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Sexual harassment and assault

Sexual harassment and assault
Latest news and features on sexual harassment and assault, including accusations of misconduct and developments in the #MeToo movement.
Brothers Alon Alexander, Oren Alexander and Tal Alexander in court. Image: Jane Rosenberg via Reuters
United States

Wealth, drugs and rape: US luxury real estate stars convicted of sex trafficking

Once the kings of high-stakes property, Alexander twins Oren and Alon and brother Tal face life in prison after a trial exposed a pattern of drugged assaults.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest man over alleged indecent assault and fight

Donald Trump

US government releases Epstein files that include claim about Trump

Japan

Japan’s manga industry faces a ‘#MeToo moment’ after Shogakukan scandal

Prominent creators pull their work as the publisher launches a probe into how a convicted author returned under a pen name.

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Japanese manga volumes at a bookstore in Manila. Photo: Joh Batten
United States

US lawmakers vote to subpoena Pam Bondi over Epstein files

Five Republicans joined Democrats to support the measure, in a sharp rebuke of Trump’s attorney general.

Japan

Japanese massage parlour operator denies forcing Thai girl, 12, into sex work

The 52-year-old, who made the girl ‘practise’ lewd acts on him, said he did not know she was underage.

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United States

Bill Clinton says had no knowledge of Epstein sex crimes as videos released

US House releases videos of Clinton depositions in the Jeffrey Epstein probe, featuring hours-long sworn testimony.

Former US president Bill Clinton testifies to a congressional panel about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Photo: House Oversight Committee via Reuters
United States

Bill Clinton grilled over Epstein ties by US lawmakers

His testimony follows that of his wife, Hillary Clinton, who says the panel asked her about UFOs and a 2016-era conspiracy theory.

Singapore

Singapore jails Malaysian who posed as policeman and raped helper

Sharveen Chetty also issued a threat to blacklist the victim from working in Singapore.

United States

Hillary Clinton grilled on Epstein, demands Trump testify

Former secretary of state denies Epstein ties in an hours-long deposition, as her husband Bill Clinton is set to face questioning.

Hillary Clinton after testifying before US House lawmakers. Photo: AP
The Philippines

Did Philippine gig workers help Jeffrey Epstein clean up his online image?

The US Justice Department has released emails showing the sex offender might have recruited a ‘Philippine team’ to boost his reputation.

Documents that were included in the US Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Photo: AP
United States

Ex-US Treasury chief Summers quits Harvard over Epstein ties

The Epstein files show Summers had extensive exchanges with the late sex offender.

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Norway’s former PM in hospital following Epstein files disclosures

Thorbjørn Jagland is one of the many prominent figures worldwide named in the files.

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Video | Photo of ex-prince Andrew appears at Louvre

The UK-based activist group ‘Everyone Hates Elon’ claimed responsibility for the stunt.

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, younger brother of Britain’s King Charles, formerly known as Prince Andrew, leaves Aylsham Police Station on a vehicle, on the day he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, after the U.S. Justice Department released more records tied to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in Aylsham, Britain, February 19, 2026. REUTERS/Phil Noble TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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China society

Video | Is ‘family’ becoming a legal shield for rape in China?

More troubling concerns surface in a high-profile case involving a man who fathered children with a mentally ill woman, lawyers say.

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Crime

UK protection officers instructed to guard 2010 Epstein party: reports

Emails from the recently unsealed ‘Epstein files’ suggest UK officers were utilised at the sex offender’s New York residence.

Britain

Andrew’s ‘downfall’: how the viral photo of the disgraced ex-prince was taken

Photographer Phil Noble had already left the scene but raced back just in time to snap six shots – one of which was a winner.

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Britain

UK to consider removing ex-prince Andrew from royal line of succession

Police, meanwhile, are urging Andrew’s former protection officers to come forward with any allegations of Epstein-related sex offences.

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Newspapers featuring coverage of the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor are displayed at a newsagent in Egham near Windsor on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Britain

First royal arrest in centuries presents existential crisis for ‘The Firm’

The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor forces King Charles to choose the Crown over his own brother.

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Britain

UK public cheers ex-prince Andrew’s arrest, Trump calls it ‘very sad’

Britons say the arrest of the Epstein-linked brother of King Charles sends the message that the royal family is not above the law.

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Britain

Former prince Andrew arrested and held for hours on suspicion of misconduct

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is suspected of sharing sensitive information with Jeffrey Epstein while serving as the UK’s trade envoy.

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor rides a horse in Windsor Great Park earlier this month. Photo: Reuters
United States

Ex-Victoria’s Secret CEO Les Wexner says he was ‘conned’ by Epstein

The billionaire denied knowledge of Epstein’s crimes as US lawmakers pressed him on his decades-long relationship with the late sex offender.

Les Wexner in 2014. Photo: AP
India

Death penalty for Indian trio who raped Israeli tourist, killed man in Hampi

The men had attacked a group of five people – including two tourists – who were stargazing near a Unesco World Heritage site in Hampi.

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Video | Jeffrey Epstein’s links to Hong Kong

Latest release of documents on the late convicted sex offender shows correspondence with academics and a US scientist who lived in the city.

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Epstein donated to Harvard student group for years after sex conviction

From 2013 until his death, the sex offender donated at least US$375,000 to the Hasty Pudding Institute, Department of Justice files show.

An undated photo of Jeffrey Epstein. Photo: US Department of Justice via AFP
France

French rape survivor Pelicot says mindsets need to change

On the eve of her memoir’s release, Gisele Pelicot gives candid interviews about the druggings and rapes that shocked the world.

Gisele Pelicot. Photo: AFP
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Letters | Are we missing the real story in the Jeffrey Epstein saga?

Readers discuss modern thinking about sex, David Webb, and road safety.

United States

Epstein’s girlfriend married a woman, showing how he gamed immigration

The late sex offender used student visas, English language courses and sham marriages to keep foreign women in the US.

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