Rape

Roberto de Zerbi to stay at Tottenham Hotspur next season ‘no matter what’

New Tottenham Hotspur boss Roberto de Zerbi.

Japan rape accuser condemns prosecution’s failure to protect victims

“Hikari” (not her real name), who alleges she was raped by her former boss, the former head of the Osaka District Public Prosecutor's Office, speaks to reporters in Tokyo.

UK comedian Russell Brand trial on rape, sex assault charges delayed

Tourists raped in Bali in two separate cases

A 22-year-old Chinese woman filed a police report that she was raped and her cellphone stolen while vacationing on the island. She was hanging out with her female friend at a bar in Uluwatu at around 1am.

Afghan asylum seeker jailed for 15 years in the UK for raping 12-year-old girl

Ahmad Mulakhil was convicted on Feb 10 of two counts of raping a child under 13 in July 2025, and will be sentenced at a later date.

El Salvador approves life sentence for minors convicted of murder, rape

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele had pushed to extend the new law of life imprisonment to children under 18, regardless of whether they belong to gangs.

US actor Bill Cosby ordered to pay US$19 million over sex abuse claim

US actor Bill Cosby, seen here in a 2018 photo, was ordered by a court to pay US$19.3 million to former waitress Donna Motsinger, a figure that could increase if punitive damages are added.

Company managing director who raped woman he met through work gets 14½ years’ jail, caning

Lee, who is the managing director of his company, denied raping the woman. He was found guilty on Feb 10 following a trial.

Norway prosecutor seeks more than seven years in prison for stepson of crown prince

Marius Borg Hoiby is on his way to a meeting with his lawyer in Oslo on Monday afternoon, after he was charged with new offences in Oslo, Norway January 19, 2026.

10 years’ jail, 24 strokes of cane for man who was 10 when he began sexually assaulting cousin

High Court Judge Valerie Thean gave a sentencing reduction on account of the perpetrator’s youth at the time.

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