Sexual abuse
A 28-year-old married coconut seller from Gujarat has been sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment for manipulating a 14-year-old girl to elope with him and sexually assaulting her in 2019. The special POCSO court rejected the convict's argument that the relationship between them was consensual, citing that he
Morrison, David
A 44-year-old man, David Morrison, has been found guilty of rape and sexual assault by penetration and sentenced to 10 years in prison. The jury delivered their verdict in August, but Morrison failed to attend the sentencing hearing, resulting in a bench warrant being issued for his arrest. According to
Sexual abuse
Catholic leaders in the Philippines gathered for the first National Safeguarding Conference, addressing clerical sexual abuse, while Pope Leo XIV reemphasized his stance of zero tolerance for abuse within the Church. The pope's message emphasized the need for effective safeguarding measures, transparency, and a culture of prevention in
Composers
Police in India have booked Bollywood singer-composer Sachin Sanghvi in connection with an alleged sexual assault case. According to an official complaint, a woman singer accused Sanghvi of promising to marry her and advance her career, but later subjecting her to physical and mental harassment. The two allegedly had a
Sexual abuse
Jamie Pyatt and Dan Barker have reported that a former teacher, Iain Wares, has been charged with 90 offences, including four rapes, against pupils at Scots private schools in Scotland. Wares, 86, worked at Edinburgh Academy and Fettes College in the 1960s and 1970s, where he allegedly abused numerous pupils.
HIV patients
Research conducted by investigators from the University of South Carolina has uncovered a significant association between childhood sexual abuse and late-life depression in adults living with HIV. According to the study, all forms of childhood sexual abuse were linked to depression in older adults, with the highest risk associated with
Sexual abuse
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband stated that it's up to the royal family to decide on the issue of Prince Andrew's titles, while the King and Prince William have apparently decided to take a more decisive approach. The fallout has led to ongoing allegations of a smear
Sexual abuse
Virginia Giuffre's story is one of unspeakable horror and resilience. In a posthumous memoir to be published next week, Giuffre recounts years of sexual abuse at the hands of her father and a family friend, culminating in her recruitment by Ghislaine Maxwell to work as a masseuse for
Sexual abuse
Prince Andrew could become the first member of the Royal Family to be investigated by police in over 20 years after he was accused of using his protection officer to smear his teenage sex abuse accuser, Virginia Giufre. The Metropolitan Police are "actively looking into" allegations that Prince
Sexual abuse
A 50-year-old woman bakery owner, who died by suicide on October 8, left behind a suicide note that reveals alleged years of sexual and mental harassment by Congress councillor Jose Franklin, 50. The note details how Franklin asked the woman to meet him at his office in person, where he
Epstein, Jeffrey
Virginia Giuffre describes years of sexual abuse by her father and a family friend in a posthumous memoir, which tells the story of how she was recruited by Ghislaine Maxwell at the age of 16 to work as a masseuse for Jeffrey Epstein. Giuffre, who died by suicide at the
Police departments
Pressure mounts on the royal family to reveal what they knew about Prince Andrew's links to Jeffrey Epstein as calls for a police investigation and title reconsideration intensify. The Metropolitan police confirmed they are investigating claims that Andrew instructed his bodyguard to gather information on Virginia Giuffre, who
