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Top radio host charged with sexually abusing 8 people
Veteran broadcaster and former Wallabies coach Alan Jones was arrested on Monday.Top stories - BBC News - November 18 -
New York hospitals accused of knowing urologist sexually abused patients
New York hospitals are being accused of knowing that Dr. Darius Paduch sexually abused his patients. This comes after Paduch was sentenced to life in prison. NBC News' Tom Llamas talks to an ...Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
New York Philharmonic fires two players after accusations of sexual misconduct and abuse of power
The New York Philharmonic is firing principal oboist Liang Wang and associate principal trumpet Matthew Muckey after their union decided not contest the decision, which followed renewed allegations ...Entertainment - ABC News - November 5 -
Trump's education pick Linda McMahon accused of negligence in WWE child sexual abuse lawsuit
President-elect Trump’s pick for Education secretary, Linda McMahon, is at a center of the lawsuit regarding child sexual abuse while she was in charge of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is accused of sexual abuse. Why are his music streams rising?
Combs is the latest problematic artist to see his work break more ground on platforms such as Spotify and YouTube. In the past few years, powerful men within the music industry – the singer R ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Police officer jailed for sexually abusing girl
John Stringer is sentenced to 10 years after being found guilty of five counts of sexual abuse.Top stories - BBC News - November 4 -
BlackRock accused of contributing to climate and human rights abuses
OECD complaint alleges top firm has increased investments in companies implicated in environmental devastation. BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset management company, faces a complaint at the ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
‘Dances with Wolves’ actor is again indicted on sexual abuse charges in Nevada
A grand jury in Nevada has again indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls for decadesEntertainment - ABC News - October 31 -
"Dances with Wolves" actor is again indicted on sexual abuse charges
A grand jury in Nevada has again indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls for decades.Top stories - CBS News - October 31 -
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 -
Alan Jones, Australian Former Radio Host, Arrested on Sexual Abuse Charges
The retired radio host, who was granted bail after being arrested, was accused of abusing eight victims over nearly 20 years.World - The New York Times - November 18 -
Former doctor is sentenced to life in prison after conviction for sexually abusing patients
A former doctor has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing multiple patients, including children, over the span of years in the New York areaHealth - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Urologist Who Sexually Abused Patients Is Sentenced to Life in Prison
Darius A. Paduch, a fertility specialist, assaulted men and boys for years at prominent New York hospitals, prosecutors said.Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
NYC urologist sentenced to life for sexual abuse of patients, including minors
A New York City urologist was handed a life sentence Wednesday after previously being convicted of the yearslong sexual abuse of patients, some of whom were minors.Top stories - NBC News - 6 days ago -
Linda McMahon, Trump’s Education Secretary Pick, Named in Sexual Abuse Lawsuit
Linda McMahon, who ran World Wrestling Entertainment for decades, was accused in the lawsuit of not preventing one of the organization’s employees from victimizing children who helped set up ...Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
Former doctor is sentenced to life in prison after conviction for sexually abusing patients
A former doctor has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing multiple patients, including children, over the span of years in the New York areaHealth - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Sean Combs accused of sexually assaulting 10-year-old in new lawsuit
In 2005, parents of a 10-year-old boy from Los Angeles sought to help their son's burgeoning career and flew with him to New York to meet people in the music industry.Top stories - ABC News - October 28 -
Two new lawsuits accuse Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexually assaulting boys
The music mogul faces multiple lawsuits and criminal charges alleging sexual abuse, including of minors. He denies any wrongdoing.Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
Florida basketball coach Todd Golden accused of sexual harassment – report
Gators coach accused of harassing female UF students Accusations reported by student newspaper on Friday Multiple women have accused Todd Golden, the men’s basketball coach at Florida, of ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
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 - November 17 -
Hegseth lawyer says settlement paid to sexual assault accuser was "extortion"
President-elect Trump's prospective nominee for defense secretary, Fox News host Pete Hegseth, paid a confidential financial settlement to a woman who accused him of sexual assault out of concern ...Top stories - CBS News - November 18 -
Republican Senators Rally Behind Pete Hegseth Amid Sexual Assault Accusations
Some Republican senators, who will consider his nomination to be defense secretary, shrugged off the accusations and defended him.Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
Markwayne Mullin 'absolutely' believes Hegseth over sexual assault accuser
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said Sunday he “absolutely” believes Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth over his sexual assault accuser. Mullin joined CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union,” ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Saudi Arabia World Cup bid report accused of ‘whitewashing’ rights abuses
Law firm AS&H Clifford Chance failed to include alleged abuse of migrant workers in assessment for Fifa 2034 bid, say rights groups. A report by the Saudi arm of a global law firm on Saudi Arabia’s ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
French victim of mass rape lambasts cowardice of men accused of abusing her
Gisele Pelicot lambasted the cowardice of the dozens of men accused of abusing her during years of mass rape organized by her husband Dominique.Top stories - NBC News - November 19 -
British man sentenced to 18 years for using AI to make child sexual abuse imagery
A British man who used artificial intelligence to create images of child abuse was sent to prison for 18 yearsTech - ABC News - October 28 -
Catholic church still failing to deal with sexual abuse cases, says Vatican report
Vatican’s child protection commission delivers first report on scandal that has engulfed church for decades. Church leaders who fail to take action against paedophile priests are a “further source ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
More than 400 people come forward over Al Fayed sexual abuse allegations
Lawyers representing alleged survivors of former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed say they are in contact with 421 people.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
Rays' Wander Franco reportedly arrested in gun-related incident while awaiting sexual abuse trial
Guns were reportedly drawn at an apartment complex in the Dominican RepublicSports - CBS Sports - November 12 -
Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused in new lawsuits of sexually assaulting 10- and 17-year-old boys
Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused in a new lawsuit of drugging and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in a New York City hotel room in 2005Entertainment - ABC News - October 28 -
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexually assaulting 10- and 17-year-old boys
Lawsuits are latest in wave of accusations in which people allege they were assaulted by Combs over last two decades. Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused in one of two lawsuits filed on Monday of ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Sean Combs accused in lawsuits of sexually assaulting 10- and 17-year-old boys
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused in separate lawsuits of sexually assaulting two boys, one who was 10 at the time, and another who was 17.Top stories - NBC News - October 29 -
Florida basketball coach Todd Golden accused of sexual misconduct as part of ongoing Title IX investigation
Golden, who is entering his third season at UF, is alleged to have stalked and harassed multiple women in the last yearSports - CBS Sports - November 8 -
Sean Combs' former bodyguard sues woman who accused them both of sexual assault
A former body guard for Sean Combs has filed a defamation lawsuit against a woman who in September accused him of physically and sexually assaulting her in 2001.Top stories - NBC News - November 11 -
Trump defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth denies sexual assault allegation, acknowledges payment to accuser
Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s attorney on Sunday confirmed to NBC News that Hegseth, whom President-elect Donald Trump has named as his candidate for defense secretary, paid a woman an ...Top stories - NBC News - November 17 -
Hegseth paid settlement to woman who accused him of sexual assault, lawyer says
A lawyer for Hegseth said in a statement that he settled in December 2020 only because he feared his career would suffer if her allegations were made public.Top stories - ABC News - November 18