All news on the topic: Sexual assault
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It’s Jekyll and Hyde, says the son of the French surgeon accused of abusing 299 patients
Relatives of Joël Le Scouarnec, accused of sexually assaulting young patients, describe his split personality in court.
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Sex Education’s Alexander Westwood sentenced to 15 years in prison after being found guilty of 26 sexual offenses
Netflix star Alexander Westwood was found guilty of 26 sexual offenses in December, including some against children and students in his class.
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Retired French surgeon confesses to ’despicable’ acts in child rape trial
A retired surgeon accused of raping and sexually assaulting hundreds of young patients, some while they were under anesthetic, told the opening of his trial in western France on Monday that he had committed "despicable" acts.
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Serial pedophile surgeon with 300 child victims kept a disturbing diary bragging about his heinous crimes
Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, was previously imprisoned for the rape and sexual assault of four victims, but he faces another trial next week after the police discovered diaries detailing hundreds of abuses.
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Woman who was sexually assaulted by a postman took her own life while on the phone with Royal Mail
A woman who was sexually assaulted by a postman killed herself while she was on the phone to Royal Mail staff, a court has heard.
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Police release CCTV in search for man who assaulted 14-year-old girl in train station toilets
Police have shared a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to after a 14-year-old girl was raped at an Essex train station a year ago.
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Teen soldier was subjected to sexual assault and harassment by male superiors before committing suicide
The mum of a teenage soldier who killed herself after being sexually assaulted and harassed by male bosses has said she ‘won’t stop fighting until meaningful action is taken’ to address the abuse of women in the Army.
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Luis Rubiales found guilty of sexually assaulting Jenni Hermoso following Spain’s World Cup victory
Luis Rubiales has been given a €10,800 (£8,935) fine and a restraining order after being found guilty of sexually assaulting Jennifer Hermoso after Spain’s World Cup win in 2023.
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Victim of sexual assault by predatory postman took her own life while on the phone with Royal Mail
The postal service had received multiple warnings about Michael Stewart, yet he continued to be employed despite complaints from five victims, a court was told.
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After shocking crimes in Pelicot, a French surgeon is set to face trial in a child sex abuse case
When police in western France searched surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec’s home after he raped his 6-year-old neighbour in 2017, they found a cache of sex dolls, wigs and child pornography.
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Teacher sexually assaulted boy and ordered him to bring gun to school to shoot colleague
Imagine Kay Ewer exploited the 16-year-old boy, who has special educational needs, and manipulated the youngster into thinking he was "the one," a court was told.
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TV executive accused of sadistically beating young female presenter
The TV executive was granted anonymity by a High Court judge.
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French director convicted of sexual assault in MeToo trial, avoids jail sentence
Christophe Ruggia given two years’ house arrest over abuse of Adèle Haenel when she was aged between 12 and 15.
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Conor McGregor accused of trying to rape woman in VIP bathroom as security ‘stopped friend from entering stall to help’
It comes after the woman, who has been described as a 49-year-old who works on Wall Street, filed a criminal sexual assault allegation.
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Former Australia rugby chief Alan Jones denies 34 sex charges involving 10 men
A former Australia national rugby coach has denied a slew of sexual assault allegations after being charged with the abuse of 10 males over two decades.
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Manhunt after girl, 15, sexually assaulted at Clydebank bus stop
Police Scotland described the attacker as having light grey hair and a moustache.
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Mohamed Al Fayed’s son claims father faked dementia to avoid prosecution
Omar Fayed claims former Harrods Owner tricked police to escape justice over rape and sexual assault allegations
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Conor McGregor removed from video game ’effective immediately’ following court case
Conor McGregor has been axed from the popular video game franchise Hitman following his civil court case.
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Conor McGregor ordered to pay £200,000 after being found guilty of assaulting a woman
Former two-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor has been found liable for sexual assault following a two-week civil case in Dublin
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Lambeth Palace accused of paying hush money to alleged victim of sexual assault by senior adviser
An abuse survivor has told LBC that a compensation payment from Lambeth Palace felt like “hush money”, after he accused a senior aide to the Archbishop of Canterbury of sexual assault.
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In court, it was claimed that MMA fighter Conor McGregor raped a woman at a hotel in Dublin
Woman claims civil damages against McGregor and another man, alleging she was sexually assaulted in 2018
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Police are investigating a new allegation of sexual assault against Alex Salmond
Police Scotland confirms ‘non-recent’ allegation made by a woman after Salmond’s death last month
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In 1995, police dismissed a teenager’s sexual assault allegation against Mohamed Al Fayed
Family of Samantha-Jane Ramsay says she made allegation 10 years before police say first complaint made
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New lawsuit claims Sean ’Diddy’ Combs threatened to ’kill’ teenager before raping them at party
Sean ’Diddy’ Combs is being sued for an undisclosed sum as an alleged victim has accused him to threatening to kill her and a friend before sexually assaulting them
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Man ‘kidnapped girl, 9, outside Harrods before drugging and sexually assaulting her’
A man kidnapped a nine-year-old girl from outside Harrods in central London before drugging and sexually assaulting her in what was ‘every parent’s worst nightmare’, a court has heard.
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