Prison Rape
An inmate claims in federal court that a prison guard at the Houston Federal Detention Center “forcibly raped” her “on multiple occasions.”
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Women ‘Traded as Currency’ Inside Louisiana Jail
At least six women told authorities that deputies raped and trafficked them to male inmates inside a long-troubled jail in southwestern Louisiana, according to newly unearthed state and FBI records.
Read moreRape Allegation Against Matt Lauer Troubles NBC
Two years after Matt Lauer was fired by NBC News for sexual misconduct, more questions are emerging about the former “Today” show host’s behavior and whether bosses looked the other way at problems involving one of the network’s biggest stars.
Read moreUN Court Will Hold Trial for Timbuktu War-Crimes Suspect
The International Criminal Court said Tuesday it will move forward with a trial against an accused Islamic militant charged with committing war crimes in the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu.
Read moreFootball Star Antonio Brown Accused of Rape in Florida
New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown is facing claims that he sexually assaulted and raped his personal trainer, just days after he made headlines for demanding his release from another team.
Read morePolanski Case: What We Know, After 40 Years
Roman Polanski, whose new film on the persecution of the French Jewish army officer Alfred Dreyfus is premiering at the Venice Film Festival, is still dogged by a rape case that continues to polarize opinion. Here is a recap of the four-decade affair.
Read moreEmployment
A former employee claims that the part owner of West Valley Insulation told her that “people who wear sexy clothing deserved to be raped” and that “he would be happy to take care of her,” in Garfield County Court, Colo.
Read moreHarvey Weinstein
Paz de la Huerta claims in L.A. Superior Court that Harvey Weinstein raped her in 2010, when she was 25, at an apartment rented by co-defendant Miramax, and that she was fired from the “Boardwalk Empire” series after she “defied” him.
Read moreEpstein Rape Probe
The chief Paris prosecutor announced Friday that he will investigate the rape of minors, age 15 and older, as well as other charges linked to the case of the late wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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Missouri Baptist University failed to investigate a student’s report that a football star raped her, she claims in a federal complaint.
Read moreLA Sheriff’s Office
Jane Doe sued Los Angeles County, its Sheriff’s Department and Det. Neil David Kimball, claiming Kimball raped her when she was 14 and he was a member of the Sex Crimes Unit, in Superior Court.
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US Rep. Steve King Says Rapes, Incest Populated the World
Iowa Congressman Steve King on Wednesday defended his call for a ban on all abortions by questioning whether there would be “any population of the world left” if not for births due to rape and incest.
Read moreEpstein Accuser Fights for Damages on Heels of New Law
A woman who says Jeffrey Epstein began sexually abusing her when she was just 14 filed suit Wednesday against the late sex offender’s estate and alleged accomplices, invoking a law that just took effect in New York for child sex abuse survivors to seek civil damages.
Read moreAdoptions
Parents of a foster child who raped two of their other children claim in a federal complaint that Chinese Children Adoption International never told them the teenager they adopted had been “raped and prostituted at the orphanage he was adopted from in China.”
Read morePolice Misconduct
A federal court in Ohio ruled that a woman who was raped by a police officer may pursue her civil rights and deliberate indifference claims against the Village of Phillipsburg and its police chief. The police chief was aware of the officer’s history of misconduct before he attacked the woman while on-duty.
Read moreCourt Tosses Illegal DNA Swab but Cuts Route for Do-Over
Police improperly took a DNA swab of a Mexican man accused of raping and beating a prostitute to death, but they can apply for a search warrant in a do-over, New Jersey’s high court ruled Thursday.
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Supreme Court Asked to Revive Lawsuit Over Rape-Kit Backlog
Nine years after she was drugged and raped by a stranger attending a city-sponsored event, a woman is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to revive her lawsuit claiming the city of San Francisco has a pattern and practice of failing to investigate sexual assaults.
Read moreProsecutor: Cristiano Ronaldo Won’t Face Vegas Rape Charge
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo won’t face criminal charges after a woman accused him of raping her at a Las Vegas Strip resort in 2009.
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