The Latest Breaking News from Sexual Misconduct

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years in prison for rape and sexual assault

Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after being found guilty of rape, forced oral copulation and another sexual misconduct count

Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2023

University student-staff relationships could be banned under new proposals

Watchdog says staff could be banned from, or forced to declare, ‘personal relationships’ with students

Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2023

Universities may face sanctions if staff-student relationships are not disclosed

Academics who refuse to report personal relationships with their students should be dismissed, the universities watchdog has proposed.

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023

How can the health regulator better protect patients from sexual misconduct?

This week’s ABC Four Corners investigation revealed the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra), or tribunals determining such complaints, allowed a number of doctors sanctioned for sexual misconduct to resume practising.

The Conversation · Feb 8, 2023

PSNI officer appears in court charged with sexual misconduct with vulnerable woman while on duty

The alleged misconduct offences relate to incidents which took place between June and September 2021

Belfast Live · Feb 6, 2023

'Loophole' excuses WHO officials accused of misconduct

A confidential U_N_ report into the alleged missteps by senior World Health Organization staffers in how they handled a sexual misconduct case during an Ebola outbreak in Congo found their response didn't violate the agency’s policies because of what some officials described as a “loophole.”

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023

Doctors still allowed to practise despite being disciplined over sexual misconduct with patients

Almost 500 health practitioners have been sanctioned for sexual misconduct involving patients. Nearly a third are still allowed to work.

ABC News · Feb 5, 2023

New Data Show Prison Staff Are Rarely Held Accountable for Sexual Misconduct

Prison staff were fired in less than half of substantiated incidents of sexual misconduct between 2016 and 2018, and only faced legal consequences in 6 percent of cases.

Reason · Feb 3, 2023

Squid Game star Oh Yeong-soo goes on trial for sexual misconduct

Oh has pleaded not guilty to assault charges

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

Olympic snowboarders accuse USOPC, national federation of sex trafficking in lawsuit

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the national governing body for snowboarding and the former national team snowboard coach conspired to engage in sex trafficking, enabling and covering up repeated acts of sexual misconduct, three former national team snowboarders claimed in a lawsuit Thursday.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 3, 2023