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 February 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.

6 February 2020

France

Barbarin appeals conviction in Catholic Church sex abuse case

Barbarin appeals conviction in Catholic Church sex abuse case

28 November 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.

7 July 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 May 2019

Sweden

Swedish Academy to award two Nobel literature prizes this year

The Nobel Foundation last year stopped the Swedish Academy from handing out the award after a string of sexual misconduct allegations against the husband of one of its board members threw the institution into crisis mode.

5 March 2019

Brazil

Police question Brazilian faith healer over sex abuse claims

A Brazilian faith healer accused of sexually abusing more than 300 women has handed himself in to police. Brazilian faith healer Joao Teixeira de Faria turns himself into police to face sex abuse charges. He denies the claims made by more than 300 women.

17 December 2018

Sweden

Swedish appeals court toughens sentence for Frenchman in Nobel scandal

A Swedish appeals court toughened the sentence for a Frenchman at the centre of a sex scandal that forced the postponement of this year's Nobel Prize in Literature.

4 December 2018

USA

Donald Trump contradicts lawyer amid Stormy Daniels affair

Donald Trump has undercut Rudy Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor who the president recently hired to represent him.

5 May 2018

World News

James Comey: In his own words

President Trump beware! Former FBI director Comey is doing a series of media interviews before the release of his book, "A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership"

13 April 2018

Sweden

Head of Nobel literature prize panel quits over handling of sexual misconduct allegations

Sara Danius said the scandal has "already affected the Nobel Prize quite severely".

13 April 2018

World News

Former World Bank, UN chiefs to front Oxfam sex scandal commission

The fallout from the Oxfam revelations has put other charities under the spotlight

16 March 2018

USA

Devil in the detail as White House struggles with Stormy Daniels

Despite denials of adultery and claimed attempts to buy off wagging tongues the President Trump White House continues to mix messages and exposes itself to accusations of a cover-up.

8 March 2018

Australia

Vatican treasurer in Australian court on sex offence charges

Cardinal Pell's lawyers have previously said he would plead not guilty to all charges, the details of which have not been made public.

5 March 2018

Australia

Australia: Michael McCormack appointed new Deputy PM

As new leader of the National Party, McCormack automatically replaces scandal-hit Barnaby Joyce as deputy prime minister

26 February 2018

Haiti

Haiti suspends Oxfam operations over sexual misconduct scandal

The country's minister of planning and external cooperation said Oxfam made a "serious error" by not informing Haitian authorities of the allegations.

23 February 2018

Haiti

Oxfam sex scandal: Internal report reveals 'witness intimidation'

Three employees facing sexual misconduct allegations in Haiti were "physically threatening and intimidating" towards a witness, an internal report claims.

19 February 2018

United Kingdom

Husband of slain MP Jo Cox quits charities after misconduct claims

"My actions were never malicious but they were at times inappropriate," said Brendan Cox, the widower of murdered British MP Jo Cox.

18 February 2018

United Kingdom

Oxfam Haiti ex-chief denies paying for sex as scandal rocks aid sector

One former aid worker and whistleblower warns the Oxfam scandal is just the tip of the iceberg. He calls for greater scrutiny of the international aid sector.

15 February 2018

Economy

Oxfam's finances threatened by scandal spooking sponsors

British charity sees government funding threat if it does not clean house.

14 February 2018