10 h. ago 'Devastated' victim awoke to footballer's 'very serious sexual assault'

The victim later discovered a video in which the man appeared to joke about the assault with friends

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11 h. ago Woke woman who wants to abolish prisons says she didn't report her rapist to police because it would make her feel 'silly and strange'

Anna Krauthamer published an essay about her sexual assault, explaining she didn't report it due to her prison abolitionist views. The sparked outrage on social media.

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12 h. ago Black cakes and branded buckets: welcome to the White House premiere for Brett Ratner’s Melania movie

Monochrome catering was all the rage at the VIP screening on Saturday for Ratner’s officially sanctioned $75m feature-length documentary about the First Lady. Have the photos whetted your appetite? This week sees the release of Melania, Amazon’s official feature-length documentary about Melania Trump. Melania was directed by Brett Ratner, and has a reported $40m production budget. And, obviously, you’re probably not going to watch it.Of course you’re not. Coming days after the killing of Alex Pretti by a US Border Patrol agent, an authorised vanity project about the current wife of a globally unpopular political leader – and directed by a man accused of sexual assault by multiple women (which he denies), and whose production and release carried the smell of institutionalised media timidity – seems like just about the least appealing prospect ever. But, hey, any excuse for a party, right? Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Mum sexually assaulted daughter, 6, and let brother rape child in act of 'depravity'

WARNING, DISRESSING CONTENT: The sick mother, who is in her 50s, was convicted of two charges of sexual assault and one of rape facilitation, and was jailed for 15 years alongside her brother

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18 h. ago Woman forced into toilet and sexually assaulted on busy train by 'vile' predator

Daniel Odubanjo, 27, was convicted of false imprisonment and two counts of sexual assault after attacking a woman in a toilet and a teenage girl on a service from Shenfield to Chelmsford on November 29, 2024

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26 h. ago Help for military victims of sexual assault as suspects warned 'nowhere to hide'

Service police will be handed greater powers for investigations to speed up the process, including allowing officers to authorise detaining suspects before charge

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51 h. ago Russell Brand will face court in US over sexual assault allegations after UK trial concludes

RUSSELL Brand will face a jury in the US after his British trial has concluded, The Sun on Sunday can reveal. The actor and comedian will be in court in New York on December 15 over allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman while filming the 2011 movie Arthur. The unnamed woman also alleges that...

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3 d. ago Spanish prosecutors drop sexual assault case against Julio Iglesias

Spanish prosecutors have dropped a sexual assault case against singer Julio Iglesias after he described the allegations raised against him as 'absolutely false'. 

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3 d. ago Spanish prosecutors drop sexual assault complaint against Julio Iglesias

Court says alleged abuse and trafficking offences occurred outside Spain, leaving it without jurisdictionSpanish prosecutors have shelved a complaint brought by two women who have accused the singer Julio Iglesias of sexual assault and human trafficking, arguing the country’s courts have no jurisdiction as the alleged offences took place outside Spain.Two female former employees who worked at Iglesias’s Caribbean mansions 10 days ago accused the veteran entertainer of sexual assault, saying they had been subjected “to inappropriate touching, insults and humiliation in an atmosphere of control and constant harassment”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago CCTV appeal after woman sexually assaulted on escalators at major London train station

The attack took place at St Pancras on the morning of November 22, 2025

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3 d. ago Teacher faces jail over sex with schoolboy after sending him 25,000 texts

Allison Havemann-Niedrach, a married mum-of-two pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault after police found explicit photos and videos amongst 25,000 messages

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3 d. ago 'Obsessed' teacher admits sexual assault on boy, 15, 'after sending 25,000 texts'

Mum-of-two Allison Havemann-Niedrach, a special education teacher from New Jersey, has pleaded guilty to a single charge of aggravated sexual assault over the incident with a boy

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4 d. ago Chris Noth slams Sarah Jessica Parker over her response to his sexual assault allegations

Noth sparked feud rumors with his former co-star earlier this month

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4 d. ago Glasgow Crime: Man, 21, charged after sexual assault and indecent exposure in broad daylight

He was due to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Monday.

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4 d. ago Chris Noth reveals what led to 'hurtful' friendship fallout with Sarah Jessica Parker after taking wild dig at SATC star

Chris Noth said he felt abandoned by Sex and the City costar Sarah Jessica Parker after he was accused of sexual assault by multiple women in late 2021.

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5 d. ago Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart review – her frankness about her ordeal is truly inspiring

Taken from her bedroom at the age of 14 and sexually abused for nine months, Smart, now a child safety activist, rails powerfully against shame in this true-crime documentaryNew year, new true-crime documentary from Netflix. Age cannot wither the genre made famous by the streamer all the way back in 2015 with Making a Murderer, which explored the wrongful conviction of Steven Avery for sexual assault and attempted murder who spent 18 years in prison for that and who was later tried and convicted of another murder. That documentary was a decade in the making. Things move more quickly now, and the preferred content is more palatable to a mass audience – tales of victims’ survival and the very rightful conviction of perpetrators meet the voyeuristic appetite and proxy lust for vengeance without requiring too much painful thinking abut the inadequacies of a country’s legal system, say, or the corruption of its law enforcement.Still, the new approach has brought some astonishing untold s...

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6 d. ago Russell Brand bailed after new counts of rape and sexual assault

Russell Brand appeared via video link his case at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday as the comedian faces two new counts – one of rape and one of sexual assault

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6 d. ago Russell Brand appears in UK court charged with further sexual offences

Comedian, 50, appeared via video link from US over charges of rape and sexual assault in relation to two womenRussell Brand has appeared in a UK court via video link from the US charged with two further sexual offences, including rape.The 50-year-old comedian was charged in December with one count of rape and one count of sexual assault in relation to two women. The two alleged offences took place in 2009. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Russell Brand appears in court via videolink over fresh charges including rape and sexual assault

Russell Brand, the former television presenter, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court via videolink today to face two charges of rape and sexually assaulting women in 2009.

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6 d. ago Russell Brand Granted Bail Over Further Sexual Assault Charges as He Appears Via Video Link in London Court

Russell Brand Granted Bail Over Further Sexual Assault Charges as He Appears Via Video Link in London Court  The Hollywood Reporter

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