Aug 16 Thousands in India protest over rape and murder of a female doctor at government hospital By Piyush Nagpal, Associated Press The protests began Aug. 9 when police discovered the body of the 31-year-old trainee doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital’s seminar hall in eastern Kolkata city. Continue reading
Jul 01 Newly released Epstein transcripts: Florida prosecutors knew billionaire raped teen girls years before cutting deal By Terry Spencer, Associated Press The transcripts show that the grand jury heard testimony that Epstein, who was then in his 40s, had raped teenage girls as young as 14 at his Palm Beach mansion. The teenagers testified and told detectives they were also paid… Continue reading
May 30 Andrew Tate loses appeal to relax judicial restrictions as he awaits human trafficking trial in Romania By Stephen McGrath, Nicolae Dumitrache, Associated Press The Bucharest Court of Appeal ruled against Tate's appeal, which challenged a court's earlier decision to extend restrictions stipulating Tate, 37, may not leave the country. Continue reading
May 09 After Weinstein's case was overturned, New York lawmakers move to change sex crime legal standards By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press The state's highest court late last month threw out Weinstein's conviction in a ruling that said a trial judge wrongly allowed women to testify about allegations that weren't part of his criminal charges. Continue reading
May 01 Prosecutors seek September retrial for Harvey Weinstein after rape conviction was overturned By Associated Press Prosecutors on Wednesday suggested locking in a date after Labor Day for the retrial. The 72-year-old disgraced movie mogul remains detained because of a 2022 rape conviction in Los Angeles that netted a 16-year prison sentence. Continue reading
Apr 15 Bureau of Prisons to close California women's prison where inmates have been subjected to sex abuse By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The federal Bureau of Prisons says it is planning to close a women's prison in California known as the "rape club" despite attempts to reform the troubled facility after an Associated Press investigation exposed rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse. Continue reading
Feb 23 Rape and sexual violence in Sudan's ongoing conflict may amount to war crimes, a new UN report says By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Sudan plunged into chaos in April when clashes erupted in the capital, Khartoum, between rival Sudanese forces — the country's military and a paramilitary faction known as the Rapid Support Forces. Continue reading
Feb 07 Missouri Senate votes against allowing abortion in cases of rape and incest By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press Some Republicans say blocking rape and incest victims from getting abortions was too extreme. One Republican is trying to amend the state constitution to allow abortions in cases of rape, incest and fatal fetal abnormalities until viability. Continue reading
Jan 30 New York expands the legal definition of rape to include many forms of nonconsensual sexual contact By Maysoon Khan, Associated Press/Report for America New York will expand its legal definition of rape to include various forms of nonconsensual sexual contact, under a bill signed into law by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul. Continue reading
Sep 07 'That '70s Show' actor Danny Masterson gets 30 years to life in prison for rapes of 2 women in 2003 By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Los Angeles Judge Charlaine Olmedo handed down the sentence to the 47-year-old Masterson at a hearing on Thursday. Masterson was convicted of raping two women at his Hollywood-area home in 2003. Continue reading