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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.
A popular Chinese dance influencer who falsely accused her boss of sexual harassment has lost a lawsuit and been ordered to pay him compensation. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
Trending in China

Top China influencer falsely accuses boss of sexual harassment, loses lawsuit

Cosplaying blogger with 33 million online followers banned from social media, ordered to pay US$82,000, make public apology.

Fame and celebrity

6 celebrities currently doing time behind bars

Japan

Biting, kicking, sex harassment: inside the abusive world of Japanese nursing

Women and gender

South Korea’s uphill battle against sex crimes

Experts indicate that legislation alone is insufficient to address the surge of digital sex crimes in South Korea.

South Korea’s uphill battle against sex crimes
Harvey Weinstein

Weinstein’s #MeToo rape retrial opens with added allegations from ex-model

The film mogul’s 2020 conviction, a watershed moment for the movement against sexual misconduct, was thrown out by a court last year.

South Korea

South Korean court upholds 16-year sentence for doctor who raped patients

Yeom was also punished for prescribing illegal drugs to a Rolls-Royce driver who killed a pedestrian in 2023.

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Singapore

Indian man charged for molesting crew member on Singapore Airlines flight

The incident occurred on a flight from Australia in February.

A man is accused of molesting a cabin crew member on a Singapore Airlines flight. Photo: AFP
South Korea

‘The law didn’t protect me’: South Korea’s losing battle against AI sex crimes

Victims lament a lack of police help to resolve their cases, while sex educators call for a change in gender attitudes to tackle the scourge.

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Singapore

Singapore’s ‘sugar daddy’ scammer jailed for exploiting underage victims

A Singaporean scammer was sentenced for exploiting 31 victims, including underage girls, in a ‘sugar daddy’ scam, manipulating them into sending explicit content.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter’s wife, Lauren Kitt Carter?

Nick Carter is facing a fourth sexual assault lawsuit and has denied the allegations – but what do we know about his wife of 10 years, Lauren Kitt Carter?

Meet disgraced Backstreet Boy Nick Carter’s wife, Lauren Kitt Carter. Photo: @laurenkittcarter/Instagram
Singapore

4 arrested in Japan over sales of AI-generated porn in first such case

One of the suspects was reportedly making sales of as much as US$70,000 over about a year from the images.

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In the first such case in Japan, four suspects who allegedly sold artificial intelligence-generated explicit images have been arrested. Photo: Shutterstock
Fame and celebrity

Meet Amanda Nguyen, who just joined Blue Origin’s all-female space flight

An author and civil rights activist who studied astrophysics at Harvard, Nguyen conducted one of the experiments in partnership with the Vietnamese National Space Center – a nod to her heritage.

France

‘Such a shock’: Paris theatre soul-searching after allegations of sexual abuse

Former volunteer at Theatre du Soleil says 39-year-old actor attempted to rape her in front of ‘several witnesses’ at a party at the theatre in 2010.

Fame and celebrity

Inside Hollywood veteran James Toback’s fall from grace

The Oscar nominee once told how he saved Robert Downey Jr’s life when he was filming The Pick-up Artist in the late 80s, but he also struggled with a gambling addiction for years.

A New York jury has awarded US$1.68 billion to 40 women who accused Hollywood veteran James Toback of sexual abuse over a span of 35 years. Photo: TNS
Africa

‘War weapon’: thousands of Congo children raped, assaulted in just 2 months

Toddlers were among the victims, Unicef said, with rape and other forms of sexual violence taking place once every 30 minutes on average.

Children walk near an M23 rebel in Mushaki, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in March. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Japanese worker arrested for mailing used condom to colleague ‘to satisfy urges’

The incident has sparked safety concerns and an investigation into similar cases.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police officer charged with indecent assault, set to appear in court

Officer accused of indecently assaulting woman on footbridge while off duty in early hours of February 4.

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United States

Doctor ordered to pay US$1.6 billion to over 100 women in sex abuse case

‘It feels good to know that someone heard us. People now understand the magnitude of what he did,’ one of Stuart Copperman’s victims says.

Debbi Rhodes, who was awarded US$25 million, said the completion of the litigation brought a mix of relief and frustration. Photo: Robert Rhodes via AP
Singapore

2 men in Singapore jailed for raping drunk 16-year-old girl in a public toilet

A third man involved in the ‘cluster assault’ is also on trial.

Britain

UK comedian Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault

Brand, 50, faces one count of rape, one of indecent assault, one of oral rape and two of sexual assault.

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Singapore

Man, 73, jailed for molesting 4 women on Singapore Airlines flight

Balasubramanian Ramesh molested one of the cabin crew members four times and targeted the three others once each because he found them ‘attractive’.

A man was jailed for nine months for molesting four cabin crew members on a Singapore Airlines flight from San Francisco to the city state. Photo: AFP
Britain

More women in UK and China come forward over ‘prolific’ rapist Zou Zhenhao

The Chinese PhD student was convicted in London last month after drugging and raping 10 women, sometimes filming the attacks.

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Zhenhao Zou appears in a handout picture released by police in March. Photo: Metropolitan Police via Reuters
Fame and celebrity

Who is Virginia Giuffre’s husband, Robert Giuffre – and are they estranged?

Virginia Giuffre, a prominent accuser of Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew, says she is in hospital after her car collided with a school bus in Australia – but what do we know about her husband?

Fame and celebrity

Who is Russell Simmons’ accuser Drew Dixon, who has subpoenaed Oprah Winfrey?

Drew Dixon, one of the women who has accused Russell Simmons of rape, has subpoenaed superstar Oprah Winfrey in her defamation case against him – so who is she, exactly?

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South Korea

Did ‘clickbait journalism’ contribute to South Korean politician’s death?

Chang Je-won was found dead in his office on Monday. Hours before, footage said to support sexual assault allegations against him was aired.

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Chang Je-won, a member of South Korea’s ruling People Power Party, was found dead in his office on Monday. Photo: AP
Japan

Nakai sexually assaulted Japan’s Fuji TV staff amid harassment culture: report

Lawyer-led panel calls the incident a ‘serious infringement of human rights’ and says Fuji TV management lacked awareness of sexual violence.

Japanese TV personality Masahiro Nakai in February 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE/Jiji Press
Australia

Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew accuser ‘has 4 days to live after bus crash’

Virginia Giuffre’s car was hit by bus in Australia. She was among first people to speak out about sexual abuse by Epstein, Prince Andrew.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Brianna Stern, ex-girlfriend of alleged human trafficker Andrew Tate?

Speaking through a lawyer, Tate – who is facing human-trafficking and rape charges in Romania – denied Stern’s allegations and claimed that text message evidence she provided was fabricated using AI.

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