All news on the topic: Sexual abuse
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UK uncovers international network of men accused of drugging partners for rape
At least eight people have been arrested in the UK after investigators uncovered a "truly international network" of men drugging and raping women, the National Crime Agency has said.
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Britons investigated over drugging partners for rape in chilling copycat abuse schemes
Police have launched multiple investigations into Britons suspected of drugging their wives and partners so they can be raped by others in the wake of the Gisele Pelicot case.
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US Supreme Court rejects Donald Trump’s bid to overturn $5 million E. Jean Carroll verdict
President Donald Trump’s bid to overturn a $5 million verdict in favor of E. Jean Carroll has been rejected by the US Supreme Court.
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Bishop Oakley charged with rape of under-16 girl
The Bishop of Northampton has been charged with two counts of rape following an investigation by police.
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Ex-coach, 79, accused of abusing girls over 50 years ago exploited trust, court hears
The 79-year-old man, who can’t be named for legal reasons, went on trial charged with 74 counts of sexually abusing four girls.
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Teacher who murdered adopted baby bought £450,000 home weeks after child’s death
A teacher who murdered his adopted baby son bought a £450,000 new-build home with his boyfriend to reinvent themselves just 22 days after the tot’s death.
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Family courts accused of “alarming” victim blaming in domestic abuse cases
Family courts are home to an “alarming prevalence” of victim blaming and bias – predominantly impacting mothers – according to researchers we spoke to following the publication of a new report.
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Epstein assistant claims he bribed jail guard with cash and Disneyland tickets
Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime personal assistant claims the convicted sex offender was able to secure preferential treatment in jail because he secretly paid off one of the guards with cash and gifts, including tickets to Disneyland.
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Epstein survivor says she attended Princess Beatrice’s birthday and dined at Andrew’s palace apartment
A woman abused for more than a decade by Jeffrey Epstein has said she had dinner with the former Prince Andrew and attended Princess Beatrice’s 18th birthday party in Windsor.
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ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan suspended over sexual abuse misconduct finding
The chief prosecutor of the international criminal court, Karim Khan, has been suspended after a disciplinary process triggered by sexual abuse allegations against him reached a conclusion.
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Epstein accusers face threats and harassment after names appear in files
When Marina Lacerda told the world that Jeffrey Epstein had sexually abused her when she was 14, the threats began almost immediately.
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Al Fayed survivors demand trafficking probe into Harrods abuse network
Yorkshire council orders £1.05m woodland holiday homes torn down after illegal build.
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Epstein’s former assistant says Ghislaine Maxwell helped turn him into a "monster"
Jeffrey Epstein’s personal assistant has claimed British sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell was "instrumental" in making him the "monster" he became.
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Sex abuse survivors seek answers from Starmer over Harrods and Al Fayed scandal
Sex abuse survivors will meet with the Prime Minister on Wednesday as part of a push for greater accountability for what they described as “decades of institutional rape and sexual abuse” associated with Harrods.
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Teen rapists avoid jail after attacks on 14-year-old girls — with £26 punishment
Campaigners fear that the sexual abuse of underage girls by teenage boys is becoming a ’socially accepted norm’ after more examples emerged of youth offenders being spared jail.
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Epstein victims lawyer says women with information about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor distrust UK authorities
Women claiming to have information about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lack confidence in British police to talk to them, according to an American lawyer representing hundreds of Jeffrey Epstein victims, as told to the BBC.
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Epstein’s social prosthesis: How nominal assistant Lesley Groff cleared paths and funneled multi-million payouts to child victims
Lesley Groff, longtime executive assistant to Jeffrey Epstein, has always claimed she knew nothing of his crimes.
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JPMorgan “sex slave” lawsuit hits chaos as lawyer quits hours before explosive hearing
Chirayu Rana’s explosive lawsuit accusing JPMorgan executive Lorna Hajdini of forcing him into a disturbing “s-- slave” arrangement took another dramatic turn after his attorney abruptly withdrew from the bombshell case just hours before a scheduled court hearing, RadarOnline.com can report.
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French man jailed 25 years after manipulating partner into years of rape and torture
In a landmark case that horrified France, Gisele Pelicot’s husband was in 2024 sentenced to 20 years in prison for recruiting strangers to sexually abuse her while drugged unconscious in their home. Dozens of the men who raped her were also jailed.
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German pediatrician charged with raping child patients in 130 abuse cases
German prosecutors have charged a pediatrician with 130 counts of sexual abuse, including the rape of children, most of them in his care, in a case that has caused shock and prompted clinics to increase safeguards.
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Paedophile who faked paralysis to dodge trial caught drinking in pub on Elvis night
A paedophile who faked a severe disability to avoid standing trial was caught strutting around a pub for an Elvis Presley night out.
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Former JPMorgan banker alleges months of sexual abuse, coercion and drugging by senior executive
A former JPMorgan banker who accused his superior of subjecting him to “humiliating sex acts” in an alleged campaign of abuse has been revealed.
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Torture, trafficking and deaths: Zorro Ranch emerges as focal point in renewed Epstein abuse investigation in New Mexico
Until now, Zorro Ranch, located in the high desert south of Santa Fe, New Mexico, has remained a largely overlooked element in media coverage of Jeffrey Epstein and his crimes, as well as in earlier law enforcement investigations.
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“Coco” reborn as “Cocoland” sparks outrage over links to rape, murder and child abuse
France has launched an investigation into the reappearance of the website that enabled Dominique Pelicot.
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Yacht escape fails as wanted paedophile tracked down in Thailand hideout
An Australian fugitive wanted over child sex abuse and drugs has been arrested – after sailing a yacht to reach Thailand.
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