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French actor Depardieu goes on trial on sexual assault charges
AFP, Published on 24/03/2025
» PARIS - French actor Gerard Depardieu, who has faced a string of assault and rape allegations, goes on trial in Paris on Monday accused of sexually abusing two women during a film shoot in 2021.
Ex-husband jailed 20 years in French mass rape trial
AFP, Published on 19/12/2024
» AVIGNON, France - A court on Thursday sentenced a French man to the maximum term of 20 years in jail for committing and orchestrating the mass rapes of his now former wife, Gisele Pelicot, with dozens of strangers he recruited online.
Verdicts awaited in rape trial that shocked France
AFP, Published on 19/12/2024
» AVIGNON (FRANCE) - The French man who has admitted to enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily-sedated wife on Thursday faces being jailed for up to 20 years as the court issues its verdicts after a three-month trial that shocked France and resonated around the world.
Sinner, saviour or both? Trump woos evangelicals, women
AFP, Published on 16/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - Former US president Donald Trump courted evangelical Christians and women at two back-to-back Washington events on Friday — voting blocs whose loyalties to him once seemed contradictory but have now become a well-established part of his base.
Sexual assault claims cast light on Australia's macho politics
AFP, Published on 19/06/2023
» SYDNEY - Australia has allowed a sexist culture to fester inside its parliament, a prominent lawmaker has told AFP, as sexual assault allegations again ring through the country's halls of power.
Police charge India wrestling chief with sexual harassment
AFP, Published on 15/06/2023
» NEW DELHI - Indian police said Thursday they had charged the country's wrestling federation president with sexual harassment and stalking, following a protest by the sport's top figures demanding his arrest.
Four coaches banned for life after NWSL abuse, misconduct probe
AFP, Published on 10/01/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Four football coaches named in a National Women's Soccer League investigation into abuse and malpractice in women's football have been banned for life, the NWSL said in a statement on Monday.
Fear persists 10 years after Delhi gang rape and murder
AFP, Published on 14/12/2022
» NEW DELHI: Ten years ago the brutal gang rape and murder of a young woman on a Delhi bus horrified the world and shone a spotlight on high rates of sexual violence in India.
US women's football probe uncovers 'systemic' abuse and sexual misconduct
AFP, Published on 04/10/2022
» WASHINGTON: An independent investigation into allegations of misconduct in United States women's football released Monday found "systemic" abuse and sexual misconduct by coaches.
UK PM Johnson faces parliamentary inquisition after top ministers quit
AFP, Published on 06/07/2022
» LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces two high-stakes encounters in parliament on Wednesday after his government was rocked by the shock departures of two senior ministers.