Tag: Sexual assault
Mexican candidate accused of rape vows to block elections
MEXICO CITY — A Mexican ruling party state candidate accused of rape, who later had his candidacy canceled by regulatory authorities on other grounds,...
Egypt: Ex-student given 8 more years in #MeToo case
CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Sunday convicted a former student at an elite university of attempted rape and drug possession, sentencing him to...
Judge orders one accuser of Texans QB Watson to be ID’d
HOUSTON — A judge on Friday ordered that the name of one of the 22 women who have filed lawsuits accusing Houston Texans quarterback...
Transgender woman seeks transfer from Georgia men’s prison
ATLANTA — A transgender woman held in a Georgia men's prison says she has been sexually assaulted repeatedly and denied necessary medical treatment and...
Judge sets bail for some in sex abuse case at youth center
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Five men charged in a sex abuse case at a New Hampshire youth detention center made court appearances Friday.
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Lance Armstrong’s son charged with sexual assault from 2018
AUSTIN, Texas — The son of former cyclist Lance Armstrong was charged with sexual assault from 2018 when he was 18, according to a...
Arizona man charged in scheme targeting sex offenders
PHOENIX — Three people have been charged with fraud in Arizona in what prosecutors say was a harassment scheme to get payments from sex...
‘Leave no Tigrayan’: In Ethiopia, an ethnicity is erased
HAMDAYET, Sudan — The atrocities have been seared into the skin and the minds of Tigrayans, who take shelter by the thousands within sight...
Nike suspends sponsorship of Deshaun Watson amid allegations
Nike has suspended its endorsement contract with Deshaun Watson amid allegations of sexual assault and harassment against the Houston Texans quarterback.
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Education Department reviewing campus sex assault rules
The Education Department on Tuesday moved forward with plans to revise federal rules around campus sexual assault, paving the way for an overhaul of...
