Sex crime

Business

Meta pulls thousands of Facebook accounts running sextortion scams

Meta says it has taken down about 63,000 Facebook accounts in Nigeria that were engaging in financial sextortion scams - along with groups and pages that were trying to organise, recruit and train new scammers.

24/07/2024

World News

Ex-Brazil player Alves granted €1 million bail after rape conviction

A Spanish court has granted a €1 million bail to footballer Dani Alves while he appeals his rape conviction.

20/03/2024

France

French senator held in custody on suspicion of drugging female MP

Joël Guerriau is being held on suspicion of drugging the woman with the intention of assaulting her, the Paris public prosecutor’s office said.

17/11/2023

Culture news

Russell Brand: Fresh sexual assault claims made against the comedian

Brand recently denied allegations of sexual assault made by four women. The accusers, who have not been named, include a woman who said she was sexually assaulted during a relationship with him when she was 16. Another says Brand raped her in Los Angeles in 2012.

26/09/2023

Spain

Three Real Madrid reserves investigated over sexual video with teen

Police investigation began following a complaint by the girl's mother against a Real Madrid reserve player.

15/09/2023

Europe News

MEPs call for measures to protect people in prostitution

The report's authors celebrated it as a breakthrough in the fight against human trafficking and exploitation but critics call the approach "biased".

15/09/2023

World News

Former headmistress of Jewish school found guilty of sexual abuse

The former headmistress of a Jewish ultra-Orthodox school in Australia, Malka Leifer, was found guilty of 18 counts of sexual assault. On Thursday, a Melbourne court sentenced her to 15 years in prison.

24/08/2023

Romania

Romanian authorities ramp up charges against Andrew Tate

Authorities in Romanian have ramped up the charges against social media influencer, Andrew Tate, and his brother Tristan to the more serious offence of human trafficking in continued form.

14/06/2023

Culture news

Gary Glitter recalled to jail one month after release

Footage has emerged of Gary Glitter asking questions about how to access the dark web, which is in breach of his probation conditions.

15/03/2023

Culture news

Disgraced pop star Gary Glitter freed from prison

British glam rock musician Gary Glitter has been freed from prison after serving half of his 16-year sentence for sexually abusing three schoolgirls

03/02/2023

Portugal

Sexual abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church of 'epic proportions'

A report soon to be released found sexual abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church was of 'epic proportions' in some places

03/02/2023

Ireland

Irish Catholic Church in 'terminal decline' after sexual abuse scandals

Euronews hears about the "catastrophic" impact of sexual abuse scandals in Ireland's Catholic Church.

02/02/2023

Vatican

Italy's sluggish response to sexual abuse in the Catholic Church

Italy's response to revelations of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church has been markedly different to that of other countries. Euronews speaks to victims and campaigners who are seeking justice.

01/02/2023

France

French Catholic Church: Sexual abuse victims demand financial justice

Victims of sexual assault at the hands of the French Catholic Church are demanding recognition and appropriate financial compensation.

31/01/2023

Spain

How is Spain facing up to its Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal?

It has been over four years since the revelations of historic sexual abuse cover-ups by the Spanish Catholic Church. But how are authorities dealing with this today? Euronews takes a look.

30/01/2023

Spain

MPs in Spain approve 'only yes means yes' law on sexual consent

The bill means that survivors of rape no longer need to prove they suffered violence or were intimidated.

26/08/2022

World

Police chief describes gang rape incident as "shame of a nation"

South Africa’s gang rape incident is a “shame to nation” - Police chief

04/08/2022

Spain

'Only yes means yes': Spain approves new sexual consent law

The Spanish senate has green-lighted a new law that necessitates explicit consent in sexual relations.

19/07/2022

Italy

Italian man cleared of sexual assault because woman 'induced' him

The ruling has been widely condemned by politicians and women's rights activists.

08/07/2022

USA

R&B singer R Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking

Kelly, 55, was found guilty of racketeering and other counts in a trial last year.

29/06/2022