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Lawrence Hecker confessed to superiors he had molested multiple teenagers but he was never prosecuted, secret documents showThe last four Roman Catholic archbishops of New Orleans went to shocking lengths to conceal a confessed serial child molester wh…
Emergency contraception, HIV-prevention and abortion drugs are locked in a warehouse in Khartoum – leaving women to turn to desperate measuresRape survivors in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, are struggling to get hold of emergency contraception and ab…
Labor MP Tom Smith raises concerns after speaking to alleged victim who was taken in the back of a police car to a hospital 90 minutes awayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn alleged victim of a sexual assault wa…
Oscar-winning Jerry Maguire star was accused of raping unnamed woman but his lawyers have insisted encounter was consensualJust as a trial was to begin, it was revealed on Tuesday that Cuba Gooding Jr has settled accusations that he raped a woman in a …
Victoria Valentino is suing the actor and says he assaulted her and another woman at his home after giving them each a pillA former actress who alleges Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her and another woman at his home in 1969 sued him on Thur…
Critics say the seeking of permanent stays in cases where perpetrators have died amount to ‘another layer of abuse’ for survivors and a failure of moral leadershipGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian L…
Highly skilled officers in England and Wales to be replaced by less qualified staff under MoJ proposalsPlans to disband specialist teams that deliver treatment courses for sex offenders have prompted fears public safety will be jeopardised.Under the Mi…
Judge rules fair trial impossible as perpetrator may seek to shift moral blame to employer so cannot give objective evidenceFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podc…
Exclusive: Police and CPS say Andrew Malkinson’s conviction no longer safe after another man’s DNA found on victim’s clothingGreater Manchester police will not oppose the appeal of a man who spent 17 years in prison for rape when no DNA linked him to t…
Exclusive: Guardian/BMJ investigation finds 35,600 incidents of violence and harassment, but researchers say 100,000 more are missingMore than 100,000 incidents of sexual violence and misconduct in NHS hospitals in England are not being recorded and in…