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Who is America’s Next Top Model alum Jenn An, and why is she suing Kanye West, aka Ye? Photos: Gotham/GC Images; IMDB
Fame and celebrity

Who is model-actress and ANTM alum Jenn An, and why is she suing Kanye West?

An says that Ye referred to her as ‘the Asian girl’ and rammed his fingers down her throat in the name of ‘art’; his then-girlfriend, ex-Victoria’s Secret model Selita Ebanks, allegedly looked away.

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Courtney Burgess, the Diddy witness who calls him ‘Lucifer’?

Fame and celebrity

Meet Jennifer Rauchet, the wife of Trump’s defence secretary pick Pete Hegseth

Britain

UK government to create new spiking criminal offence

UK takes aim at drink-spiking, alongside a worrying new phenomenon of needle spiking.

Always keep you eyes on your drink. Closeup shot of a man drungs into a drink in a nightclub.
France

French father sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping teenage daughter

The man also had ‘total control’ over the victim and offered her up to strangers for sex.

United States

Gaetz says he won’t return to Congress after dropping out as Trump’s AG pick

The Republican lawmaker, originally tapped to lead the US Justice Department, is facing allegations of drug use and sex with minors.

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Conor McGregor

Mixed martial arts star Connor McGregor sexually assaulted woman, jury finds

The Irish fighter must pay victim Nikita Hand nearly US$260,000 in damages.

Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor arrives at court for his civil trial in Dublin on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
India

India’s female gig workers facing unsafe conditions, seek change and justice

Female gig workers in India have formed a union to advocate for rights and visibility, and confront harassment, unsafe conditions, and exploitation.

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US presidential election 2024

Police report details assault allegations against Hegseth, Trump’s defence chief pick

A woman filed a sexual assault complaint in 2017 against Pete Hegseth, who has denied the allegations.

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Donald Trump

Trump names new pick for attorney general as Matt Gaetz drops out

Pam Bondi nomination follows withdrawal of nominee Matt Gaetz amid scrutiny over sex trafficking allegations.

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Matt Gaetz closes a door to a private meeting with Vice-President-elect J.D. Vance and Republican Senate Judiciary Committee members, at the Capitol in Washington, on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Mohamed Al-Fayed

Who is Mohamed al-Fayed’s brother Salah, who’s also been accused of assault?

The BBC documentary alleging sexual assault by Mohamed al-Fayed – and possible connivance by Harrods – has prompted further accusations, including against his younger brother Salah.

Nancy Reagan, the wife of former US President Ronald Reagan, with Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed and his brother Salah in 1989. Photo: Getty Images
Royalty

Son of Norway crown princess detained for week in rape probe

Marius Borg Hoiby, 27, remanded in investigative custody for rape accusations, as lawyer denies charges.

European Union

Will Andrew Tate’s human trafficking trial collapse after evidence removal?

A Romanian court found flaws in the indictment, giving prosecutors five days to decide whether to proceed with the trial or withdraw the case.

Crime

‘Family destroyed’: children of French mass rape victim speak of heartbreak

Daughter believes she was also assaulted by her father, Dominique Pelicot, who has admitted drugging and raping his wife with dozens of men.

Caroline Darian, the daughter of Gisele Pelicot, talks to journalists during a break in the rape trial of her father Dominique Pelicot with 50 co-accused, at the courthouse in Avignon, France on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Fame and celebrity

Who is Travis Kelce’s controversial Kansas City Chiefs teammate, Matt Araiza?

The player made his first NFL appearance on September 5 after being embroiled in a civil lawsuit since August 2022, in which Araiza and three other men were accused of gang-raping a 17-year-old.

The gang rape allegations against Matt Araiza resulted in mixed reactions, but the full-time punter is now making a comeback with Kansas City Chiefs. Photo: @mattraraiza/Instagram
Australia

Australian ‘shock jock’ Alan Jones, 83, charged with sexual assault of young men

The former coach of Australia’s national rugby union team has previously denied allegations of groping and inappropriate touching.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Tony Buzbee, the lawyer representing Diddy’s alleged victims

Tony Buzbee is representing over 150 accusers in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs case, and has threatened to expose the rapper’s ‘enablers’: here’s what you need to know about the colourful Texan lawyer.

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Donald Trump

US House speaker opposes call to release ethics report on Trump’s AG pick Gaetz

Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Matt Gaetz, has been investigated for sexual misconduct, misuse of campaign funds and illicit drug use.

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Matt Gaetz at a Donald Trump rally last moth. Photo: Reuters
Japan

‘Japan has become poor’: Tokyo emerges as Asia’s new sex tourism capital

In a grim mirror of Japan’s economic decline, the sex trade is drawing in foreign men and trapping local women in a cycle of desperation.

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Britain

Late Harrods boss’ sibling also accused of rape: ‘shared me with his brother’

Three women allege that Salah Fayed assaulted them during the period when he owned the London store with Mohammed al-Fayed.

US presidential election 2024

Trump attorney general pick Gaetz faces scrutiny over sexual misconduct report

A top Republican lawmaker wants to see the unreleased ethics report, and an alleged victim’s lawyer says the document should be made public.

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US congressman Matt Gaetz speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July. Photo: TNS
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong child protection group logs spike in calls from professionals

Against Child Abuse says social workers, medical staff and teachers among those that made about 180 hotline calls, up from 83 the year before.

NGO Against Child Abuse says it received a total of 1,059 calls to its hotline handling suspected abuse reports and other related queries. Photo: Shutterstock
Malaysia

Malaysia’s religious authority accuses firm in child abuse probe of slavery

GISB has long been controversial for its ties to the Al-Arqam sect that is banned in Malaysia for deviant teachings and cultlike activities.

Hong Kong courts

2 Hong Kong policemen jailed after trying to bribe teen in underage sex trial

Yao Yanwu and Ng Sing-yap plead guilty after offering teen HK$100,000 to stop her testifying over allegations from when she was aged 15.

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Britain

Archbishop of Canterbury resigns in ‘sorrow’ over sex abuse scandal

Justin Welby’s decision comes after a report found he failed to adequately address allegations against a volunteer at Christian summer camps.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has resigned over his handling of a sex abuse scandal. Photo: AP
New Zealand

‘It was wrong’: New Zealand apologises to 200,000 victims of state, church abuse

Those exposed to ‘unimaginable’ abuse in state, foster and faith-based care over a 70-year period were disproportionately Maori.

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New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon embraces an abuse survivor following his “formal and unreserved” apology in parliament on Tuesday. Photo: Stuff via AP
Crime

Church of England leader Justin Welby urged to quit over abuse cover-up

Pressure on Welby follows a damning report which concluded the Church of England had covered up a serial abuse case.

India

In India, trial starts over rape and murder of Kolkata doctor

Charges were drawn up last week, while the man arrested said he was ‘completely innocent’ and was being framed.

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Sexual harassment and assault
Latest news and features on sexual harassment and assault, including accusations of misconduct and developments in the #MeToo movement.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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