Sexual Assault: News
24 Jun 2018
MurderDelhi horror: Woman killed, dismembered body found in cartons
The police recently found a dismembered body of a woman stuffed in two cartons and a plastic bag in Hazi Colony, Jasola Vihar, in South Delhi.
16 Jun 2018
LondonBritain: Upskirting to become criminal offense after woman's relentless campaign
The lawmakers in Britain have backed a legislation to make upskirting- the act of secretly taking pictures up women's skirts, a criminal offense punishable with up to two years in prison.
11 Jun 2018
Crime Against WomenBengaluru woman sets example, overpowers molester, takes him to police
Days after a Bengaluru woman was forced to strip and pose by a cabbie, another similar case has come to the fore.
05 Jun 2018
Sexual HarassmentBengaluru: Ola-driver molests, threatens gangrape if woman didn't strip
In a traumatic incident, a Bengaluru-based architect was molested, forced to strip and have her nude pictures clicked by her Ola driver, who threatened to get her gangraped if she didn't comply.
01 Jun 2018
New York Police DepartmentManhattan: Indian businessman's BDSM fetish gets him convicted for sexual-assault
An Indian businessman, Sanjay Tripathy, was convicted by a Manhattan court on May 30, for sexually assaulting a woman, he met on a dating website, at Times Square's W Hotel.
25 May 2018
HollywoodHarvey Weinstein surrenders to NYPD, arrested on rape charges
Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who was accused of sexual assault by scores of women nearly eight months ago, turned himself in today and will face criminal charges.
21 May 2018
United States of AmericaWhy Indians using sex dolls is a good idea
Imagine sex dolls becoming a regular in Indian households. Given as gifts on weddings, anniversaries; discussed among friends, at work; carefully placed alongside furniture in bedrooms.
27 Apr 2018
PhiladelphiaBill Cosby proven guilty, faces up to 10 years imprisonment
Bill Cosby was on Thursday found guilty on all three counts of drugging and sexually assaulting onetime friend Andrea Constand at his Philadelphia home in 2004.
25 Apr 2018
MumbaiMumbai: 'Maushi' held for sexually assaulting four-year-old girl repeatedly
Yet another student, yet another sexual assault case, this time by a Mumbai woman.
24 Apr 2018
Madhya PradeshBlaming porn for child rapes, MP minister bats for ban
Amid an alarming increase in sexual harassment reports, MP Home Minister Bhupendra Singh is batting for a ban on porn, which he claims is the "main cause" for such crimes.
22 Apr 2018
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Death for child-rapists: DCW chief Swati Maliwal ends 9-day fast
Swati Maliwal, chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women, ended her 9-day fast at Rajghat, New Delhi on Sunday after President Ram Nath Kovind approved death penalty for those convicted of raping children below 12 years.
20 Apr 2018
Narendra ModiPreventing sexual abuse is girl's responsibility, teaches Class-8 textbook
While speaking about the horrific Kathua-Unnao rapes, PM Modi urged all Indians hold boys/men accountable for their actions and stop blaming girls/women for heinous gender crimes.
14 Apr 2018
National Crime Records BureauKathua, Unnao: Has anything changed for India's women since Nirbhaya?
On December 16, 2012, a paramedical student was brutally gang-raped on a bus in Delhi, an incident that forced India to confront the horrors of gender-based sexual violence prevalent in the country.
13 Apr 2018
MumbaiRapes by caretaker: Karjat boarding school to lose government recognition
The Karjat boarding school, for students with speech and hearing disability, will lose its government recognition, after its caretaker was arrested for sexually assaulting two boarders last month.
12 Apr 2018
XTV host quits over threatening Parkland school shooting survivor
Messing with David Hogg, a Parkland high school shooting survivor, landed another American broadcaster in trouble.
07 Apr 2018
DelhiDelhi: Youth killed 7-year-old for resisting sodomy, arrested
A 21-year-old was recently arrested for abducting and sodomizing his seven-year-old neighbor in Delhi's Okhla Industrial area.
03 Apr 2018
MumbaiSexual assault: Mumbai school-trustee denied bail, asked to surrender immediately
The founder-trustee of Andheri-based Tridha International School, accused of sexually assaulting a kindergarten student in 2016, has been denied bail by the Bombay High Court.
18 Mar 2018
ShimlaMolestation Case: High Court stays FIR proceedings against Jeetendra
In a major respite for Jeetendra, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has stayed further proceedings against the veteran actor in a sexual assault case filed by his cousin.
12 Mar 2018
POCSONCPCR working on better security measures for child TV artistes
The infamous Papon kissing controversy raised several questions over the security of the child TV artistes.
