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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.

Singapore’s skyline. A man in the city state was jailed for grooming two underage girls online. Photo: Xinhua

Singaporean gets 11 years’ jail for posing as teen online and raping girl

The offender was 22 when he matched with the 13-year-old victim on a Telegram bot and asked her to be his girlfriend.

11 Feb 2026 - 9:53AM

Trump’s commerce chief admits going to Epstein island, but plays down relationship

11 Feb 2026 - 1:20PM

‘Strong and united’: UK’s Starmer defiant as Epstein fallout dogs leadership

11 Feb 2026 - 9:19AM

Man arrested for masturbating at Malaysian university seminar

An official said the suspect was not ‘connected’ to the institution, which has launched an investigation into the incident.

10 Feb 2026 - 9:58AM

A man was arrested in Malaysia for public indecency at a university seminar. Photo: Shutterstock

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Maxwell seeks clemency from Trump before publicly giving ‘unfiltered truth’

Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer links agreeing to any public testimony to a deal from the White House.

10 Feb 2026 - 1:54PM

Defiant Starmer rejects calls to quit as crisis deepens over Epstein fallout

Despite losing two top aides in 48 hours and a demand to resign from the Scottish Labour leader, Britain’s prime minister vows to fight on for his ‘mandate’.

10 Feb 2026 - 9:18AM

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UK king to ‘support’ police assessing Andrew’s Epstein communications

King Charles has ‘profound concern’ as British police assess if his brother passed sensitive reports to Jeffrey Epstein.

10 Feb 2026 - 4:29PM

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor rides a horse in Windsor Great Park, near to Royal Lodge, a property on the estate surrounding Windsor Castle. Photo: Reuters

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Norwegian ambassador resigns over Epstein links as scandal widens

Ambassador Mona Juul’s contact with Jeffrey Epstein revealed a ‘serious lapse in judgment’, foreign minister says.

9 Feb 2026 - 11:32AM

UK’s Mandelson faces demands to repay US$75,000 severance after Epstein link

Government allies urge ex-ambassador to return controversial UK taxpayer-funded buyout as probe into his Epstein connections deepens.

8 Feb 2026 - 4:19PM

Fame and celebrity

West Wing actor Timothy Busfield indicted for sexual contact with child

A pair of twin boys involved in a TV series he is directing have accused Busfield of touching them inappropriately.

7 Feb 2026 - 3:43AM

Timothy Busfield appears at a press event in Pasadena, California, in January 2020. Photo: AP

Epstein haunts Number 10, creating crisis for UK’s Starmer

Prime minister’s job is under threat over his 2024 decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

6 Feb 2026 - 1:48PM

10 Downing Street in London. Photo: Reuters

Starmer apologises for Mandelson’s Epstein ties amid growing scandal

PM Starmer says he was ‘lied to’ regarding Peter Mandelson’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein, firing the ambassador as a misconduct probe begins.

6 Feb 2026 - 12:13AM

Ex-actor Ian Fang to be deported from Singapore over underage sex offences

The Shanghai-born 35-year-old was jailed for 40 months after he pleaded guilty to three counts of sexually penetrating a girl, then 15.

5 Feb 2026 - 9:52PM

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Sloppy redactions in Epstein files leave uncensored nudes in, dog’s name out

Mistakes appear to be rampant after the US Justice Department’s latest Epstein files dump.

5 Feb 2026 - 11:07AM

Jeffrey Epstein and a woman, whose identity has been obscured, in an image from the Epstein estate released on December 18, 2025. Photo: House Oversight Committee Democrats via Reuters

‘Need for recognition’: Norway royal’s tearful plea in trial, denies rape

A tearful Marius Borg Hoiby tells an Oslo court that an extreme need for recognition drove his life of excess, as he stands trial for rape.

4 Feb 2026 - 10:36PM

Marius Borg Hoiby (left) and Crown Princess Mette-Marit (second from right) arrive for Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s belated 18th birthday dinner in Oslo in June 2022. Photo: AFP

Epstein files scandal triggers UK criminal probe as Mandelson quits parliament

UK police to investigate if Peter Mandelson shared market-sensitive data with Jeffrey Epstein after the latest US files dump draws scrutiny.

4 Feb 2026 - 1:37PM

Norway royal’s son pleads not guilty to four counts of rape, amid Epstein link scandal

Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s son Marius Borg Hoiby faces 38 charges, including rape and assault, risking 16 years in prison.

3 Feb 2026 - 9:04PM

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Clintons to testify in US House Epstein probe, heading off contempt vote

A vote to hold the Clintons in contempt for defying subpoenas is suspended after they agree to appear in person.

3 Feb 2026 - 2:25PM

Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify in a House investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Photo: AP

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Belfast university cuts ties with former US senator over Epstein links

University says it is no longer appropriate to be linked to George Mitchell, whose name appears in files released by the US Justice Department.

3 Feb 2026 - 2:08PM

Chinese man on trial in Munich for raping sedated partner, echoing Pelicot case

The 27-year-old faces trial for drugging, raping, and filming his Chinese girlfriend, and is charged with attempted murder and aggravated rape.

3 Feb 2026 - 10:40AM

UK’s former US ambassador faces scrutiny over Epstein ties, leaked briefing

UK police review reports of alleged misconduct by Peter Mandelson after the latest Epstein files release by the US Justice Department.

3 Feb 2026 - 12:46PM

Peter Mandelson, Britain’s former ambassador to the US. Photo: BBC via Reuters

Norwegian royal scandal deepens as Crown Princess’ son arrested before trial

Marius Borg Hoiby, son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, faces 38 charges including rape, strangulation, knife threats, marijuana trafficking.

3 Feb 2026 - 12:49AM

Norway’s Marius Borg Hoiby in Oslo in June 2022. Photo: AP

Fergie called Epstein ‘brother’ and ‘legend’, new emails reveal

Ex-wife of UK’s former prince Andrew asked late sex offender for rent money and joked ‘just marry me’ in 2009 exchanges, documents show.

2 Feb 2026 - 8:56PM

‘Total loser’: Trump vows to sue Trevor Noah over Grammys Epstein comment

Trump warns Trevor Noah to ‘get his facts straight’ after 2026 Grammys monologue linked the president to the disgraced Jeffrey Epstein.

2 Feb 2026 - 4:45PM

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Epstein files reveal ‘embarrassing’ friendship with another royal

Crown princess’ name appears hundreds of times in the millions of new Epstein documents released by the US Department of Justice.

2 Feb 2026 - 2:14PM

An email chain illustrates the extensive redactions applied by the US Department of Justice to some Jeffrey Epstein documents. Photo: AP

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Former UK ambassador quits Labour Party after latest Epstein files revelations

Peter Mandelson is facing questions over several payments allegedly received from Jeffrey Epstein in the early 2000s.

2 Feb 2026 - 9:07AM

Peter Mandelson, Britain’s former ambassador to the US. Photo: BBC via AFP

From son of Norway crown princess to alleged rapist: Marius Hoiby’s downfall

The 29-year-old, who goes on trial next week accused of sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriends, has become a liability for the monarchy.

1 Feb 2026 - 3:49PM

The princess and the billionaires: who else is in the Epstein files?

More names of high-profile figures are surfacing after the latest release of millions of documents related to the late US sex offender.

1 Feb 2026 - 4:33AM

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