In 2023, there were 127,216 reported rape cases in the United States.

German prosecutors have charged a 43-year-old Chinese national with 22 offences, including attempted murder and aggravated rape after drugging victims, in some cases involving women he knew, prosecutors said on Tuesday.

British actor and comedian Russell Brand is due to appear in a London court on Friday after being charged last month with rape and multiple counts of sex assault in cases relating to four separate women more than two decades ago.

Actor and comedian charged with rape, indecent assault, oral rape and two counts of sexual assault, say police The comedian and actor Russell Brand has been charged with one count each of rape, indecent assault and oral rape as well as two counts of sexual assault, the Metropolitan police have said. More details soon … Continue reading...

Former officer with South Yorkshire force arrested on suspicion of raping teenage girl in 2004 A third former South Yorkshire police officer has been arrested as part of an investigation into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham. The ex-constable, aged in his 50s, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of raping a teenage girl in the town in 2004. Continue reading...

London PhD student convicted of 10 rapes may have 60 more victims, force fears More than 20 women have contacted police to say they fear they may have been attacked by the serial rapist Zhenhao Zou, with detectives fearing there may be even more victims to come. Zou, 28, was convicted last month of raping three women in London and seven in China between 2019 and 2024. Continue reading...

Actor, 76, is accused of groping two women on set during the filming of The Green Shutters in 2021 Gérard Depardieu arrived in court in Paris on Monday for his trial over alleged sexual assaults on a film set, a case that places one of France’s best-known film stars at the heart of the country’s broader reckoning over sexual violence. Depardieu, 76, has faced allegations of rape or sexual assault from more than a dozen women, all of which he has denied, but this is the first time he has appeared in court to answer accusations. Continue reading...

The White House celebrated St. Patrick's Day with Conor McGregor, the UFC fighter who has been found liable for rape in a civil case.

Dooley speaks to women who have reported being raped by someone they know. Plus, the story of the miners’ strike’s ‘Polmaise Piranhas’. Here’s what to watch this evening

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