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Ronaldo denies sexual assault accusation, calls rape ‘abominable crime’

Laurent Banguet, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 04 02:32 AM

Ronaldo on Wednesday denied accusations by a former American model that he raped her in a Las Vegas hotel in 2009 and said his conscience is clear. Read more »

Iran executes teenage rape victim: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 03 02:29 AM

Iran on Tuesday executed a teenage rape victim who was abused by her husband and convicted of killing him in a "grossly unfair trial", Amnesty International said Tuesday.   Read more »

42 anyos na lalaking 'nanggahasa' sa 14 anyos, timbog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 09:00 PM

Tumambad din sa mga nanghuling pulis ang sex toys at hinihinalang droga sa loob ng sasakyan ng suspek, na inireklamo ng panggagahasa sa 14 anyos na babae. Read more »

Former classmate says Trump court nominee lied about his drinking

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 02 12:40 PM

WASHINGTON - A one-time classmate of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee said Monday that Brett Kavanaugh was a habitual heavy drinker, challenging the judge's Senate testimony to the contrary.  Read more »

Next battle in war over Kavanaugh: FBI probe

Doina Chiacu and John Walcott, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 01 09:44 AM

WASHINGTON - Democratic U.S. senators expressed concern on Sunday over reports the White House was working with Republicans to narrow the scope of an FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Read more »

SOCO: 20-anyos na babae natagpuang patay sa bakawan sa Dagupan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 03:53 PM

Isang mapait na trahedya ang sinapit ng 20-anyos na si Raquel matapos itong gahasain at patayin sa sakal ng apat na kalalakihan.  Read more »

Rape suspek, patay sa engkuwentro sa Bataan

Gracie Rutao, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 08:55 PM

May 2 kasong acts of lasciviousness at 1 kaso ng rape sa Leyte ang suspek at nagtatago umano sa Bataan. Read more »

Lalaking may 80 counts ng rape, timbog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 08:07 PM

Arestado sa magkahiwalay na operasyon ang dalawang lalaking dawit sa mga brutal na kaso ng panggagahasa sa mga bata. Ang isa sa kanila, nahaharap sa 80 counts ng rape, at 40 counts ng sexual harassment.  Read more »

Trump Supreme Court nominee rejects sexual assault accusations

Richard Cowan and Lawrence Hurley, Reuters
Posted at Sep 25 08:04 AM

WASHINGTON - U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said on Monday he would not step aside after a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct decades ago, with President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans showing no signs of relenting in their push for his Senate confirmation. Read more »

US surgeon, girlfriend charged with rape, 'hundreds' of victims possible

Jocelyne Zablit, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 10:22 AM

Authorities told AFP on Tuesday they had received dozens of leads in the probe, just hours after a press conference held to try to encourage other women to come forward. Read more »

Chinese tycoon's arrest in US stemmed from rape accusation: WSJ

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 05 04:14 PM

JD.com, the company which Liu founded in 1998, is an e-commerce juggernaut in China and the main competitor to industry leader Alibaba. Read more »

WATCH: What Duterte said about rape joke

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 11:51 PM

President Duterte had this to say about his last statements on rape. Watch this. Read more »

Duterte, nag-sorry sa pagmumura kay Obama; dumepensa sa 'rape joke'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 10:39 PM

Humingi ng tawad si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte kay dating U.S. President Barack Obama sa pagmumura niya rito noong 2016 dahil sa pagpuna ng Amerika sa kaniyang kampanya kontra droga. Read more »

OPINION: Sick

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Sep 03 10:21 PM

President Duterte was in his element again – spewing expletives, spreading lies, concocting fake news -when he was in Cebu Thursday last week for Mandaue City’s 49th Charter Day celebration. Read more »

Rape exists because of rapists, says VP Robredo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 01:47 PM

MANILA - Rape is caused by rapists and not because there are beautiful women in the country, Vice President Leni Robredo said Monday in reaction to President Rodrigo Duterte's rape joke. Read more »

Duterte defends joke on Davao rape cases

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 07:56 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte has defended himself from criticism over his latest rape joke, saying it was part of freedom of expression. Read more »

Duterte 'very supportive' of women's rights, concedes body that hit rape joke

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 12:51 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has been "very supportive" of women's rights, even when he was still mayor of Davao City, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) conceded Sunday after criticizing his joke on rape.  Read more »

'No laughing matter': Rape a crime, human rights violation, says Commission on Women

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 02:56 PM

MANILA - Rape is a crime, never a woman’s fault, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCS) said Saturday, days after President Rodrigo Duterte said in jest that women are raped because of their good looks. Read more »

Sara Duterte to rape joke critics: What have you done to help Davao?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 12:38 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Friday said the government's action on addressing the issue of rape in the city should not be lost on critics of her father. Read more »

Roque defends Duterte's rape joke on Davao City women

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 31 10:31 PM

Malacañang defended President Rodrigo Duterte amid the furor over his latest rape joke, wherein Duterte attributed the high number of reported rape cases in his hometown Davao City to its beautiful women.       Read more »