Bystanders failed to help a woman from being raped on a transit train in Philadelphia last week or to call police, authorities said. The alleged incident, described as a “horrendous criminal act,” occurred on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s (SEPTA) …
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced to criminalize prostitution on the final day of the three-day 40th Federal Congress of the Socialist Party (PSOE) in Valencia. PSOE’s weekend congress was held at the Fira de Valencia conference center. Former party …
The Metropolitan Police have stated that they will close their investigation into Prince Andrew after reportedly talking to Virginia Giuffre and reviewing documents. Cressida Dick, London’s police chief, announced in August that officers would review the accusations for the third …
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed California’s Assembly Bill No. 453 into law on Thursday making it illegal to remove a condom during sexual intercourse, without a partner’s verbal consent, a crime. The new law makes the practice called “stealthing, or …
The clergy and lay members within the French Catholic Church sexually abused more than 330,000 children over the past 70 years, a report has found. According to the 2,500-page report released on Oct. 5, French Catholic priests, deacons, and other …
An Ohio sting operation setup to combat human trafficking has resulted in 161 Arrests. A total of 51 human trafficking victims were provided assistance and services from health care and social services organizations. Among those arrested in the sting were: …
An independent commission said that 83 aid workers, along with some World Health Organization (WHO) staff, were involved in sexual exploitation cases during an Ebola breakout in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, September 28. The commission discovered that …
A United States court sentenced an Irish man, described by authorities as the largest facilitator of child sexual abuse images, to 27 years in prison on Sept. 15. U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang handed down the prison sentence to 36-year-old …
Elite United States gymnasts blamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), USA Gymnastics (USAG), and U.S. Olympic Committee at a Senate panel for allowing doctor Larry Nassar to sexually abuse them and dozens of women. Gymnasts Simone Biles, Maggie Nichols, …
Prince Andrew’s legal team rejected a lawsuit that accused the British royal of sexually abusing a woman when she was 17, asserting that the case was baseless and unlawful. “This is a baseless, nonviable, potentially unlawful lawsuit,” said Prince Andrew’s …