Jailed Sexual Assaults

Reported assault of Rep. Nancy Mace stemmed from 'aggressive' handshake: Court docs

Officials said the suspect, James McIntyre, went through security screening prior to entering the congressional building.

ABC News - 1h

Capitol Police arrest person in alleged assault on Mace

Politico - 13h

On These Apps, the Dark Promise of Mothers Sexually Abusing Children

Smartphone apps downloaded from Apple and Google can allow parents and other abusers to connect with pedophiles who pay to watch — and direct — criminal behavior.

The New York Times - 3d

Trump picks continue senator meetings, man accused of assaulting Nancy Mace

Several of President-elect Donald Trump's team picks are still courting senators for support as confirmation hearings draw closer. This comes as more details emerge about an apparent altercation in ...

CBS News - 8h

Dozens of lawmakers victims of sexually explicit deepfakes: Report

More than two dozen lawmakers have been the victims of deepfake pornography, with female lawmakers significantly more likely to be targeted, according to a new report released Wednesday. The ...

The Hill - 8h

French actor Adèle Haenel confronts director in sexual assault trial

The actor shouted "shut up!" at Christophe Ruggia before storming out court on the second day of the trial.

BBC News - 14h

Ex-Aggie reaches plea deal in sexual assault case

Former New Mexico State basketball player Kim Aiken Jr. agreed to plead guilty to two felony counts of false imprisonment and one count of conspiracy to commit false imprisonment.

ESPN - 1d

Police arrest suspect accused of assaulting Nancy Mace on Capitol grounds

U.S. Capitol Police said Tuesday that they arrested a person accused of assaulting Rep.

NBC News - 1d

French rugby players are cleared of sexual assault in Argentina

An Argentine court has dropped aggravated sexual assault charges against two professional French rugby players accused of raping a woman after a match in the country earlier this year

ABC News - 1d

'Vile' sex abuser with dozens of child victims jailed

The 130 charges relate to 47 victims, some from England, of which 46 were children at the time of the offending.

BBC News - 1d

Israel moves into Syrian territory after assault on buffer zone

Israel acknowledged that its troops had crossed over the buffer zone in the occupied Golan Heights into Syrian territory following a ground assault and airstrikes. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez reports on ...

NBC News - 1d

Monks cruel to child sexual abuse victims - review

One survivor of abuse on the island says she does not know how she survived after her ordeal.

BBC News - 1d

Jay-Z’s lawyer asks judge to deny sexual assault accuser’s request to remain anonymous

A lawyer for Shawn Carter, the hip-hop mogul known as Jay-Z, asked a judge Monday to deny a request from the woman who has accused Carter of raping her in 2000 when she was a 13-year-old girl, ...

NBC News - 2d

Ex-BBC journalist jailed for child sex offences

Duncan Bartlett is jailed for eight after admitting 35 child sex offences.

BBC News - 2d

Jay-Z accused of sexually assaulting minor in 2000

Jay-Z responded through Roc Nation denying allegations of sexual assault made against him and Sean "Diddy" Combs. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down what the complaint alleges ...

CBS News - 2d

Jay-Z denies claim he sexually assaulted minor with Sean "Diddy" Combs 24 years ago

Rap mogul Jay-Z is forcefully denying claims in a new lawsuit that he and Sean "Diddy" Combs sexually assaulted a minor at a party 24 years ago. Jay-z said it's an attempt at blackmail and called ...

CBS News - 2d

Cheney responds to Trump jail threat: ‘Here’s the truth’

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) responded to President-elect Trump’s threat that he would throw members who sat on the House committee that investigated rioting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, ...

The Hill - 2d

Threatened With Jail, Liz Cheney Condemns Trump’s ‘Assault on the Rule of Law’

Liz Cheney, the former Republican representative, said President-elect Donald J. Trump “lied about” the bipartisan House committee that investigated his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.

The New York Times - 3d

NFL ends inquiry into Watson sexual assault claim

The NFL ends its investigation into the latest sexual assault allegation made against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

NFL ends probe of Watson in latest assault case

The NFL has ended its review of sexual assault allegations levied against Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson in September, a league spokesperson told ESPN.

ESPN - 5d

NFL won't punish Deshaun Watson after concluding review of sexual assault case against Browns QB, per report

The league did not find sufficient evidence

CBS Sports - 5d

NFL ends investigation into sexual assault allegations against Browns QB Deshaun Watson

The NFL has closed an investigation into sexual assault allegations against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson

ABC News - 5d

NFL closes investigation of latest Deshaun Watson sexual assault allegations, citing insufficient evidence

Watson settled a civil lawsuit with his accuser in October. The confidentiality of the agreement prevented the NFL from getting evidence for its investigation.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Man jailed for death of woman at "slapping therapy" workshop

Hongchi Xiao was convicted of manslaughter for failing to get medical help for Danielle Carr-Gomm as she howled in pain and frothed at the mouth during a workshop in 2016.

CBS News - 5d

2 Women Accused the Same Tennis Coach of Assault. Then They Found Each Other.

A former Wake Forest tennis player alleged that a coach sexually assaulted her in 1999. Decades later, another player reached out with a similar past.

The New York Times - 5d

Under assault by gangs in Haiti, a Kenyan-led mission fights back

An armored vehicle carrying Kenyan police rumbles through Haiti’s capital with a shattered window that a high-caliber bullet failed to penetrate, a permanent sign of the violence confronting the ...

ABC News - 5d

Ex-school welfare officer jailed for sexual assaults

Nine of the teenagers who brought charges against Neil Beckett were pupils at Lagan College in Belfast.

BBC News - 5d

Slapping therapist jailed after woman's death

Hongchi Xiao was charged after the death of Danielle Carr-Gomm at a workshop in 2016.

BBC News - 5d

Jordan Neely’s Father Sues Daniel Penny, Accusing Him of Assault

Andre Zachery claims that Mr. Penny, who put Mr. Neely in a chokehold on a subway train last year, caused his son’s death through “negligence, carelessness and recklessness.”

The New York Times - 6d

Axl Rose settles sexual assault lawsuit, doubles down on defense: 'There was no assault'

Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses 'will now be able to move on with his life' after settling a sexual assault lawsuit, his attorney told The Times in a statement.

Los Angeles Times - 6d

The Papers: 'Turmoil in South Korea' and 'Letby quizzed' in jail

A failed attempt to declare martial law and a killer nurse being investigated over baby deaths feature in the headlines.

BBC News - Dec. 4

'Sleeping with the enemy': Mistrial in B.C. sex assault over Crown dating paralegal

The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of sexual assault after he learned his defence lawyer's paralegal was dating the Crown prosecutor during his trial.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 3

Hegseth dodges questions on alleged sexual, financial misconduct

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense, dodged more questions on alleged sexual and financial misconduct carried out while he served as the head of a veterans' ...

CBS News - Dec. 3

Gang jailed over £200m of cocaine in banana boxes

More than two tonnes of the Class A drug was seized in a shipment from Colombia to the UK in 2021.

BBC News - Dec. 3

Killer in femicide that shocked Italy sentenced to life in jail

Giulia Cecchettin was killed by her ex-boyfriend in 2023, sparking an outpouring of grief and soul-searching.