A man who raped a young woman at an Auckland motel has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison. Justice Geoffrey Venning earlier found the…
View More Auckland motel rape: Culprit sentenced to three and half years
Home »
Buffalo Diocese Accused of Yearslong Cover-Up of Sexual Abuse
The New York attorney general’s office on Monday accused the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo and three bishops connected to it of violating church policy…
View More Buffalo Diocese Accused of Yearslong Cover-Up of Sexual Abuse
Sex-Abuse Claims Against Boy Scouts Now Surpass 81,000
More than 81,000 people have come forward with sex-abuse claims against the Boy Scouts of America, describing a decades-long accumulation of assaults at the hands…
View More Sex-Abuse Claims Against Boy Scouts Now Surpass 81,000
Opinion | The Vatican Report on Clerical Abuse
More from our inbox: To the Editor: Re “The Catholic Sex Abuse Crisis Is Far From Over,” by Elizabeth Bruenig (Opinion, Nov. 11), about the…
View More Opinion | The Vatican Report on Clerical Abuse
Five Takeaways From the Vatican’s Explosive McCarrick Report
On Tuesday the Vatican released a massive report investigating how Theodore E. McCarrick, a disgraced former cardinal and archbishop of Washington, rose to the heights…
View More Five Takeaways From the Vatican’s Explosive McCarrick Report
Peru judges throw out rape case over complainant's red underwear
Judges throw out rape case in Peru because alleged victim’s red underwear ‘suggested the woman was prepared she was willing to have sex’, sparking national…
View More Peru judges throw out rape case over complainant's red underwear
Man charged with rape and kidnap of girl in Mitcham
A man has been charged with the rape and kidnap of a teenage girl in Mitcham. Kadian Nelson, 26, was arrested on November 3 following…
View More Man charged with rape and kidnap of girl in Mitcham
How the Nxivm Sex Cult Leader Tore One Family Apart
She walked into a hushed courtroom on Tuesday, turning to face the man who had sexually abused her as a 15-year-old and slept with her…
View More How the Nxivm Sex Cult Leader Tore One Family Apart
Tory MP accused of rape agrees to stay away from Commons
A Tory MP accused of rape has promised to stay away from the House of Commons for the ‘foreseeable future’, the Speaker has said. The…
View More Tory MP accused of rape agrees to stay away from Commons
Dalit rape survivor dreams of becoming a lawyer to help other sexual assault victims fight back
HISAR, HARYANA – “Sapna” – the Hindi word for dream – is what she tells The Straits Times to use in place of her actual…
View More Dalit rape survivor dreams of becoming a lawyer to help other sexual assault victims fight back
Retired French Surgeon Faces 312 Pedophilia and Abuse Charges
PARIS — A retired French surgeon has been charged with the rape and sexual assault of more than 300 people, a vast majority of whom…
View More Retired French Surgeon Faces 312 Pedophilia and Abuse Charges
Indian woman dies after gang-rape, second this week
NEW DELHI (AFP) – A woman from India’s marginalised Dalit community has died after being gang-raped, police said on Thursday (Oct 1), days after the…
View More Indian woman dies after gang-rape, second this week
Indian low-caste woman dies after gang-rape, second this week
NEW DELHI (AFP) – A woman from India’s marginalised Dalit community has died after being gang-raped, police said on Thursday (Oct 1), days after the…
View More Indian low-caste woman dies after gang-rape, second this week
India detains politicians as unrest flares over gang-rape
LUCKNOW/DELHI, INDIA (REUTERS) – Indian police arrested several opposition leaders on Thursday (Oct 1) heading for the site where a low-caste woman died after being…
View More India detains politicians as unrest flares over gang-rape