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New Orleans Archdiocese agrees to pay nearly $180M to victims of clergy sexual abuse

A silhouette of a crucifix and a stained glass window is seen inside a Catholic Church in New Orleans (Image: AP) The Archdiocese of New Orleans has agreed to pay nearly $180 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement announced Wednesday, the latest in a string of settlements by the Catholic Church. […]

Survivors fight to heal from rampant sexual violence in war-torn Sudan

Representative Image (AI-generated) When a fighter from Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stormed into Aisha’s family home in Khartoum and gave her a grim ultimatum — marry him or watch her father die — she didn’t think twice.She signed away her freedom, “terrified for my father’s life,” she told AFP.For a year, the 22-year-old […]

Criminal investigation opened in rape and sexual assault allegations against Smokey Robinson

Smokey Robinson is under criminal investigation following allegations of rape and sexual assault made by four former housekeepers (Image: AP) The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Thursday that it has opened a criminal investigation into rape and sexual assault allegations against Motown music luminary Smokey Robinson. The department said in a statement that its […]

Verdict due Tuesday in Depardieu sexual assault trial | World News

Verdict due Tuesday in Depardieu sexual assault trial (Photo: AP) A court in Paris on Tuesday is set to hand down a verdict in the sexual assault trial of French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu, a case that gripped the country for weeks.As the ruling will coincide with the start of the Cannes Film Festival, it […]

Virginia Giuffre: Virginia Giuffre, who accused Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew of sexual assault, dies by suicide

File photo: Virginia Giuffre (Picture credit: Instagram/virginiarobertsrising11) Virginia Giuffre, who became one of the most powerful voices against Jeffrey Epstein’s global sex trafficking ring and accused Britain’s Prince Andrew of sexual abuse, has died by suicide at the age of 41, her family confirmed. She passed away at her farm in Neergabby, Western Australia.“It is […]

Christina Formella: Illinois teacher accused of sexual abuse says husband knew about teenager, claims 15-year-old was ‘stalker’

Illinois teacher accused of sexual abuse says husband knew about teenager, claims 15-year-old was ‘stalker’ (Picture credit: X) An Illinois teacher is facing charges for sexually abusing a 15-year-old teen, a relationship she later tried to dismiss as nothing more than a behaviour of a “stalker” obsessed with her looks.Christina Formella, 30, who worked as […]

Florida ‘dog mom’ arrested for filming sexual act with canine

A Florida woman has been arrested after allegedly posting and selling a shocking video of herself engaging in sexual activity with a dog.Marion county sheriff’s deputies launched an investigation into 27-year-old Logan Guminski after receiving an anonymous tip on 28 January. The tipster reported that Guminski had uploaded a video to Instagram showing a disturbing […]

Megyn Kelly says she does not care about sexual assault allegations against Donald Trump because…

Megyn Kelly says she does not believe Donald Trump is an assaulter. Journalist, attorney and right-wing political activist Megyn Kelly opened up about her support for President Donald Trump in an interview with the New York Times and said the sexual abuse allegations against the president do not matter to her. Speaking about E Jean […]