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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 South Korean court has upheld a 16-year prison term for a doctor who sexually assaulted patients while they were under sedation. Photo: Shutterstock
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.

Singapore

Indian man charged for molesting crew member on Singapore Airlines flight

South Korea

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

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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.

The Singapore skyline. The city state sentenced a man to nearly seven years in prison for exploiting underage girls via “sugar daddy” scam. Photo: Shutterstock
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?

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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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.

Astronaut and activist Amanda Nguyen just got back from visiting space on Blue Origin with Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez and others. Photos: @aishabowe, @amandangocnguyen/Instagram
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.

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.

A Japan Post worker was arrested for sending a condom filled with semen to a colleague. Photo: Shutterstock
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.

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.

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.

Photo: AFP
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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British comedian Russell Brand, 50, faces one count of rape, one of indecent assault, one of oral rape and two of sexual assault. Photo: Reuters
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’.

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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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?

Were Virginia and Robert Giuffre going through a divorce at the time of her accident? Photo: Instagram
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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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.

From left, Britain’s Prince Andrew, Virginia Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell pose for a photo said to have been taken in London in 2001. On Monday, Giuffre said she had been in a car crash in Australia. Photo: US District Court - Southern District of New York / AFP
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.

France

‘Pathologically jealous’ French man jailed for life for burning wife alive

Fearful for her life, his victim had made a report against him but investigators found the handling of her complaint severely lacking.

Crime

Brazil footballer Dani Alves’ rape conviction annulled

Alves was sentenced to 4½ years in jail in February last year for raping a young woman in the VIP bathroom of a Barcelona nightclub in 2022.

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Dani Alves was sentenced to 4½ years in jail in February last year for raping a young woman in the VIP bathroom of a Barcelona nightclub in 2022. Photo: AFP
Women and gender

Singapore lawyer embroiled in ‘victim shaming’ saga

Singapore lawyer embroiled in ‘victim shaming’ saga
Crime in Hong Kong

PhD student fined for splashing semen leaves Hong Kong, skips review of sentence

Lai Changwei, 26, fails to appear at court hearing in which Department of Justice seeks review of sentence it considers inadequate.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Gérard Depardieu’s ex-wife, Élisabeth Depardieu?

French actor Gérard Depardieu is currently standing trial on charges of sexual assault, but he’s always been a controversial figure – here’s what you need to know about his ex-wife, Élisabeth.

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