Sex scandal

Germany

‘Sex noises’ interrupt Euro 2024 draw ceremony in German concert hall

UEFA have since said they are investigating the incident, which has been claimed by a British internet prankster.

03/12/2023

Spain

Spanish football drops the word 'women' from the national team's title

Players lifted their boycott of the side in time for a match against Sweden, but are demanding widespread changes in the status of female players.

22/09/2023

No Comment

Watch: Luz del Mundo followers shed tears for their imprisoned leader

Followers of the La Luz del Mundo (Light of the World) church gather in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, where the Christian group has its international headquarters.

16/08/2023

United Kingdom

Huw Edwards named as BBC presenter who allegedly paid teen for photos

There’s no evidence a BBC presenter who allegedly paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos committed a crime, London police said Wednesday as the broadcaster's wife publicly identified him for the first time as veteran news anchor Huw Edwards.

12/07/2023

Euronews Witness

Courage conquers shame: the Portuguese Church sex abuse survivors

A recent report estimates nearly 5,000 children have been abused by members of the Portuguese Catholic clergy. Survivors are now speaking out about their suffering.

04/05/2023

USA

Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts related to hush money

The former US president described the experience as “SURREAL” as he travelled from Trump Tower to a lower Manhattan courtroom.

04/04/2023

France

Noël Le Graët under fire over management of French football federation

How long will Noël le Graët remain as president of the French Football Federation? 81-year-old Le Graët is under fire over mismanagement and accusations of sexual harassment, including sending inappropriate text messages to female colleagues.

10/01/2023

United Kingdom

MP resigns as Boris Johnson returns home to another Tory sex scandal

The UK's embattled prime minister is once again confronted by a domestic scandal involving his team, after trying to put the focus on policy while abroad.

01/07/2022

Culture news

'Pam and Tommy': the story of the most infamous sex tape ever made

'Pam and Tommy' uncovers the story behind Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's infamous sex tape, a defining moment in 90s popular culture. But what can fans expect from its fictionalisation?

28/01/2022

United Kingdom

Prince Andrew sexual abuse claimants puts out call for witnesses

Virginia Giuffre has accused the British royal of sexually abusing her at age 17. Prince Andrew denies the claims.

15/01/2022

France

French bishops to weigh damning child abuse revelations in Lourdes

For a week, the 120 members attending the meeting will discuss the findings highlighted in the report published on October 5 and devote almost half of their work to the fight against violence and sexual assaults on minors.

03/11/2021

Sport

Iceland's football association resigns after sexual assault scandal

The Icelandic Football Association's entire executive committee has resigned after they were accused of covering up sexual assault allegations involving an international player.

31/08/2021

Germany

Cologne church child abuse report finds officials guilty of neglect

A long-awaited report into abuse in the Catholic church in Cologne found hundreds of children have been sexually abused since 1975, with high-ranking officials neglecting their duties to report cases.

18/03/2021

Hungary

Hungarian MP berates former Fidesz MEP using drainpipe in parliament

Opposition member Zoltán Varga brandished a length of drainpipe at Fidesz during a parliamentary session on Monday, mocking former MEP József Szájer who had tried to escape from police last week when they raided a sex party in Brussels.

07/12/2020

My Europe Series

What does the MEP sex scandal tell us about Viktor Orban's Hungary?

József Szájer, the most senior figure of Hungary's governing Fidesz party in Brussels, was caught by police attending what has been reported as a gay sex party in an apartment above a café in the Belgian capital on Friday evening.

03/12/2020

France

Agnes Buzyn is new Paris mayoral candidate after Griveaux sex video

Agnes Buzyn replaces Benjamin Griveaux as Paris mayoral candidate after sex video scandal

16/02/2020

United Kingdom

Scotland's rising political star quits over messages to teenager

The resignation of Scotland's finance minister raises important questions about what red lines are - legal or moral - in the social media age.

06/02/2020

France

Barbarin appeals conviction in Catholic Church sex abuse case

Barbarin appeals conviction in Catholic Church sex abuse case

28/11/2019

USA

Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein arrested for alleged sex trafficking

Some say Epstein was the subject of a sweetheart prosecution deal after authorities investigated alleged sex with underage victims.

07/07/2019

World

Sex abuse scandal exposed in new film rocks Catholic Church in Poland

A new documentary exposing child sex abuse by members of the Roman Catholic Church is forcing the country's bishops to meet in Warsaw today. Released over the weekend, the film entitled 'Tell No One' reportedly shows how abusive priests ruined the lives of victims and faced no consequences.

22/05/2019