Culture news French court drops rape case against Luc Besson One of France's most controversial cases in the #MeToo movement has come to a potential close. 24/05/2022
United Kingdom Former Conservative MP jailed for sexually assaulting teenage boy A London court sentenced Imran Ahmad Khan to 18 months in prison. 23/05/2022
Sport Footballer Benjamin Mendy pleads not guilty to rape and sexual assault The 27-year-old has been accused of assaulting six women at his home between 2018 and 2021. 23/05/2022
France First meeting of new French cabinet overshadowed by rape allegations Macron's new Minister for Solidarity Damien Abad has strenuously denied media reports that he forced two women to have sex with him in 2010 and 2011. 23/05/2022
Culture news Is needle-spiking spreading across the European club scene? Reports of needle-spiking are emerging from French nightclubs, months after a wave of attacks were reported in the UK. 12/05/2022
France Former amateur football coach jailed for sexually abusing children The 49-year-old man was given an 18-year prison sentence by a Paris court. 11/03/2022
Culture news Gérard Depardieu charged with rape and sexual assault by French court Actress Charlotte Arnould was aged 22 when she presented herself to police in Lambesc in southern France at the end of August 2018, claiming to have been raped a few days earlier on two occasions at the actor's Parisian home. 10/03/2022
Travel News Man arrested on suspicion of raping a woman on a transatlantic flight The incident allegedly took place on a United Airlines flight from New York to London. 09/02/2022
China Peng Shuai says sex assault allegation was 'enormous misunderstanding' The Chinese tennis star's new claim came in an interview held under controlled conditions in Beijing, but she failed to answer key questions about her initial accusations and her treatment by the authorities. 07/02/2022
Biztech news Facebook announces new tool to stop metaverse sexual harassment One test user recently described the experience of being gang-raped by men in the metaverse. Is Facebook's new tool enough to stop it from happening? 06/02/2022
United Kingdom Man Utd suspend Mason Greenwood after arrest for alleged violence “An investigation was launched and following enquiries we can confirm a man in his 20s has since been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault,” Greater Manchester Police said in a statement. 30/01/2022
USA Prince Andrew seeks jury trial if Giuffre lawsuit not dismissed The request from Andrew's lawyers was inside a line-by-line formal response to the lawsuit Giuffre filed against him in August in Manhattan federal court. 26/01/2022
Culture news Evan Rachel Wood accuses ex Marilyn Manson of rape in new documentary The 'Westworld' actress alleges her ex-boyfriend non-consensually raped her on the set of his music video 'Heart-Shaped Glasses'. 25/01/2022
Australia Australian Open: 'Where is Peng Shuai' T-shirts allowed after backlash The about-turn followed a video emerging on Sunday of security staff ordering spectators to remove T-shirts and a banner in support of the Chinese player at Melbourne Park. 25/01/2022
Italy Two young men arrested over New Year's Eve attacks on women in Milan Nine women say they were assaulted by groups of young men in Milan's main square during the celebrations. 12/01/2022
United Kingdom Prince Andrew loses bid to get sexual assault civil case thrown out Andrew has denied Giuffre's accusations that he forced her to have sex more than two decades ago at the London home of former Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, and abused her at two other Epstein properties. 12/01/2022
Greece Landmark rape trial of sailing coach begins after #MeToo revelations Triantafyllos Apostolou is accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old sailing federation athlete in 2010. 12/01/2022
Sport Man City defender Benjamin Mendy charged with seventh count of rape Mendy is due to go on trial next year. He was refused bail and has been held in a prison in Liverpool since his arrest last August. 23/12/2021
Biztech news Avatar ‘groped’ in first sexual assault incident in Meta’s metaverse “Sexual harassment is no joke on the regular internet, but being in VR adds another layer that makes the event more intense,” the Meta tester said. 17/12/2021
USA Former Epstein staffer says teen accusers visited mansion Two women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexually abusing them as teens were repeated visitors to his Palm Beach mansion, a former staffer said at Ghislaine Maxwell's trial. 03/12/2021
China WTA suspends all China tennis tournaments over Peng Shuai censorship The CEO of the Women's Tennis Association said they would suspend all China tournaments because Peng Shuai has "seemingly been pressured to contradict her allegation of sexual assault." 02/12/2021
Europe News Protesters demand better police action on violence against women Demonstrators called for police officers and men to do more to stop violence. 29/11/2021
France Investigation opened after women claim former minister assaulted them The Paris prosecutor opened an investigation after several women accused former French environment minister Nicolas Hulot of sexual assault and rape. 26/11/2021
Culture news Kevin Spacey ordered to pay €23 million for 'House of Cards' losses MRC studios allege the actor halted the production of the Netflix show and required numerous rewrites as a result of sexual assault allegations. 23/11/2021
Sweden Swedish far-right MEP convicted of sexually assaulting party member Peter Lundgren was fined around €6,000 for sexually assaulting a fellow member of the Sweden Democrats in 2018. 22/11/2021
no comment Thousands march in Paris over violence against women Tens of thousands of protesters marched on Saturday through Paris and other French cities to demand more government action to prevent violence against women. 20/11/2021
