Feb 24 A French surgeon is on trial accused of raping or abusing 299 people, mostly child patients By Jade le Deley, Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Associated Press A former surgeon went on trial in France on Monday for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims, most of them children who were his patients, in what investigators and his own notebooks describe as a pattern of… Continue reading
Dec 30 $5 million verdict in sexual abuse case against President-elect Donald Trump upheld by appeals court By Larry Neumeister, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A federal appeals court has upheld a jury's finding in a civil case that Donald Trump sexually abused a columnist in an upscale department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. Continue reading
Dec 11 U.S. Biathlon leaders ignored reports of sexual harassment and abuse for decades, female athletes say By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press While the men climbed the sport's ranks, these women say they were forced to end their careers early. The women and others describe a culture of misogyny and say they faced retaliation for speaking up. Continue reading
Nov 25 Decision on Menendez brothers resentencing delayed until January By Jaimie Ding, Associated Press Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic said at the hearing in Los Angeles that he needed time to review 17 boxes of documents and give a new district attorney in Los Angeles County time to weigh in on the case. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 10:56 Florida teen forced to collect her own evidence to prove she was sexually abused By Rachel de Leon, The Center for Investigative Reporting We’re told if you’re a victim of a crime, to go to the police and report it. But what happens when they don’t believe you? From the Center of Investigative Reporting, Rachel de Leon tells how far one child had… Continue watching
Oct 01 120 people have accused Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexual misconduct, attorney says By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press An attorney said Tuesday he is representing 120 accusers who have come forward. Houston attorney Tony Buzbee described the victims as 60 males and 60 females, and that 25 were minors at the time of the alleged misconduct. Continue reading
Jul 30 Probe of soldiers over alleged sexual abuse fuels tension between Israeli military and hard-liners By Julia Frankel, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press The probe has stoked tensions between the military command and hard-line nationalists in the government who advocate an even harsher hand in Israel's conduct in the war in Gaza. Continue reading
Jul 18 Migrant children suffered 'severe' sexual abuse under housing provider's care, DOJ says By Paul Weber, Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press Southwest Key, the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children, has engaged in “severe, pervasive" sexual abuse and harassment of children in its care over the past eight years, the Justice Department alleges. Continue reading
May 30 California advances measures targeting AI discrimination and sexually abusive deepfakes By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press California lawmakers have advanced a host of artificial intelligence proposals that would protect jobs, build public trust, fight algorithmic discrimination, and outlaw deepfakes involving elections or pornography. Continue reading
May 29 Watch 8:41 Sexual abuse of Native American children at boarding schools exposed in new report By Lisa Desjardins, Jackson Hudgins, Karina Cuevas For 150 years, the United States government sent Native American children to remote boarding schools as part of a systematic effort to seize tribal lands and eradicate culture. Dozens of these schools were run by the Catholic Church or its… Continue watching