Police ask prosecutors to consider charging Russell Brand over sexual assault claims

The historic allegations, which Brand has denied, date back to 2006-13 when he was a radio and TV presenter. Detectives investigating historic allegations of sexual assault against Russell Brand ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

UK prosecutors mulling whether to charge Russell Brand over sex assault allegations

British prosecutors say they have been given a file of evidence from police about alleged sexual offenses by comedian Russell Brand and are considering whether to charge him

Entertainment - ABC News - November 3

U.K. prosecutors mull whether to charge Russell Brand over sex assault allegations

In September 2023, British media outlets Channel 4 and the Sunday Times published claims by four women of being sexually assaulted or raped by Russell Brand between 2006 and 2013.

Police send Russell Brand file to CPS to consider charges

The comedian and presenter has denied allegations relating to the period from 2006 to 2013.

Teenager’s Mohamed Al Fayed sexual assault claim dismissed by police in 1995

Family of Samantha-Jane Ramsay says she made allegation 10 years before police say first complaint made. Police dismissed a teenage girl who reported an alleged sexual assault by Mohamed Al Fayed ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Police Report Offers Graphic Details of Sexual Assault Claim Against Hegseth

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for defense secretary was never charged with a crime and vehemently denied to the police that a sexual encounter was coerced.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 hours ago

Police report surfaces on Hegseth sexual assault allegations, FBI asked for Gaetz files

A California police report is revealing new details about the 2017 sexual assault allegation made against Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense. Meanwhile, ...

‘Unacceptable’ handling of sexual assault claims linked to Fulham Football Club raises more questions for police

Content warning: “It will come up at the most bizarre times. I smell the aftershave he used and it’s there. “The last few years opened up a can of worms for me and I spent many nights laying there ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 25

Gérard Depardieu absent as sexual assault trial begins

Proceedings get under way in Paris without accused who is said to be ‘extremely affected’ by ill health. The trial of Gérard Depardieu on sexual assault charges has opened in Paris in the absence ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Prosecutors to consider bringing charges against Tim Westwood

Police are investigating the ex-BBC Radio 1 hip-hop DJ over allegations of non-recent sexual abuse.

Alan Jones charged with 24 indecent assault and sexual touching offences against eight victims

Former Sydney radio host – who has previously denied all allegations against him – charged over incidents that allegedly occurred between 2001 and 2019. Follow our Australia news live blog for ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

McGregor testifies, denies sexual assault claim

Conor McGregor denied in a Dublin court that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2018.

Sports - ESPN - November 13

Two Met officers charged with sexual assault

The officers are each charged with four counts of sexual assault on a woman in London, say police.

Police report details Hegseth sexual assault allegations

A California woman told police that veteran and media host Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick for Defense secretary, sexually assaulted her in 2017 after he took her phone and refused to ...

Politics - The Hill - 36 minutes ago

Top prosecutor at U.N.'s highest court denies sexual misconduct claims

As ICC prosecutor Karim Khan sought charges against Hamas leaders and Israeli PM Netanyahu, he faced allegations of sexual misconduct.

ICC prosecutor allegedly tried to suppress sexual misconduct claims against him

Exclusive: Karim Khan denies claims he repeatedly urged alleged victim to disavow allegations against him. The chief prosecutor of the international criminal court allegedly responded to a formal ...

World - The Guardian - October 27

ICC prosecutor to face external investigation into sexual misconduct claims

Allegations against Karim Khan to be examined by outside body ‘to ensure fully independent, impartial and fair process’. The chief prosecutor of the international criminal court will face an ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

International prosecutor who charged Netanyahu faces sexual misconduct accusation

As the International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor sought war crimes charges this year against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he was engulfed in a behind-the-scenes personal crisis

World - ABC News - October 25

Trump’s defense pick reportedly paid sexual assault accuser but denies claims

Peter Hegseth, pick for defense department, says encounter was consensual but woman was paid undisclosed sum. Peter Hegseth, the military veteran, Fox & Friends chat host and Donald Trump’s pick to ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Actor Gérard Depardieu will not appear in French court for sexual assault trial

A criminal court in Paris has postponed French actor Gérard Depardieu’s trial on charges of sexually assaulting two women on a film set because of concerns about his health, shifting the start of ...

Entertainment - ABC News - October 28

Hegseth involved in 2017 sexual assault allegation investigation: Police

President-elect Trump's pick for Defense secretary, Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, was investigated as part of a 2017 sexual assault incident in California, according to police. The Monterey ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Police report details sexual assault allegations against Pete Hegseth

Trump’s Pentagon pick accused of 2017 sexual assault after Republican women’s conference in California. A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after he took her ...

World - The Guardian - 1 hour ago

WSJ editorial board questions Hegseth over sexual assault allegation

The Wall Street Journal's editorial board questioned Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, over a sexual assault allegation in a new op-ed published ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

ICC chief prosecutor facing staff calls for external inquiry into sexual misconduct claims

Karim Khan is subject of allegations about his conduct towards a woman who previously reported directly to him. The chief prosecutor of the international criminal court in The Hague is facing calls ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

‘We acted late’: Spain’s Sumar party apologises amid sexual assault claims

Leader of coalition Yolanda Díaz defends party but apologises over delay in action over MP Íñigo Errejón. The leader of Spain’s leftwing Sumar alliance, the junior partner in the country’s ruling, ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

MMA star Conor McGregor says sexual assault claim is 'full blown lie among many lies'

Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor has testified that he had consensual sex with a woman who is suing him for sexual assault and claimed she had told nothing but lies

Sports - ABC News - November 13

A French court postpones Gérard Depardieu's sex assault trial because of his health

A criminal court in Paris has postponed French actor Gérard Depardieu’s trial on charges of sexually assaulting two women on a film set because of concerns about his health, shifting the start of ...

World - ABC News - October 28

French actor Gérard Depardieu’s trial on sexual assault charges is postponed because of his health issues

World - ABC News - October 28

Newly-released police report details 2017 sexual assault allegation against Pete Hegseth

A newly-released police report provides details about the 2017 sexual assault allegation against Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Defense secretary. The accuser reported ...

Police report details alleged sexual assault by Trump's defense pick Pete Hegseth

A woman told police she was sexually assaulted by a man she identified as Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary, according to official records of a police ...

Politics - NBC News - 12 minutes ago

Trump names Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary – live

Leavitt was Trump campaign’s national press secretary and assistant press secretary in first administration. Trump’s staffing picks and likely contenders – so far Republicans are set to take ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

British Parliament member charged with assault over an altercation in the street

A British Parliament member has been charged with assault after video showed him beating a man in the street

World - ABC News - November 7

Woman asks that battery and assault charges be dropped against Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young

The woman who told police she was the ex-girlfriend of Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young has retracted statements which led to his arrest on misdemeanor charges of battery and assault on Oct. 8

Sports - ABC News - November 7

Police submit file to CPS over Tim Westwood sexual abuse allegations

Met inquiry looking into historical accusations against former Radio 1 hip-hop DJ. Prosecutors are considering bringing charges against the former Radio 1 hip-hop DJ Tim Westwood, after detectives ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Russian police charge woman in Crimea over daughter’s pro-Ukraine video

Clip of Russian and Ukrainian flags with angry-face and heart emojis is alleged to have ‘discredited’ army. Police in Russian-annexed Crimea have charged a woman with child neglect after her ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

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