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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.
US first lady Melania Trump delivers remarks about Jeffrey Epstein at the White House in Washington on Thursday. Photo: AFP
United States

‘Never been friends’: Melania Trump criticises Epstein ‘lies’ in address

In a rare White House speech, the first lady denied being Epstein’s friend and called on Congress to hold public hearings for his victims.

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Hong Kong society

Workplace sexual harassment complaints jump by 38% in Hong Kong

United States

Bondi won’t appear before US lawmakers over Epstein files: Justice Department

World of performing arts

‘A system of slavery’: ex-geisha apprentice on the dark side of the tradition

Kiyoha Kiritaka says she left Kyoto’s geisha world after experiencing sexual harassment, physical and verbal abuse, and more.

Maiko (apprentice geisha) are seen in Kyoto, Japan. An ex-maiko describes how she left the geisha tradition - which she describes as an “extremely abnormal world” - after she says she experienced sexual harassment, physical and verbal abuse, and more. Photo: AFP
Scams and swindles

Cambodia’s high-stakes war on online scam compounds

Cambodia has vowed to stamp out the scam compounds on its soil by month’s end – but perpetrators remain drawn to the potential for huge profits.

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Italy

Italy arrests German-Indian ‘guru’ on child abuse allegations

The two children did not attend school and had to stand guard around the house where they lived at night.

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Singapore

Fourth ex-teacher charged in Singapore amid string of student sex abuse cases

The man allegedly engaged in intimate acts with an underage girl in 2023.

Singapore’s skyline. A former teacher faces nine charges in the city state for sexual acts with a minor. Photo: Xinhua
Britain

BBC defends action in new sex abuse scandal involving DJ Scott Mills

The BBC has been rocked by multiple sexual scandals involving top personalities in recent years.

Japan

Japan rape accuser condemns prosecution’s failure to protect victims

The victim, a prosecutor herself, in 2024 accused Osaka’s then-top prosecutor of raping her 6 years ago.

Crime

Sweden charges ‘monster’ man for selling wife to over 120 men

The man, 62, had for years benefited financially from pressuring his wife ‘to perform and submit to sexual acts’.

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The man, 62, was arrested in late October after his wife reported him to police in northern Sweden. He has been held in custody since then. Photo: Reuters
United States

Bank of America to pay US$72.5 million to settle Epstein victim lawsuit

The suit claims the bank’s executives ‘ignored red flags’ about Epstein’s sex-trafficking venture to provide him with financial services.

The Bank of America building in New York. Photo: TNS
Britain

UK police to reopen Andrew Tate rape probe

Hertfordshire Constabulary revives decade-old allegations as a civil trial is due to take place in June this year.

Spain

Spanish woman, 25, dies by euthanasia after father loses legal bid to stop her

Her parent had fought to stop the procedure, saying his daughter had mental disorders that affected her ability to make the decision.

Crime

French court sentences Islamic scholar to 18 years in prison for rape

Tariq Ramadan, currently in Switzerland, was found guilty of raping three women in a Paris trial.

Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan. Photo: AFP
France

France raids bank in probe of diplomat over Epstein links

Investigations follow revelations published in the Epstein files by the US Justice Department.

French investigators have raided the offices of Swiss bank Edmond ​de Rothschild. Photo: AFP
Crime

Woman awarded nearly US$60 million in decades-old Cosby assault case

Donna Motsinger was working as a waitress when Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her more than 50 years ago.

Germany

Thousands rally against online sexual violence, pornographic deepfakes in Berlin

The protest highlighted German actress Collien Fernandes, whose ex-partner allegedly created profiles in her name to make contact with men.

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Jeffrey Epstein

Norway crown princess says she was ‘manipulated’ by Epstein

Recent polls show most Norwegians oppose the idea of Mette-Marit ever becoming queen.

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Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s name appears in new Epstein documents released by the US Department of Justice earlier in 2026. Photo: AFP
Japan

Japan gets tough against teachers’ sexual misconduct, voyeurism after arrests

Sexual offences involving mostly male teachers targeting students remain high despite stricter rules against the menace in recent years.

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Crime

US House panel subpoenas Pam Bondi in Epstein probe

US attorney general faces accusations that the Justice Department has concealed the names of Epstein associates in its release of documents.

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Singapore

Indian man charged with molesting flight attendant on Singapore Airlines plane

Akash Tiwari followed the victim multiple times and returned to his seat only after she reported the matter to her supervisor.

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An Indian national has been charged with molesting and harassing a Singapore Airlines flight attendant. Photo: AP
Britain

‘Evil’ UK nursery worker who raped toddlers in his care jailed for 24 years

The recent cases of child sex abuse have prompted the UK prime minister to consider making security cameras mandatory in nurseries.

A young child huddles against a wall. Nathan Bennett sexually abused five boys at the nursery where he worked. Photo: Shutterstock
Crime

Video | Tate brothers party in Hong Kong, sparking controversy

Andrew and Tristan Tate, brothers who are facing rape and human trafficking charges in Romania and the UK, visited Lan Kwai Fong and a restaurant in Causeway Bay.

Hong Kong courts

Senior Hong Kong policeman denies molesting clerk in indecent assault case

Civil Service Bureau clerk accuses officer Ian Chow, 50, of patting her buttocks and propositioning her multiple times in 2024.

Japan

Japanese man gets 14 years for deadly tequila-fuelled rape attempt

The victim died from acute alcohol poisoning after Hiroki Itaya forced her to drink 32 tequila shots at a bar in Nagoya.

A Japanese man was jailed for 14 years after forcing a woman to drink 32 tequila shots, leading to her death from alcohol poisoning. Photo: Shutterstock
Britain

UK’s ex-prince Andrew and Peter Mandelson pictured in bathrobes with Epstein

This is thought to be the first photo unearthed of the two men with the late US sex trafficker.

An undated image shows Jeffrey Epstein (centre) sitting with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson. Photo: US Department of Justice via AP
Britain

UK PM Starmer admits his ‘mistake’ in appointing Mandelson as US ambassador

Starmer faces fresh questions about his judgment over the appointment despite being warned of Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Women and gender

Opinion | To make AI safe, put women and girls at the heart of the technology

From deepfake porn to harassment, digital abuse disproportionately targets women and girls, supercharging the harm.

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