The United States Justice Department announced on June 30 that it is investigating the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) Special Victims Division, which handles sex crimes. The announcement came after … Read more
A New York judge sentenced R&B singer R. Kelly to 30 years in prison on June 29, months after he was convicted in a high-profile sex trafficking case. United States … Read more
Ghislaine Maxwell, 60, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in assisting disgraced Palm Beach financier Jeffrey Epstein’s systemic sexual abuse of underage girls. Maxwell, was convicted … Read more
The Punjab province of Pakistan declared an emergency on Monday amid a rapid surge in reported rape and sexual abuse cases. Punjab Home Minister Atta Tarar said in a press … Read more
A jury in California on June 21 found that comedian Bill Cosby sexually assaulted Judy Huth when she was a minor in 1975. After three full days of deliberations and … Read more
Italian authorities arrested Oscar-winning Canadian film director Paul Haggis on June 19 on charges of sexual assault and aggravated personal injury. According to Italian news media, the Public Prosecutor in … Read more
American actor Kevin Spacey was granted bail on Thursday in his first appearance in a London court after being charged with five felonies, including four counts of sexual assault. Spacey … Read more
United States Merchant Marine Academy students filed separate lawsuits against shipping giant Maersk on June 14 after it “failed to adequately protect them from sexual assault and sexual harassment.” The … Read more
The University of Muenster released a report Monday claiming that the Catholic priests in the German Diocese of Muenster have sexually abused at least 600 minors. According to reports, the … Read more
American actor Kevin Spacey is set to appear before a court in the United Kingdom this week after being formally charged with four counts of sexual assault against three men. … Read more