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fromBoston.com
2 days ago

Former Brigham and Women's doctor facing new rape charges

The allegations are that the defendant in this case exploited his patients' vulnerability and abused his position of trust as a medical professional. No person should have to fear for their safety when seeking medical treatment.
Medicine
#cesar-chavez-legacy
fromKqed
2 days ago
Social justice

Cesar Chavez Was a Hero to Farmworkers. Now They Confront the Pain of Alleged Abuse | KQED

fromKqed
2 days ago
Social justice

Cesar Chavez Was a Hero to Farmworkers. Now They Confront the Pain of Alleged Abuse | KQED

Mission District
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 days ago

Former SF supervisor behind Cesar Chavez St. name in 1995 wants to change it after abuse allegations

San Francisco may rename Cesar Chavez Street back to Army Street following sexual assault allegations against the labor leader, reversing a 1995 decision that was itself controversial.
fromJezebel
2 days ago

Kevin Spacey Avoids His Next Trial

The disgraced actor was due to stand trial again reports the BBC later this year at Britain's High Court. The allegations stemmed from his last criminal trial in the country, which saw Spacey found not guilty of nine charges brought against him by four different men in 2023.
UK news
#kevin-spacey-settlement
fromThe Local France
2 days ago

French singer Patrick Bruel faces rape inquiry

Prosecutors in the Britanny town of Saint-Malo confirmed to AFP they have started a formal investigation into a woman's claims, made in September 2024, that she was allegedly raped during the British film festival in Dinard in October 2012 when Bruel was jury chairman.
Paris food
Women in technology
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

As she and Cesar Chavez made history, Dolores Huerta carried a shocking secret

Dolores Huerta revealed that Cesar Chavez raped her twice in the 1960s, disclosures she kept secret for decades to protect the farmworker movement they founded together.
NYC LGBT
fromVulture
3 days ago

Bill Cosby's Los Angeles Civil Trial, Explained

Bill Cosby, 88, faces trial in Santa Monica civil court for allegedly raping a woman in 1964, with the accuser claiming he drugged her to facilitate the assault.
Social justice
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

Cesar Chavez raped girls, fellow labor icon Dolores Huerta, newspaper investigation says

Cesar Chavez is accused of sexually assaulting two underage girls in the 1970s and fellow labor leader Dolores Huerta in 1966, according to a New York Times investigation.
fromwww.dw.com
3 days ago

Norway: Prosecutors seek 7-year term for crown princess' son

Rape can leave lasting scars and destroy lives. It can be something the victim carries with them for their entire life. She portrayed the accused as a person who thinks he can do whatever he wants, but added: Marius Borg Hoiby is not a monster. None of us are. We're all human beings, with good and bad sides. He should not be judged for who he is, but for what he's done.
Law
NYC politics
fromNOTUS
4 days ago

Mamdani's Legal Department Seeks to End Its Representation of Eric Adams

New York City's legal department withdrew its defense of former Mayor Eric Adams in a sexual assault lawsuit, determining he was not performing official duties when the alleged assault occurred.
#conor-mcgregor
fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 days ago
US politics

Simon Harris calls Jessie Buckley best of Ireland' and Conor McGregor worst'

Ireland's deputy premier Simon Harris contrasts actress Jessie Buckley as representing the best of Ireland with mixed martial artist Conor McGregor representing the worst, following McGregor's civil liability finding in a rape case.
fromIndependent
3 months ago
US news

US woman who accused Conor McGregor of sexual assault drops lawsuit

A woman who sued Conor McGregor for an alleged June 2023 attempted sexual assault has voluntarily dismissed the Florida lawsuit with prejudice.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 days ago

Simon Harris calls Jessie Buckley best of Ireland' and Conor McGregor worst'

Ireland's deputy premier Simon Harris contrasts actress Jessie Buckley as representing the best of Ireland with mixed martial artist Conor McGregor representing the worst, following McGregor's civil liability finding in a rape case.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Ex-Arsenal star to deny rape charges, court hears

