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Sexual harassment and assault

Sexual harassment and assault
Latest news and features on sexual harassment and assault, including accusations of misconduct and developments in the #MeToo movement.
Marius Borg Hoiby, son of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit, in Oslo in 2022. Photo: AFP
Crime

Norway court orders release of ailing crown princess’s son ahead of rape verdict

Marius Borg Hoiby’s verdict is due in a week. His mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, suffers from an incurable lung disease.

Britain

UK’s Starmer gives Apple, Google 3 months to stop kids sending nude images

Crime

Death of girl, 11, in France sparks storm over cracks in judicial system

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong man arrested for allegedly groping schoolgirl on bus

Video circulating online shows man on upper deck reaching forward one row to touch side of girl’s chest.

According to police, officers intercepted the suspect at the boundary checkpoint of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. Photo: Getty Images
Royalty

Auditors shine light on UK royal housing, disgraced Andrew’s ‘peppercorn rent’

National Audit Office offers the most ⁠detailed review ever of royal property arrangements in a new report.

United States

Trump to nominate Todd Blanche as US attorney general

Blanche, 51, took over leadership of the Justice Department after Trump fired Pam Bondi in April.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s top monk suspended over alleged child sex abuse

Police arrested the 71-year-old on May 9 over allegations that he had sexually abused an 11-year-old girl in 2022.

Sri Lankans protest outside the Attorney General’s Department in Colombo earlier this month, calling for the acceleration of the investigation into a recent child abuse case in which a Buddhist monk is suspected to be involved. Photo: EPA
Jeffrey Epstein

Bondi refused to answer questions about Trump and Epstein files, Democrats say

She also pushed any blame for missteps with the release of files related to the late sex offender onto Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.

Singapore

Former Singapore police officer jailed for disguising as woman to molest boy

Sharizal Shafi’ee also recorded videos of 32 men engaged in sexual acts for around six months.

United States

US Justice Department launches criminal probe into Trump accuser

Federal prosecutors investigate whether E. Jean Carroll committed perjury in her two civil lawsuits against Donald Trump.

E. Jean Carroll in 2024. Donald Trump has denied all wrongdoing and is still in legal battles with the former columnist. Photo: AP
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong private tutor jailed for 4½ years over repeatedly molesting boy

Ng Tin-yu continued to commit obscene acts at boy’s residence until camera in child’s bedroom captured one of the incidents.

The defendant pleaded guilty earlier this month to nine counts of committing an act of gross indecency towards a child under 16 at Tsuen Wan Court. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

Man gets 9 years’ jail for attempted rape after following victim from wet market

Former dock worker Leung Kam-wah followed mother with baby in pram and held cutter to her back as she opened flat door.

Malaysia

Why are more men in Malaysia reporting being sexually harassed now?

More than 1,000 complaints involving male victims have been lodged since 2024, but campaigners say shame and fear still keep many men silent.

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Crime

Swedish prosecutor urges prison for man who prostituted wife to dozens of men

State demands 10-year sentence for aggravated pimping and rape as defence maintains denial.

The man has been charged with aggravated pimping and rape. Photo: Getty Images
Thailand

Thai Singha beer heir’s sexual abuse claims empower others to come forward

After Siranudh Scott’s allegations, public figures took to social media to talk about the subject, long considered taboo in Thailand.

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Siranudh “Psi” Scott is a fourth-generation member of the billionaire Thai family that founded the Singha beer brand. Photo: AFP
Women and gender

Chinese drug-rape network shocks Germany

Artificial intelligence

Pair charged in US under new law for creating AI celebrity porn

Arrests mark some of the earliest prosecutions under the Take It Down Act as the US cracks down on explicit ‘deepfakes’.

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Britain

Queen pushed for ex-prince Andrew’s appointment as trade envoy

Emails released earlier this year suggest ‌that Mountbatten-Windsor, while serving ‌as trade envoy, forwarded reports to Jeffrey Epstein.

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Queen Elizabeth (left) and former prince Andrew at Westminster Abbey in London in 2022. Photo: AFP
Thailand

Video | Thai Singha beer heir dismissed amid sex abuse claims

Siranudh Scott, a scion of the family behind the beer brand, posted a video accusing his brother of repeatedly abusing him when he was a teenager.

Thailand

Thailand’s Singha beer dynasty rocked by sexual abuse allegations

The kingdom’s most-watched family scandal in years has prompted a sacking, a televised confessional – and a warning from media regulators.

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Thailand

Thai Singha beer heir dismissed from family firm amid sexual abuse claims

Siranudh Scott, a scion of the family behind the beer brand, posted a video accusing his brother of repeatedly abusing him as kids.

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Singha Beer is owned by the Bhirombhakdi family, which is listed as Thailand’s 15th richest by Forbes. Photo: Shutterstock
Singapore

Singapore sentences man to 18 years’ jail for repeatedly raping sister

On several occasions when the victim resisted him, he shouted at her, pinched and punched her.

Singapore’s skyline. A man received 18 years’ jail for sexually abusing his younger sister in the city state. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images
Britain

UK reality hit Married at First Sight pulled as contestants allege rape

Channel 4 removes all seasons ⁠of the series following rape and non-consensual sex allegations by three women.

Crime

Around 10 ‘new’ victims emerge in France’s expanding Epstein probe

Authorities target French perpetrators who facilitated the late American sex offender’s crimes.

Celebrity Families

Who is Ansel Elgort’s Japanese partner and baby mama, Miona?

The Baby Driver actor – who previously dated Violetta Komyshan for a decade – is making waves with his new partner and baby mama, Miona.

Ansel Elgort and his mystery baby mama, Miona. Photo: @ansel/Instagram
Harvey Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein’s third New York rape trial ends in mistrial

The jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict on whether the former Hollywood mogul raped aspiring actress Jessica Mann.

Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan criminal court on Friday. Photo: AP
Germany

Paediatrician in Germany charged with sex offences in 130 cases

Most of the offences were committed while the accused was working at a hospital near Berlin, the prosecutor’s office says.

Singapore

Singaporean pleads guilty to filming colleague with live upskirt camera

Desmond Han Jiancong also sent the victim an AI-generated photo of her face on a nude body.

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