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Latest news and features on sexual harassment and assault, including accusations of misconduct and developments in the #MeToo movement.
Automatic right to screens in Hong Kong courts that spare complainants from having to face the accused would encourage victims of crime to come forward, and enhance justice.
The Women’s Workplace Index will track company policies and data on maternity leave, equal pay and flexible work, as well as their efforts to fight harassment and other issues while offering an accreditation scheme that makes data available online.
While authorities should promote safe internet practices for the young and vulnerable, parents can strengthen the first line of defence by staying vigilant about their children’s online activities.
Initiation ceremonies are in the spotlight again with the arrest of a University of Hong Kong student for alleged indecent assault.
Kiss for player after Spanish Women’s World Glory has turned into a crisis and become a #MeToo moment for the sport.
- Trump’s 2016 campaign team was worried about the potential political fallout due to a tape that showed Trump bragging about grabbing women sexually without their permission, Hicks just testified
- Hicks was 26 and working for Ivanka’s clothing business when 2024 presidential hopeful Donald offered her a job for his presidential campaign, despite no prior experience in politics
The long-simmering feud between the two hip-hop artists exploded into allegations of paedophilia, abuse and infidelity over the weekend, sending shock waves through the world of rap and beyond.
Fanling Court clears Tang Ho-yin of indecent, common assault charges over incidents at University of Hong Kong orientation event in August of last year.
The photographs were accompanied by messages stating that the victim was a ‘pig’s child’, ‘a prostitute’, and that she came from a ‘characterless family’, prosecutors said.
Lady Gaga and her sister Natali both grew up in New York, where Natali was due to have her bachelorette party – here’s what else we know about the ‘Paparazzi’ singer’s little sis
The 55-year-old reportedly took pictures of the student using his smartphone at a bathhouse in Tokyo’s Minato ward in February.
British comedian Russell Brand, facing allegations of rape and sexual assault from multiple women, doubled down on his commitment to Christianity over the weekend.
After police questioned Depardieu on Monday, Paris prosecutor said the actor, 75, would face trial over assaults allegedly committed during filming in 2021.
The former film mogul’s lawyer says his client is a ‘train wreck health wise’ and is undergoing a battery of tests.
Hollywood stars, including multiple actresses who have accused Harvey Weinstein of assault, reacted with shock and outrage after the former movie producer’s New York sex crimes conviction was overturned.
Ruling by state Court of Appeals that has ordered a new trial reopens painful chapter in the US’ reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures.
Man accused of raping 19-year-old woman at Regal Hongkong Hotel on Yee Wo Street
Hundreds of users allegedly had their private information, including HIV status, shared with third parties without consent, London law firm Austen Hays said on Monday.
New York prosecutors portrayed US$130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels as a criminal effort to deceive voters when Trump was facing other accusations of crude sexual behaviour.
Police say they were alerted by reports about man suspected of luring young women to his flat since 2017.
In a recent conversation with The Standard UK, the 59-year-old musician criticised a number of today’s biggest pop stars, including Taylor Swift, Madonna, Lana Del Rey and Beyoncé
Andrew Malkinson, 58, had his conviction quashed last July by appeal court after DNA evidence linked another suspect to the rape. Malkinson said that while he felt vindicated, apology is ‘too little too late’.
Chambers is speaking up about her ex-husband Hammer in her anticipated new reality TV series: ‘My children are visibly happy. They should think that their dad is a superhero’
The sport’s top-paid coach has led her teams to 4 national championship wins – but she has also been called a homophobe, and appeared callous in the face of Brittney Griner’s detention
A man in China’s capital, who was pursued and pestered in public by a woman he did not know says harassment can happen to anyone.
Cheung Chun-hong sneaked into female bathroom stall at school last year while dressed in uniform, before pupils discovered him and phone he had planted.
‘Devil’s advocate’ Dershowitz worked on Trump’s acquittal in his first impeachment trial, and defended Mike Tyson after his conviction for rape – but he regrets taking Jeffrey Epstein on as a client
Donald Trump is being investigated over his role in hush money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016. Jury selection expected to resume on Tuesday.
Bruce Lehrmann, a staff member in a previous government, brought a defamation suit against Australian media company Network Ten after it aired an interview with his accuser in 2021.
Trump called his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen and porn star Stormy Daniels ‘two sleaze bags who have, with their lies and misrepresentations, cost our Country dearly!’ on his Truth Social platform.
Ní Leannáin said she felt like a ‘rabbit in the headlights’ when the demand was made by Dublin Airport security.
New chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission Linda Lam says social atmosphere has become more peaceful following reopening of borders.
Matt Lauer and his girlfriend Shamin Abas were recently spotted at Don Lemon and Tim Malone’s wedding – so what do we know about the woman dating the disgraced TV host?
Journalist Shiori Ito’s documentary Black Box Diaries is a soul-baring examination of her sexual assault by a high-profile journalist and her fight for justice that pushed the #MeToo movement in Japan.