The 32-year-old was charged last month with two counts of raping a woman on a date in December 2020. It followed five other charges of rape and sexual assault against separate complainants last year. Partey was excused from attending a preliminary hearing for the new charges at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday. However, his barrister Emma Fenn indicated he intended to plead not guilty to both counts at a crown court hearing set for 10 April.
Arsenal
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

I said no, then I just gave up': Brooke Nevils on her sexual assault claims about one of TV's biggest stars

Unspeakable Things is a painstaking unravelling of the difficulty of defining consent, the inherent dangers in power imbalances and, for victims, the behaviour and self-delusion that double as self-protection—and are a gift for defence lawyers. Her book is an account of the grey areas in rape and sexual assault; as Nevils reminds us, most rapes and sexual assaults are not committed by strangers in alleyways.
Women in technology
Film
fromJezebel
1 week ago

Notorious Predator Still Convinced He Did Nothing Wrong

Harvey Weinstein maintains his innocence in a prison interview, claiming he never sexually assaulted women while acknowledging he misled them and blames actresses for exaggerating their accounts.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

The Police Report Complicating a White House Endorsement

President Trump endorsed Louisiana congressional candidate Blake Miguez without his advisers being informed of a 2007 police report documenting rape and abuse allegations from Miguez's former girlfriend.
Music
fromVulture
1 week ago

La Roux Remembers Ye's Alleged Assault of Jennifer An

A 2024 sexual-assault lawsuit against Ye alleges he choked a model during a 2010 music-video shoot, with new court documents containing corroborating testimony from the artist La Roux.
#sex-trafficking-conviction
Law
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 week ago

Alexander brothers found guilty of sex trafficking

Three brothers convicted of sex trafficking and sexual assault face sentencing in August after prosecutors presented testimony from over 60 accusers alleging they exploited luxury access to facilitate assaults.
NYC LGBT
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 week ago

Alexander brothers convicted of sex trafficking in case that shocked real estate world

Three luxury real estate brothers were convicted of sex trafficking after a five-week trial involving 11 witnesses testifying to sexual assaults across multiple vacation locations.
US politics
fromTruthout
1 week ago

Newspaper Confirms Some Details in Trump Accuser's Epstein-Related Story to FBI

The Post and Courier verified contextual details from a woman's 2019 FBI interviews accusing Trump of sexual assault as a minor, though not the assault allegations themselves.
NYC politics
fromHoodline
1 week ago

Bronx Inspector Accused Of Assaulting Officer, Suit Says

A Bronx police inspector faces a lawsuit alleging sexual assault of a female officer under his command, followed by retaliatory schedule changes and withheld assignments after she reported the incident.
#sex-trafficking-trial
fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks ago
Law

Alexander brothers' defense team takes final swipe at victims' credibility in closing arguments after month-long trial | amNewYork

fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks ago
Law

They carried out a playbook': Closing arguments begin in Alexander brothers sex trafficking trial | amNewYork

Law
fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks ago

Alexander brothers' defense team takes final swipe at victims' credibility in closing arguments after month-long trial | amNewYork

Defense attorneys for three luxury real estate brothers charged with sex trafficking argue accusers regret consensual encounters rather than experienced crimes, claiming insufficient evidence supports trafficking convictions.
Law
fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks ago

They carried out a playbook': Closing arguments begin in Alexander brothers sex trafficking trial | amNewYork

Three real estate brothers face federal sex trafficking charges with prosecutors presenting evidence of a systematic pattern of luring, drugging, and assaulting multiple women through coordinated schemes.
US politics
fromEsquire
2 weeks ago

The Trump Administration Has Permanently Ruined the English Language

Unverified sexual assault allegations against Donald Trump have surfaced through FBI documents, while his representatives dismiss them as baseless accusations from a disturbed woman with a criminal history.
London politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Three women interviewed by police over enabling Mohamed al-Fayed's abuse

Three women are being interviewed under caution in a Metropolitan Police investigation into former Harrods boss Mohamed al-Fayed, with 154 people reporting allegations of rape, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, and human trafficking.
#sex-trafficking
NYC LGBT
fromwww.nydailynews.com
2 weeks ago

