All news on the topic: Sexual assault

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UN General Assembly demands Russia immediately return deported Ukrainian children
The move underscores years of forced transfers amid growing international concern over Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
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Russian plastic surgeon Vardan Khachatryan: 35 rape allegations and zero convictions
A graduate of Kuban State Medical University, who moved to Moscow, eventually became a figure in criminal chronicles, yet his criminal case has been stalled for several years in endless investigative bodies.
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Twenty-four rescuers face up to 20 years in prison for saving migrants at sea
More than 20 humanitarian workers are set to stand trial in Greece on migrant-smuggling and money-laundering charges, seven years after authorities arrested them for their work rescuing migrants and refugees at sea. If convicted, they face up to 20 years in prison.
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Ukrainian orphans promised safety find neglect and exploitation in Turkey
Documents and first-person accounts reveal how a quickly organized evacuation by a private charity left hundreds of Ukrainian children in a Turkish seaside town with little supervision.
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UK court hears how Jon Ruben drugged children with sedatives during summer camp “sweet game”
Summer camp leader Jon Ruben, 76, will be sentenced next year for drugging and abusing boys.
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Attack in central London: woman in 20s reports rape in historic Victoria Embankment Gardens
The victim, in her 20s, reported she had been attacked in Victoria Embankment Gardens, Westminster, at around 4am on Tuesday.
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Nursery worker UK’s Vincent Chan pleads guilty to 26 offences of sexual abuse and child indecent image charges
A nursery worker who recorded himself sexually abusing four children has pleaded guilty to 26 offenses. Vincent Chan, 45, from North London, admitted his "calculated and predatory pattern of abuse" in court on Wednesday.
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CCTV image issued as police search for man linked to harassment report
Police have issued CCTV footage after a 16-year-old girl was allegedly harassed by a stranger at Sainsbury’s. The teenager was shopping on Greens Lane in Kimberley, Nottingham, on Sunday, November 9, when she says an unknown man was staring at her.
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Anti-immigrant narratives and sexualised AI videos fuel billions of TikTok views
Researchers discovered 354 AI-focused accounts that amassed 4.5 billion views in a month. Hundreds of accounts on TikTok are gaining billions of views by producing AI-generated content, including anti-immigrant and sexualized material, according to a report.
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Female firefighter wins £40,000 after being forced out for reporting diary breach
A female firefighter has received a £40,000 payout for unfair dismissal after being forced out of her job for complaining about a colleague who went through her private diary.
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A system of impunity in Russia: how surgeon-rapist Vardan Khachatryan uses money and connections to stay free
Three years have passed since the name of the well-known plastic surgeon Vardan Khachatryan became the center of a scandal involving the rape of his patients.
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Former England player arrested at Stansted on suspicion of attempted rape
The star, who represented the Three Lions more than a decade ago, was stopped as he attempted to board a budget flight on Sunday evening.
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Prince Andrew accused of introducing actress to Epstein who later assaulted her
A statement to The Mail on Sunday claimed that during a visit to Windsor Castle, Andrew introduced a glamorous actress he was dating in the late 1990s to Epstein.
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Southampton suspect accused of attempting to kiss woman in late-night attack
Sohail Amiri, 30, who claims to be from Afghanistan, allegedly tried to kiss one of his victims and inappropriately approached two others.
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Court Jails Anthony Doyle for sex attacks on children over 13 years
The husband of a £3million Omaze winner has been jailed for a 13-year-long string of sexual assaults. Anthony Doyle, 67, preyed on his victims who were aged between seven and 12 years old.
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Afghan national admits guilt in rape of 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton
An Afghan national has admitted one count of raping a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton.
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Kevin Spacey says he is homeless seven years after sexual assault scandal
Seven years after a sexual assault scandal rocked his career, Kevin Spacey revealed he’s homeless.
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Spa worker avoids prison after sexually assaulting clients
A masseur at a luxury spa who sexually assaulted five women during treatments has been spared jail.
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Senior CPS prosecutor appears in court accused of sexually assaulting woman
A senior prosecutor for the CPS has appeared in court regarding an allegation that she sexually assaulted another woman.
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Masseur who assaulted clients during treatments walks free with suspended sentence
A massage therapist who compelled women to remove their clothing before assaulting them during treatments at a luxury spa has avoided jail time.
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Eighteen-year-old sentenced to 10 years for sexually abusing children at nursery
A teen nursery worker who carried out a sick sex attack on a three-year-old boy in a school toilet has been sentenced for a series of offences.
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Teenage girl sexually assaulted in Bognor Regis as police search for suspect
The police are searching for a young man on an electric scooter who is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in broad daylight.
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Victim Jaysley Beck, 19, took her own life months after the assault
A former British Army sergeant major has been sentenced to six months in jail for sexually assaulting a teenage soldier, who later took her own life.
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Sex offender caught on CCTV after nightclub drink spiking attacks
A man who spiked women’s drinks in a nightclub before raping and sexually assaulting them was caught on CCTV.
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Suspect accused of rape, assault and robbery appears in Birmingham court
A man has been charged with rape after an alleged attack that police have said they are treating as racially aggravated.