Assault Kidnapping Charges

Former Australian radio host Alan Jones arrested for alleged indecent assaults

Police in Australia charged former radio show host Alan Jones with 24 assault and sexual touching offences, indictments that followed accusations in a newspaper.

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 ...

US Republican politician must resign after pleading guilty to sexual assault

Indiana county commissioner John Jessup won re-election while on house arrest, but will not be able to serve in office. Days after winning elected office, a Republican politician in Indiana ...

World - The Guardian - November 19

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 - November 20

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 - November 21

GOP senators hold back judgment on Hegseth sexual assault allegation

Republican senators appear to be giving Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick to head the Pentagon, the benefit of the doubt after his lawyer confirmed he paid a woman who accused him of ...

Politics - The Hill - November 21

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 - November 21

New details of Hegseth sexual assault claim documented in police report

The report documents a police investigation that did not result in charges.

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 - November 21

Police report released in sexual assault claim against Pete Hegseth

A police report that details a 2017 allegation of sexual assault against Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, was released Wednesday. In the report, a woman ...

MMA fighter Conor McGregor assaulted woman at Dublin hotel, jury finds in civil trial

McGregor ordered to pay nearly €250,000 in damages to Nikita Hand after he was accused of 2018 assault. A jury at a civil trial at Ireland’s high court has found that the Irish martial arts fighter ...

World - The Guardian - November 22

Jonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend drops assault and defamation suit against actor

Settlement was reached in case against once-rising but now embattled former Marvel star. Jonathan Majors ’ ex-girlfriend has dropped her assault and defamation lawsuit against the once-rising ...

World - The Guardian - November 22

Conor McGregor, U.F.C. Fighter, Is Held Liable for Sexual Assault in Ireland

The mixed martial arts fighter known as “Notorious” was ordered to pay the equivalent of about $260,000 to a woman who said he raped her in 2018.

World - The New York Times - November 23

Jonathan Majors' ex-girlfriend drops assault and defamation lawsuit

Lawyers for actor Jonathan Majors and Grace Jabbari agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice, according to a joint filing in Manhattan federal court.

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 - 5 days ago

Court hears legal arguments in sex assault case of 5 hockey players

Lawyers in the sexual assault case of five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team began what are expected to be several weeks of legal arguments on Monday, ahead of next year’s trial

Sports - ABC News - 4 days ago

Report: Former NHLer Paul Bissonnette Hospitalized After Being Assaulted

Former Arizona Coyotes and Pittsburgh Penguins left winger Paul Bissonnette addressed a report saying he was assaulted on Sunday night.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago

Russia Fires Record Number of Drones in Overnight Assault, Ukraine Says

On Tuesday, Ukraine also reported enduring an immense Russian air assault overnight that involved nearly 200 drones, as both sides intensified air attacks.

World - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Former Penguins Player Hospitalized After Assault At Arizona Restaurant

Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward and enforcer Paul Bissonnette was hospitalized after an alleged assault at Houston's restaurant in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Sunday, Fox 10 Phoenix reports. "There was ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago

FBI agent acquitted in 2020 train shooting is arrested for sexual assault

An FBI agent who in 2022 was acquitted of attempted murder for shooting a man on a train near Washington, D.C., has been accused of sexual assault.

Conor McGregor's fiancée issues harsh remarks reacting to sex assault verdict

Conor McGregor's longtime fiancée, Dee Devlin, issued her first public statements Wednesday since the former UFC champion was found liable for sexual assault.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 2 days ago

Intel takes $18.7bn in restructuring and impairment charges

Smaller than expected sales decline boosts shares as chipmaker tries to recover from misjudging demand

Business - Financial Times - October 31

Soldier charged with murder in sergeant's Missouri death

Sgt. Sarah Roque's body was found at Fort Leonard Wood two days after she was reported missing.

Eric Adams to stand trial in April on corruption charges

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is set to stand trial on corruption charges on April 21, a federal judge ruled Friday, according to The New York Times. The judge said he would decide at a later date ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Montana man charged with murder in brutal campground killing

A suspect was charged with murder in the brutal slaying of a Montana man that was initially reported as a possible bear mauling

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.

Woman wants UGA WR Young's charges dropped

The woman involved in an altercation that led to the arrest and suspension of Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young last month has retracted her statement to police and requested that all criminal ...

Sports - ESPN - November 7

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