Sex Crimes

Defiant Ghislaine Maxwell says sex crimes charges 'not proven' as defense rests

Speaking for the first time since her sensational trial opened late last month, the 59-year-old British socialite addressed the New York court only to say she would not be testifying.

As a generation of thinkers grapples with notions of consent, an observation of the word's travels, its odd, nagging magnetism

Recent novels, philosophical inquiries, young adult and romance fiction, films and television shows join a robust literature from the fields of feminist and disability studies to ask who and what the term “consent” excludes today.

‘Fat and happy’ with a conservative US Supreme Court, are Republicans losing a winning issue?

Without the specter of a liberal court to motivate conservative voters anymore, they may find themselves without the issue that played a crucial role in Trump’s unexpected victory four years ago and has fortified his political base throughout a tumultuous first term

Donald Trump cannot deny or block release of his financial records, rules US Supreme Court

The court’s decision was a major statement on the scope and limits of presidential power in the US, one that will take its place with landmark rulings

SC allows dance bars in Maharashtra: Govt's attempts to shut down dance bars show its specious morality, distorted priorities

The Supreme Court has struck down the attempts of the state government of Maharashtra to shut down dance bars.

California judge, criticised for giving 6-month jail term for sexual assault, appears for removal in a recall election in the state

Persky came under fire in June 2016 for sentencing former Stanford swim team member Brock Turner, then 20, to six months in the county jail and three years probation for three counts of sexual assault, a penalty widely denounced as too lenient.

Post-Harvey Weinstein revelations, Indian women too need to speak out against sexual violence

If Indian women feel encouraged by the climate, they can choose to go public and bring about the same sort of focus on the sexual crimes as the victims in the United States have managed to do.

UN chief Antonio Guterres urges governments to develop protocol for peacekeepers in light of sex crimes

Six peacekeeping missions, including the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP), had no allegation of sexual exploitation and abuse to report in 2016.

Ban Ki-moon appoints independent panel to review UN handling of alleged sexual abuse by French troops

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed an independent panel Monday to review the United Nations' handling of allegations of child sexual abuse by French soldiers in Central African Republic.

Bangalore shame continues: Another 3-year-old child sexually abused in school

A private school attendant was booked for sexually abusing a three-year-old in Bangalore on Wednesday.