4 h. ago Met hunt man who 'sexually assaulted woman after following her off bus' in west London

A woman was sexually assaulted after stepping off the E1 bus in Ealing in May

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13 h. ago Met hunt man who 'sexually assaulted woman after following her off bus'

A woman was sexually assaulted after stepping off the E1 bus in Ealing in May

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18 h. ago French PM François Bayrou failed to act on abuse at Catholic boarding school, report says

Damning report by MPs comes after inquiry into allegations of decades of physical abuse, rape and sexual assault at Notre-Dame de Bétharram schoolThe French prime minister, François Bayrou, failed to act to prevent physical and sexual abuse at a private Catholic school in south-west France when he served as education minister between 1993 and 1997, a parliamentary report has said.The damning report issued by French lawmakers on Wednesday comes after a long parliamentary inquiry into allegations of decades of physical abuse, rape and sexual assault at the Notre-Dame de Bétharram boarding school near Pau in south-west France. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Conor McGregor faces wait over appeal against sexual assault verdict

Conor McGregor withdrew evidence in his appeal against a civil ruling that he sexually assaulted Nikita Hand after a night out in December 2018

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42 h. ago Priest who wore Robert De Niro's robes from film The Mission sexually assaulted a 'staggering' number of women in congregation, court hears

The 68-year-old, who ran the service in Sheffield between 1986 and 1995, had a team of young women dressed in lingerie, referred to as the 'Lycra Nuns,' tend to his needs at home, jurors heard.

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43 h. ago Former priest, 68, sexually assaulted 'staggering number' of women, jury told

Christopher Brain, 68, denies the charges he faces

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45 h. ago ScotRail incident: Teenage girl, 18, sexually assaulted by man on train from Glasgow to Ayr

The incident took place on a train travelling from Glasgow Central to Ayr.

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47 h. ago Teenager sexually assaulted by man sitting next to her on train to Ayrshire

The British Transport Police are appealing for witnesses after an 18-year-old girl was sexually assaulted on a train between Glasgow and Ayr.

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53 h. ago Bangladesh reels after rape of Hindu woman filmed and shared online

Public fury, protests, and legal demands follow viral video of gang-rape in Cumilla district

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58 h. ago Melbourne childcare worker charged with sexual abuse offences as 1,200 children to be tested for infectious diseases

Victoria police allege Point Cook man Joshua Brown sexually assaulted infants and children in his care at a western suburbs childcare centreFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictorian health authorities are recommending 1,200 children get tested for infectious diseases after a Melbourne childcare worker was charged with allegedly sexually abusing infants and children in his care.Police on Tuesday confirmed Point Cook man Joshua Brown, 26, was charged last month with more than 70 offences relating to eight alleged victims aged between five months and two years old.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Melbourne childcare worker charged with more than 70 offences against children in his care

Victoria police allege Point Cook man Joshua Brown sexually abused eight children at a western suburbs childcare centreFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Melbourne childcare worker has been charged with more than 70 offences after allegedly sexually abusing eight children in his care.Victoria police issued a statement on Tuesday confirming they charged 26-year-old Point Cook man Joshua Brown last month with offences including sexual penetration of a child under 12, attempted sexual penetration of a child under 12, sexual assault of a child under 16 and producing child material for use through a carriage service. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago At least 8 young girls 'sexually assaulted in public pool' as 4 men arrested

Four men have been arrested after eight underage girls alleged they were sexually assaulted at the Barbarossabad swimming pool in Gelnhausen, Germany, last Sunday

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69 h. ago Man who raped and sexually assaulted victims for eight years as a teenager is jailed

The attacks by Riley Kirk took place over three years, beginning when he was just 14 years old.

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3 d. ago Taxi driver 'sexually assaulted British tourist' after picking her up in Magaluf and 'told her "this is how things are done in Spain" after kicking her out of cab'

A taxi driver 'sexually assaulted' a British holidaymaker in Magaluf before allegedly telling her as he kicked her out of his cab: 'This is how things are done in Spain so get used to it.'

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3 d. ago Zara Aleena’s aunt warns ‘women are not safe’ in Britain on anniversary of law graduate’s murder

Zara Aleena was sexually assaulted and murdered on her way home in East London three years ago

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3 d. ago Women in UK ‘still not safe’ as mourners gather to remember murdered Zara Aleena

The 35-year-old was walking home from a night out when she was stalked, assaulted and killed by a sexual predator on 26 June 2022 in Ilford.

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4 d. ago British Army soldier who sexually assaulted a lesbian colleague while she was asleep has been jailed for seven years

Corporal Luke Edwards groped the woman while she was asleep - despite her telling him she was gay. She later described the assault as a 'harrowing, violating experience'.

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4 d. ago ‘We won’t let them get away with this’: activists to sue Tanzania’s government over ‘sexual torture’

Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuhaire vow to hold authorities accountable as repression intensifies before October electionsTwo east African activists say they plan to sue Tanzania’s government for illegal detention and torture over their treatment during a visit in support of an opposition politician in May.Boniface Mwangi, from Kenya, and Agather Atuhaire, a Ugandan, sent shock waves around the region earlier this month when they gave an emotional press conference in which they alleged they had been sexually assaulted and, in Atuhaire’s case, smeared in excrement after their detention in Dar es Salaam. “[The authorities] take you through sexual torture,” Mwangi said at the time. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Norwegian royal family prince charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault

Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been charged with multiple rapes and sexual assaults by police in Oslo

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5 d. ago Future King of Norway's stepson Marius Borg Høiby is charged with rape, sexual assault and bodily harm after months

Marius Borg Høiby, son of Norway's crown Princess, has been charged with rape and sexual assault. 

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