Reality star Tracy Tutor claims Oren Alexander drugged, assaulted her: suit

Real estate agent Tracy Tutor sued Oren Alexander for sexual assault and sex trafficking, alleging he drugged and assaulted her in 2014 during a job recruitment dinner in New York.
NYC LGBT
fromwww.nydailynews.com
2 weeks ago

Reality star Tracy Tutor claims Oren Alexander drugged, assaulted her: suit

Real estate agent Tracy Tutor sued Oren Alexander for sexual assault and sex trafficking, alleging he drugged and assaulted her in 2014 during a job recruitment dinner in New York.
Public health
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

Google tipped off authorities to illicit images in Canadian doctor's account, search warrants say | CBC News

Dr. David Edward-Ooi Poon was arrested on 43 sex-crime charges after Google reported suspected child sexual abuse material uploaded to his account, triggering a police investigation that uncovered additional allegations of sexual assault and voyeurism.
LA real estate
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

'Million Dollar Listing' broker sues Oren Alexander as verdict looms in his criminal case

Real estate broker Tracy Tutor filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Oren Alexander, who faces criminal sex trafficking charges with his brothers.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

New York sex-trafficking case against high-end real estate broker brothers goes to jury

Three wealthy brothers face federal trial for alleged sexual assault and sex trafficking charges, with defense arguing their womanizing lifestyle, not criminal conduct, prompted prosecution.
#kevin-spacey
France news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan goes on trial in Paris accused of raping three women

Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan faces trial in Paris on charges of raping three women between 2009 and 2016, with potential 20-year prison sentence if convicted.
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Soho House sued after bartender alleges she was 'drugged and raped' by her supervisor

This is as egregious an instance of callous corporate indifference to workplace sexual violence that anyone can experience. After two weeks on the job, Doe said that she reported Vichique Maya's conduct to two male supervisors, including Soho House's floor manager and food and beverage director, states the complaint, but neither took any semblance of corrective or investigatory action.
Los Angeles
Film
fromVulture
3 weeks ago

Paramount Hires Max Landis for G.I. Joe Movie

Max Landis, accused of sexual and emotional abuse by eight women in 2019, has been hired to write a G.I. Joe film for Paramount alongside Danny McBride, marking his first major project since being removed from Shadow in the Cloud in 2020.
Atlanta Falcons
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Atlanta Falcons Fire Coach Hours After He Was Accused of Rape in Bombshell Report

The Atlanta Falcons fired assistant coach LaTroy Lewis following accusations of sexual assault and harassment detailed in a bombshell report.
Atlanta Falcons
fromESPN.com
3 weeks ago

Falcons assistant LaTroy Lewis fired amid sexual assault allegations

The Atlanta Falcons dismissed assistant defensive line coach LaTroy Lewis after sexual assault allegations emerged from a December 2024 incident while he worked at Michigan.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

What's Up With Those Missing Pages in the Epstein Files?

The Department of Justice released 3.5 million Epstein files with significant gaps, including approximately 50 missing pages containing allegations of Trump sexually assaulting a minor introduced by Epstein in the 1980s.
Atlanta Falcons
fromThe Falcoholic
3 weeks ago

Falcons release statement on new assistant DL coach accused of sexual assault

LaTroy Lewis, hired as Falcons assistant defensive line coach, faces rape accusations from his time at University of Michigan, with allegations that head coach Sherrone Moore failed to report the assault.
#jeffrey-epstein
fromJezebel
4 weeks ago

Armie Hammer's Mom Identifies Just What the Podcast World Needs! More Cancelled Men.

