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Unnamed NFL player sues United Airlines over alleged sexual assault on flight

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 21 10:15 AM

An unnamed NFL player has sued United Airlines, saying staff failed to respond properly when he complained a female passenger sexually harassed and assaulted him on a February flight. Read more »

S. Korea Olympic judo star given life ban over alleged sexual assault

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 12 07:34 PM

Wang Ki-chun was arrested earlier this month for the alleged sexual assault of a minor, and if convicted could be jailed for life.    Read more »

Biden: Alleged sexual assault 'never happened'

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 01 11:31 PM

Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, broke a month of silence on the accusations with his statement. Read more »

Harvey Weinstein moved to maximum security prison in upstate New York

Karen Freifeld, Reuters
Posted at Mar 19 12:52 PM

Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday was transferred to a maximum security prison in upstate New York to serve a 23-year sentence for sexual assault and rape. Read more »

Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein found guilty of sexual assault, rape

Peter Hutchinson, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 25 04:16 AM

Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday of sexual assault and rape but cleared of the most serious predatory sexual assault charges, a partial victory for the #MeToo movement that sparked a cascade of allegations against the disgraced Hollywood mogul. Read more »

R. Kelly accused of sex with teen girl in 1990s as indicment is updated

Dan Whitcomb, Reuters
Posted at Feb 15 11:14 AM

Singer R. Kelly, already facing trial in three states on sexual abuse, child pornography, kidnapping and obstruction of justice charges, has been hit with an updated indictment in Chicago stemming from a newly-identified victim, court documents showed on Friday. Read more »

Girl, 5, is raped on grounds of U.S. Embassy in India: police

Kai Schultz and Hari Kumar, The New York Times
Posted at Feb 07 01:27 PM

NEW DELHI — A 5-year-old girl was raped by a neighbor on the grounds of the U.S. Embassy in India’s capital, police said Thursday, reviving a debate about sexual violence against women and children in the country. Read more »

Woman testifies masturbating Weinstein trapped her in hotel bathroom

Brendan Pierson, Reuters
Posted at Feb 06 08:31 AM

NEW YORK - A woman testified at Harvey Weinstein's rape trial on Wednesday that the film producer trapped her in a hotel bathroom in 2013 and masturbated in front of her while groping her breasts, and told her: "This is what all the actresses do to make it." Read more »

Weinstein rape accuser weeps uncontrollably during cross-examination

Brendan Pierson, Reuters
Posted at Feb 04 07:54 AM

NEW YORK - A woman who says Harvey Weinstein raped her broke down in sobs at the former Hollywood producer's sexual assault trial on Monday, as she read an email in which she described Weinstein as a "pseudo father" figure after the alleged attack. Read more »

Model Gigi Hadid called as potential Weinstein juror

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 04:46 AM

American model Gigi Hadid appeared as a potential juror in disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein's rape and sexual assault trial on Monday, adding a fresh celebrity twist to the high-profile proceedings.   Read more »

British woman jailed for posing as a boy to lure girls into sex

Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 01:37 AM

A young British woman who posed as a teenage boy to deceive potentially dozens of girls into having sexual contact with her was jailed for 8 years on Friday. Read more »

Dozens excused from Weinstein jury as lawyers seek judge's removal

Brendan Pierson, Reuters
Posted at Jan 09 06:53 AM

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dozens of potential jurors were excused on Wednesday from serving in the rape trial of Harvey Weinstein, as the former movie producer’s lawyers accused the judge presiding over the trial of bias. Read more »

Harvey Weinstein charged with sexually assaulting 2 women in LA

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 03:44 AM

Harvey Weinstein was charged on Monday in Los Angeles with rape and sexual assault in relation to 2 separate incidents over a 2-day period in 2013. Read more »

Woman rejects group settlement, sues Weinstein over sex assault

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 20 08:55 AM

NEW YORK - A woman who alleges disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her when she was 16 filed suit against him on Thursday and rejected a settlement reached by other accusers. Read more »

Weinstein agrees $25 million settlement with accusers: lawyer

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 07:41 AM

Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has reached a $25 million settlement with dozens of his alleged sexual misconduct victims, one of the women's lawyers told AFP on Wednesday.   Read more »

Pope names new economic chief to succeed disgraced cardinal

Reuters
Posted at Nov 14 08:38 PM

Pope Francis on Thursday named the Vatican's new economy minister to succeed Cardinal George Pell, who is appealing a conviction in his native Australia for sexually assaulting two teenaged choir boys.   Read more »

Fil-Am celebrity sommelier resigns after being accused of sexual assault

Julia Moskin, The New York Times
Updated as of Nov 08 09:51 AM

Sommelier Anthony Cailan, who was a rising star in the wine world, has resigned from the downtown Manhattan hotel where he worked, after a New York Times report last week in which several women said he had sexually assaulted them. Read more »

Fil-Am celebrity sommelier accused of sexual assault

Julia Moskin, The New York Times
Updated as of Nov 05 05:04 PM

On Sept. 10, Wine & Spirits magazine posted an image of its October cover on Instagram. Behind the bold type — “BEST NEW SOMMS” — was the smiling face of Anthony Cailan, a sommelier named by his peers as a future leader of the $300 billion global wine business. Read more »

US writer sues Trump for defamation after alleged rape

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 08:44 AM

NEW YORK - A prominent US magazine columnist who says Donald Trump raped her more than two decades ago sued the president for defamation on Monday after he ridiculed her as "not my type." Read more »

‘Most wanted’ umano sa Navotas, tiklo sa kasong rape, sexual assault

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 10:38 PM

Nahaharap sa apat na kasong rape at sexual assault batay sa inilabas na warrant of arrest. Read more »