All news on the topic: Sexual assault

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Haider Ali placed under immediate suspension by PCB after arrest in the UK
Pakistan batter Haider Ali is involved in a criminal investigation in England. It has been revealed that the player was arrested in connection with an alleged case of sexual molestation.
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Gardaí face missiles and fireworks in third night of Dublin unrest
Twenty-three people were arrested after an hours-long standoff with Irish police, whose members were directly struck with fireworks, stones, and other debris on a third consecutive night of disorder in Dublin.
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Six arrested after violent anti-immigrant riot outside Dublin hotel housing asylum seekers
Six people have been arrested after Irish police clashed with hundreds of protesters outside a Dublin hotel that is used to accommodate asylum seekers following an alleged sexual assault on a young girl.
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Katie Price’s ex-husband charged with three counts of rape and one of sexual assault
Katie Price’s former husband Kieran Hayler has been charged with three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault involving a girl who was 13 at the time the alleged offenses occurred.
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Prince Andrew scandal reignites debate over royal accountability and parliamentary limits
Parliament is under mounting pressure to examine what the royal family knew about Prince Andrew’s links to Jeffrey Epstein and introduce a mechanism to strip him of his titles.
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Prince William vows to ban Andrew from his coronation amid fresh Epstein scandal
It is generally acknowledged that William has always wanted to take decisive action concerning the ongoing controversy involving Andrew and his connections to the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
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Three men charged after alleged sexual assault on travel influencer in India
While touring the world on motorbikes with her husband, a travel influencer was brutally gang-raped by seven men.
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Iranian and two Egyptian nationals accused of Brighton beach rape
An Iranian national has been ordered held in custody after being charged with two counts of rape.
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F1 scandal: Schumacher nurse ‘raped multiple times’ by driver at Swiss estate, prosecutors say
A racing driver from Australia has been accused of raping one of Michael Schumacher’s nurses in a bedroom at the Formula 1 legend’s family residence.
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Murder of convicted paedophile and Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins: two inmates charged
Two men have been charged with the murder of Lostprophets convicted paedophile Ian Watkins, West Yorkshire Police have confirmed.
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Former BBC DJ Tim Westwood charged with rape and sexual assault of seven women
Former BBC Radio 1 DJ and Pimp My Ride presenter Tim Westwood, 68, has been charged with sexual offences against seven women.
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AI deepfakes drive surge in online child abuse
Online child exploitation is escalating worldwide, with experts warning of a sharp increase in AI-generated sexual abuse material — including deepfakes that digitally insert children’s faces into explicit photos and videos.
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Scottish footballer Niall Geany jailed for nearly four years for raping a woman in her home
A Scottish footballer who raped a good Samaritan in her own home has been jailed for three years and nine months today.
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Police launch manhunt after woman sexually assaulted in Leicestershire woods
A manhunt has been launched after a woman was sexually assaulted in the woods during broad daylight.
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Sentencing hearing for Sean ’Diddy’ Combs opens in packed Brooklyn courtroom
The sentencing hearing for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has officially begun in a packed federal courtroom in Brooklyn.
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Serial rapist Christopher Bell jailed for horrific abuse of three women
A serial rapist who subjected three women to a horrific campaign of sexual abuse has been jailed.
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Jill Dando murder acquittal figure faces new sexual assault allegations
The 65-year-old from County Cork is said to have sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl in west London on two occasions between September 6 and 12 in 1987.
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Sudanese immigrant on trial accused of raping British student
A Sudanese immigrant accused of raping a British student had fled his home country months before the incident, a court has heard.
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Ex-Wren calls for action after report reveals sexual harassment in Army
A former Royal Navy engineer shared her experience of self-protection from sexual harassment in the service, urging the British Army to take action following a report that concluded "active sexual predation is a problem" within the force.
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Ethiopian migrant sentenced to 12 months after assaults on minors in UK hotel
An asylum seeker residing in a hotel who incited nationwide protests after sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl has been sentenced to 12 months in jail.
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17-year-old arrested after multiple sexual assaults on Underground and Thameslink trains
A teenager is alleged to have gone on a two-hour sexual assault rampage across London’s transport network.
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Tories warn Scotland could fall behind England on tackling grooming gangs
Tories have claimed there is a “real risk” Scotland could fall behind England in dealing with child sexual abuse after MSPs voted down a bid to force research into grooming gangs.
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After 61 years, woman cleared in landmark South Korea sexual assault retrial
A court in South Korea has acquitted a woman convicted six decades ago for biting off part of a man’s tongue during an alleged sexual assault, after she challenged the ruling, inspired by the country’s #MeToo movement.
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Army officer confesses to sexually assaulting teenager Jaysley Beck before she ended her own life
A former senior noncommissioned army officer has admitted to sexually assaulting the teenage soldier Jaysley Beck, who later killed herself.
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Actor John Alford convicted of sex offences against 14- and 15-tear-olds
John Alford, star of London’s Burning and Grange HIll, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two girls aged 14 and 15.