Armie Hammer's mom, Dru, went on TMZ Live on Wednesday to explain the premise of her new podcast, where she'll give a platform to "disgraced" men because, in her words, "canceled men deserve a voice." Yes, you read that right. Cancelled men deserve a voice. My brain can't even compute this phrase. Cancelled men deserve a voice. It won't stop ringing in my ears. Whoever is running my simulation made this up specifically to piss me off. Get me out of here!
Film
#labor-department
fromQueerty
1 month ago

Another day, another Epstein bombshell involving Tr*mp & a witness the FBI interviewed in 2021 - Queerty

For weeks now, independent journalists, online sleuths, and citizens have been combing through the millions of pages of files, and last week, Congress got to see the unredacted entries that reportedly feature D*n*ld Tr*mp over 1 million times.
US politics
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

Artist Tai Shani Pulls Phaidon Book Deal Over Leon Black Allegations

Artist Tai Shani withdrew a forthcoming Phaidon monograph after DOJ-released Epstein-related files and graphic allegations implicated Phaidon owner Leon Black.
Television
fromFast Company
1 month ago

The 'America's Next Top Model' docuseries proves anti-nostalgia is the new nostalgia

Reality Check reframes America's Next Top Model, exposing racism, body-shaming, alleged on-set sexual assault, production negligence, and the show's problematic cultural legacy.
#neil-gaiman
fromFortune
1 month ago
US news

Lawsuits accusing fantasy author Neil Gaiman of sexual assault dismissed | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
US news

Lawsuits accusing fantasy author Neil Gaiman of sexual assault dismissed | Fortune

#leon-black
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Son of Norway's crown princess does not remember' taking videos of alleged sexual assault

Marius Borg Hiby denies remembering taking photos and videos showing an alleged sexual assault and pleads not guilty to the most serious charges.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Thousands call for former Labour MP to resign his seat as he faces fresh claims

Former Labour MP Dan Norris has been arrested again on multiple sexual offence allegations and faces intensified calls to resign from his West Country seat.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Epstein and magician David Copperfield appeared to have very close relationship', newly released files say

FBI agents investigating David Copperfield in 2007 said that a clear connection existed between the famous illusionist and Jeffrey Epstein, according to documents released by the Department of Justice last week in the latest tranche of the Epstein files. A 2007 FBI memo by agents in Seattle said further investigation of this connection was needed to to determine if they [Copperfield and Epstein] both shared a predilection for minors and if they engaged in referring possible victims to each other.
US news
US politics
fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

Nancy Mace Is Not Okay

Representative Nancy Mace publicly accused her ex-fiancé of filming, assault, and a drug-and-rape conspiracy, triggering legal action, gag orders, and staff concerns about her judgment.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

A 13-year-old girl bit Trump's genitals as he tried to rape her, Epstein document says - LGBTQ Nation

Allegations in DOJ files claim President Trump attempted to sexually assault a 13–14-year-old and participated in child-sex parties; claims remain unproven.
US news
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

EXCLUSIVE Matt Lauer's Response to Brooke Nevils Rape Claims

Brooke Nevils alleges Matt Lauer raped her in Sochi during the 2014 Winter Olympics while she worked as an NBC talent assistant; Lauer issued a 2020 denial.
US news
fromCurbed
2 months ago

The First Alexander Brothers Accuser Has Died

Kate Whiteman, who accused Oren and Alon Alexander of rape in 2024, was found dead in Australia and her death is under investigation.
fromChicago Tribune
2 years ago

University of Illinois police knew details about Terrence Shannon Jr. investigation but didn't share with school officials, records show

Shortly after Lawrence police began their investigation in September and continuing throughout the fall, Whitman said the school's Division of Intercollegiate Athletics knew little about the allegations against Shannon. Any information relayed from Lawrence investigators to athletics officials via the University of Illinois Police Department was "verbal, unsubstantiated and vague," he would later say in a court filing, and "not sufficient to trigger" a student-athlete discipline policy.
US news
#julio-iglesias
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Man accused of rape denies anger over call from Barron Trump, court hears

A man accused of raping a woman in London denies being angry about an incoming FaceTime call from Barron Trump and denies all charges.
#chris-noth
#adult-survivors-act
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

Daily newsletter 1/6

President Trump used the January 6 anniversary to attack transgender people as part of a GOP strategy targeting trans issues ahead of the 2026 election.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Mom charged in Los Gatos teen party scandal speaks out mid-trial

They were given immunity to point the finger at me so they wouldn't get in trouble. That's what this is. I'm not saying I'm not at all to blame whatsoever. It was my alcohol that they got drunk off of. It was my home that they were at. I've never said that I was not aware of any alcohol. I've never stated that. I did become aware of it. I feel responsible.
California
#tyler-perry
#defamation
fromabc7.com
2 months ago
US news

