back from duties after sexual assault claims

Spanish-born Cristobal Lopez Romero, who denies wrongdoing, was seen by some as a potential successor to Pope Francis in the 2025 conclave.

Cristobal Lopez Romero at the Cathedral of Tunis in Tunisia in 2020. The archbishop of Rabat said he was stepping back from his duties on Tuesday amid claims of sexual assault. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong consults on sex law reform over cult coercion, campus and online abuse

Proposed reforms would tighten the definition of consent, widen incest and underage sex rules, and cover digital sexual images such as deepfakes.

Security chief Chris Tang says victims misled or pressured by people in positions of trust will be protected under new consent rules. Photo: Dickson Lee
United States

Sex assault claim throws key US Senate race into question

Democratic Party leaders urge Graham Platner to end his Senate campaign amid sexual assault allegations.

Thailand

Thai beer dynasty heir’s mother drops suit under ‘ungrateful child’ law

The mother says she has tried to be fair to both her sons after ‘Psi’ went public with his childhood abuse accusations against his brother.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Proposed sexual offences overhaul extensive but advocacy groups cite concerns

While government’s plan goes beyond law reform body’s suggestions, groups say ‘honest but mistaken’ defence over consent could be a loophole.

Hong Kong authorities’ plan to revamp sexual offence laws has gone further than suggestions proposed by the Law Reform Commission. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Hong Kong must reform its sexual offence laws for the 21st century

Aside from introducing a statutory definition of consent and removing gender-based distinctions, reforms should ensure support for survivors.

The statue of Themis, the blindfolded goddess of justice, is seen perched on the roof of the Court of Final Appeal building in Central on March 13. Hong Kong’s proposed updates to its sexual offence laws include the outlawing of grooming and the establishment of a uniform age of consent at 16. Photo: Jelly Tse
Britain

British teen rapists get detention after outrage at lenient sentences

The two boys were originally given youth rehabilitation orders after raping two girls; videos of the attacks were shared online.

Malaysia

‘Positive reform’: Malaysia cracks down on cross-border child sexual abuse

Activists welcome the change but say enforcement hurdles need to be overcome to strengthen child protection.

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