08 Mar 2018
Emmanuel MacronFrance to raise the age of sexual consent to 15
In a landmark move, France recently announced that it will set 15 as the legal age of sexual consent. Now sex with anyone younger will be considered as rape.
07 Mar 2018
ShimlaSexual Assault case: FIR filed against actor Jeetendra
After a complaint was lodged against Jeetendra by her cousin for sexually assaulting her 47 years ago, the Shimla Police have registered an FIR against the veteran actor.
03 Mar 2018
Sexual HarassmentNow a male gymnast accuses Larry Nassar of sexual abuse
A former US men's junior team member filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against disgraced national gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar for sexually abusing him when he was 16.
25 Feb 2018
POCSONow, a case against Papon in Guwahati for kissing minor
Singer Papon has been on the receiving end ever since his video of kissing a minor girl surfaced online.
24 Feb 2018
EntertainmentPapon steps down as reality show judge, amid kissing row
After being accused of assaulting an 11-year-old girl who is a contestant on 'The Voice India Kids 2', Papon has quit as the judge of the show.
24 Feb 2018
Farah KhanFarah Khan says Papon incident made her feel 'uncomfortable'
Filmmaker Farah Khan on Saturday defended singer Papon, who landed in trouble with a complaint of sexual assault being filed against him for kissing a minor contestant of a reality TV show. But, she said the video of the incident did make her feel "uncomfortable".
24 Feb 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaPapon refutes sexual assault charges; girl child's family supports him
Yesterday, Papon found himself in an unwanted controversy where he was accused of forcing himself on a minor girl contestant he has been mentoring on 'The Voice India Kids.'
23 Feb 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaPapon accused of 'inappropriately kissing a minor girl'; complaint filed
A complaint has been filed against singer Papon after a video of him kissing a minor girl has surfaced online. The video is from the sets of the reality show he is judging and the victim is a contestant from his team.
20 Feb 2018
HollywoodOscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush accused of touching actress's genitals
Oscar-winning Australian actor Geoffrey Rush has sued The Daily Telegraph for defamation over publishing two stories accusing him of sexually assaulting a fellow actress.
16 Feb 2018
Mumbai37-year-old telly actress sexually abused at a Mumbai fitness centre
In what has come as a shocker to the television fraternity, a 37-year-old telly actress has been molested by a man at a fitness centre in Andheri, Mumbai.
14 Feb 2018
Sexual HarassmentSexual assault allegations resurface against Olympic snowboarding legend Shaun White
As Shaun White cemented his status as the snowboarding legend by winning a record third gold at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, his achievement is eclipsed by the emergence of sexual assault allegations made against him in the past.
13 Feb 2018
HollywoodRonan Farrow: The man behind Harvey Weinstein expose
We all have skeletons we wish to bury deep in closets, secrets we dread to acknowledge, let alone confront.
12 Feb 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi: Man masturbates, tries to molest DU student on bus
A man reportedly masturbated on board an orange cluster bus in South Delhi while sitting next to a 23-year-old woman. He also reportedly tried to molest her.
12 Feb 2018
Sexual HarassmentNew York state sues Weinstein Company over 'pervasive sexual harassment'
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a lawsuit against the Weinstein Company in state court on Sunday, alleging failure to protect its staff from "pervasive sexual harassment, intimidation and discrimination."
11 Feb 2018
Islam#MosqueMeToo: Even sacred places like Mecca aren't safe for women
For millions of Muslims, Mecca is the holiest place. An estimated 2mn head there annually for Hajj.
09 Feb 2018
CaliforniaCalifornia #MeToo leader Cristina Garcia accused of sexual misconduct
California Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, one of the leading campaigners of the #MeToo movement, who was also featured among Time magazine's "Silence Breakers" in December, is now facing charges of inappropriate sexual behavior.
07 Feb 2018
HollywoodQuentin Tarantino blames 13-year-old rape victim in an old interview
Quentin Tarantino is facing backlash (and rightly so), after an old interview of him defending director Roman Polanski's perversion has surfaced.
07 Feb 2018
CelebrityActor Jeetendra accused of sexual abuse by his cousin
Veteran actor Jeetendra has been accused of sexual harassment by his cousin in Himachal Pradesh.
05 Feb 2018
HaryanaHave we stopped caring? Behind the three Faridabad, Gurgaon gangrapes
Gangrapes don't shock us anymore. Neither does civic apathy.
04 Feb 2018
Jammu And KashmirKashmir shocker: Minor boy sexually assaulted by Madrassa teacher
In a shocking incident of sexual assault, a minor boy was allegedly sodomized by an Islamic teacher in a Madrassa in North Kashmir's Baramulla district.