Harvey Weinstein accuser Kaja Sokola is being sued for defamation. The plaintiff: Her sister

fromabc7.com
2 months ago
US news

Harvey Weinstein accuser Kaja Sokola is being sued for defamation. The plaintiff: Her sister

US news
fromAbove the Law
3 months ago

Morning Docket: 12.16.25 - Above the Law

Legal and political landscape is marked by high-profile firm controversies, bankruptcies, sexual-assault allegations, redistricting litigation, AI regulatory strains, celebrity lawsuits, and international child-recovery efforts.
France news
fromThe Local France
3 months ago

Outraged at video of French first lady's outburst against feminist activists

France's first lady Brigitte Macron used a vulgar slur against activists who disrupted a comedian's show, triggering feminist outrage and a social media backlash.
fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

Aubrey O'Day says she has no recollection of a possible sexual assault by Diddy: 'I don't want to know'

Netflix's Diddy docuseries "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" features many shocking revelations, but one of the most emotional ones comes from singer Aubrey O'Day. In the doc, O'Day describes receiving sexually explicit messages from the disgraced music mogul and reads an affidavit of an eyewitness account of her being sexually assaulted by Diddy and another man while she looked "very inebriated." "Does this mean I was raped?" O'Day says in the docuseries. "I don't even know if I was raped, and I don't want to know."
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

A lot of bad things happened': the most shocking moments from the Diddy docuseries

The series, produced by Combs's longtime rival Curtis 50 Cent Jackson, chronicles his rise to fame and details some of the allegations made against him over the years. It features a wide range of voices, including former members of his inner circle, several former employees and associates, childhood friends, artists who were signed to his label Bad Boy Records, two jurors from his federal trial, and several people who have filed civil lawsuits against Combs,
Television
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 months ago

Dozens of women plan class action lawsuit against Toronto club promoter, several nightlife companies | CBC News

Major Toronto hospitality companies face a proposed class action alleging they knowingly allowed convicted sex offender Mark Holland to work, enabling decades of abuse.
fromThe Mercury News
3 months ago

Originally charged with rape and sodomy of girl, Dublin man pleads to 'offensive touching'

Pawar had been accused in 2024 of sexually abusing the teen a year earlier, after she went shopping with her mom at Walmart, where he worked as a tire technician. The girl's mother reported that Pawar had exchanged numbers with her after calling her "cute." Police alleged around 1:30 a.m. the following morning, the family discovered the girl vanished from her home after Pawar picked her up and took her to a hotel.
US news
Law
fromArs Technica
4 months ago

Faced with naked man, DoorDasher demands police action; they arrest her for illegal surveillance

A delivery driver filmed and posted a nude, intoxicated customer alleging assault; police found no assault, DoorDash deactivated the Dasher, and she faces felony charges.
Television
fromVulture
4 months ago

FX Cancels English Teacher After Two Seasons

FX canceled English Teacher and will not order a third season despite recent season-two premiere, prior awards nominations, and controversy involving allegations against the creator-star.
Television
fromBuzzFeed
4 months ago

Raven-Symone Says She "Separates" Bill Cosby's Sexual Assault Allegations From His Legacy

Raven-Symoné separates Bill Cosby's alleged personal misconduct from his professional contributions while acknowledging his historical support for Black representation in television.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 months ago

Nancy Mace's Ex Claims She Fabricated Sexual Assault Allegations Against Him

Rep. Nancy Mace is sued by her fiancé Patrick Bryant who alleges she fabricated sexual-assault claims to blackmail him and gain leverage during their separation.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Prince Andrew to be stripped of titles and forced to leave Windsor home

King Charles has initiated a formal process to remove the style, titles and honours of Prince Andrew, who will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the palace said. It is understood the king had the support of the Prince of Wales in the decision and Andrew did not object to the process. The decision follows anxiety within the royal household about the reputational risk to the monarchy caused by continual headlines concerning Andrew's friendship with the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
UK politics
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