The Latest Breaking News from sexual assault

Carl Burger targeted the nan in A&E cubicle at Royal Liverpool Hospital

"We ... recognize ... that allowing this case to move forward could embolden abusers ... and could discourage victims and their families from seeking help. But, at the same time, we must acknowledge the potential for false accusations and the right that someone who is falsely accused has to recover…

Victims of sexual assault in Russia-occupied areas at the start of the war were aged between four and 80, report says.

Casey review finds Britain’s biggest police force allowing criminals and serial rule-breakers to keep jobs

Chinese former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli made his first public appearance on Sunday since Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai accused him of sexual assault last year, attending the 20th Communist Party Congress.

As Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey and Paul Haggis are all in court, it is clear that there has, in fact, been forward motion – in the courts, in our workplaces, in society

The actor and director can testify about what he learned from one of Harvey Weinstein's accusers, a judge ruled Friday in the rape and sexual assault trial of the former movie mogul.

Mel Gibson can testify about what he learned from one of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers, a judge ruled Friday in the rape and sexual assault trial of the former movie mogul. The 66-year-old actor and director was one of many witnesses, and by far the best known, whose identities were revealed…

A judge has ruled that Mel Gibson can testify about what he learned from one of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers