Sexual Assault

Supreme Court criminalising sex with minor wife ends conflict in rules, but verdict is too simplistic for a complex problem

Supreme Court order criminalising sex with minor wife ends conflict in rules on child abuse and child marriage, but it also makes sexually active adolescents vulnerable

'Rising trend of powerful men seeking gag orders': Read NWMI's statement on muzzling of media in cases of sexual assault, harassment

In the context of rape in particular, the trend of the accused seeking to prevent the media from covering trials presents a unique challenge for media reportage.

‘Donald Trump raped me…’: Who is E Jean Carroll, the writer suing the former US president for alleged sexual assault?

E Jean Carroll is a former journalist, who was best known for her advice column for Elle magazine. As she testified before a New York court, she recalled how Donald Trump pinned her against a wall in a New York City store and then ‘inserted his fingers and his penis inside her’

Sexual assault reports increase at US military academies

A Pentagon report on reported assaults at the Army, Navy and Air Force academies shows an overall 18% jump in assaults reported by students compared with the previous year

Rapists in Spain to wear GPS-enabled tracking bands, victims to be alerted if they are close-by

The country’s equality minister has ordered courts across Spain to accept requests by women who want their attackers to wear tracking devices to alert them if they are nearby

Harvey Weinstein found guilty in second sex crime case: What was the matter?

Harvey Weinstein, a former Hollywood tycoon, was found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting an actress in 2013, but jurors found him not guilty of one charge and were unable to reach a decision on three others

Penguin published a lie? Yes, says Canada filmmaker, claims her ‘sex assault’ called ‘consensual’ in 'attacker's' memoir

After the book was published filmmaker Zoe Greenberg confronted her assailant Leah McLaren for framing her assault as consensual. Penguin has now claimed that it has made ‘substantial changes’ to the book

3 BBA students force male hosteller to drink alcohol, stripped and filmed him, blackmailed for Rs 60K

The accused have been expelled by the college management for the alleged ragging. Also, a case of assault and blackmailing has been registered by the police

Rajasthan: Five booked for allegedly raping 13-year-old girl for over a year

The 13-year-old lived with her mother, who worked as domestic help, and four brothers. Her father had died during the COVID-19 pandemic

Bengaluru: Teacher held for sexually assaulting at least 15 students

As per the report, the 54-year-old teacher, Anjanappa, sexually assaulted several students who then decided to complaint against the teacher. Eight to Nine students informed their respective parents about the teacher’s inappropriate behavior