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Newly Released Report Details Hegseth Assault Allegation

It provides their differing accounts of sexual encounter in his hotel room

(Newser) - The 2017 sexual assault allegation that has complicated Pete Hegseth's path to becoming the next defense secretary just took another turn. A report on the incident filed by police in Monterey, California, was released on Wednesday night, with the city attorney's office declaring that because Hegseth himself requested...

Pelicot Kids Rip Into Dad: 'Our Family Has Been Destroyed'

Daughter Caroline Darian tells Frenchman accused of raping wife that he will 'die alone like a dog'

(Newser) - "People will remember Madame Pelicot." That was the proclamation Tuesday of a defiant Gisele Pelicot , the Frenchwoman appearing at the trial of ex-husband Dominique Pelicot, accused of repeatedly raping her while she was unconscious and inviting dozens of other men to do the same. As for who...

Crown Princess' Troubled Son Now Accused of Rape

This is just the latest arrest for Marius Borg Hoiby, stepson of Norway's heir to the throne

(Newser) - The eldest son of Norway's crown princess has been arrested on suspicion of rape. Authorities arrested Marius Borg Hoiby, the 27-year-old son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, on Monday evening, saying he violated a section of the penal code related to "sexual intercourse with someone who is unconscious or...

Celeb Says He's Being Extorted by Attorney Behind Diddy Suits

Tony Buzbee says he made no threats in seeking settlement on behalf of 2 clients

(Newser) - An anonymous male celebrity says the lawyer representing 120 alleged victims of Sean "Diddy" Combs is "shamelessly attempting to extort exorbitant sums from him or else publicly file wildly false horrific allegations against him." The Los Angeles resident named as John Doe filed a lawsuit against Houston-based...

Defense Chief Pick Was Hit With Sex-Assault Claim in 2017

Trump nominee Pete Hegseth was accused in 2017, but no charges were filed

(Newser) - Pete Hegseth, the Fox News host who is Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Defense, was accused of sexual assault in 2017 after a speaking appearance at a Republican women's event in Monterey, California, according to a statement released by the city. No charges were filed...

Former SI Swimsuit Model: Trump Groped Me While Epstein Watched

Stacey Williams comes forward with allegation

(Newser) - A Sports Illustrated swimsuit model turned writer and consultant went public this week with claims that Donald Trump groped her while Jeffrey Epstein watched in 1993. Stacey Williams, 56, first revealed the allegation on a public "Survivors for Kamala" Zoom call Monday that was attended by hundreds, NBC News...

Gisele Pelicot Testifies: 'This Isn't Being Brave'

French woman took the stand for a second time on Wednesday

(Newser) - After what the New York Times describes as weeks of having "remained silent as one defendant after another spoke before the judges," Gisele Pelicot took the stand once more on Wednesday. The French woman—who has been upheld as a feminist icon for insisting on a public trial...

New Lawsuit: Sean Combs Drugged, Raped 13-Year-Old Girl

7 new lawsuits are filed against the embattled music mogul

(Newser) - The sexual assault allegations against music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs keep coming, this time in the form of seven new civil lawsuits. As Variety reports, those lawsuits were filed by the Buzbee Law Firm, part of what it said earlier this month were a total of 120 incoming claims...

Judge Does a 180 on Allowing Rape Videos to Be Shown

Journalists, members of the public in court for Pelicot case can now see recordings of sexual assaults

(Newser) - A French judge in the trial of dozens of men accused of raping an unconscious woman whose now former husband had repeatedly drugged her so that he and others could assault her decided on Friday to allow the public to see some of the video recordings of the alleged rapes....

Fiddy Takes On Diddy in Upcoming Netflix Documentary

Streaming platform is producing 50 Cent's docuseries on allegations against Sean Combs

(Newser) - There's a documentary currently in production about the history of Sean "Diddy" Combs' alleged crimes, on the heels of his arrest earlier this month on sex trafficking, racketeering, and other charges —and it's in the hands of a fellow rapper. A publicist for Curtis Jackson, better...

Dozens of Women Emerge After BBC Film on Al Fayed

Attorneys representing 37 women say late Harrods owner 'was a monster enabled by a system'

(Newser) - In a BBC documentary that dropped Thursday , five women accused Mohamed al Fayed, late owner of the luxury Harrods department store in London, of rape. On Friday, lawyers representing dozens more women stepped forward, saying that their clients also claimed rape and sexual assault at the hands of al Fayed,...

Dominique Pelicot on Wife: She 'Did Not Deserve This'

Frenchman accused of raping drugged wife, inviting others to do the same, takes the stand

(Newser) - After a delay in testifying last week due to a reported medical issue, the Frenchman accused of raping his wife while she was drugged, and inviting others to do the same, finally took the stand on Tuesday, and he left no doubt as to his guilt. "I am a...

Man, 27, Gets Decades in Prison After Faking Being 17

Zachary Scheich sentenced to 85 to 120 years after enrolling in high schools, sexually assaulting girls

(Newser) - For about 10 weeks in late 2022 and early 2023, 17-year-old Zak (also spelled Zach) Hess attended two different high schools in Lincoln, Nebraska, his mother dutifully meeting with school counselors to help him transition. However, authorities now say that "boy" was really a man in his mid-20s named...

Man Accused of 'Barbarism' by Wife Doesn't Testify as Planned

Dominique Pelicot was taken to the hospital on Tuesday

(Newser) - The French man accused of arranging to have his wife raped by strangers over a decade and drugging her to facilitate the crime was taken to the hospital on the day he was to testify. Dominique Pelicot's lawyer said the 71-year-old "is not trying to shirk his responsibility,...

Trump Makes 'Startling' Claim About Accuser

'She would not have been the chosen one,' he said of reporter who claimed he groped her in the '70s

(Newser) - On Friday, Donald Trump appeared in a New York courtroom for an appeals hearing in the E. Jean Carroll sex abuse case against him, but it was his remarks after that hearing that are now generating headlines. The former president spoke to reporters and "brought up a string of...

Woman on 'Unbearable' Rape Allegations: 'It Is Barbarism'

Gisele Pelicot testifies in France on ex, accused of drugging, raping her, inviting others to assault her

(Newser) - Police say that Gisele Pelicot had no idea she was being sexually abused and raped by her own husband , as well as by dozens of strangers he invited to do the same, until officers showed her photo and video evidence in 2020. On Thursday, the Frenchwoman took the stand in...

School Cop Who Sexually Abused Teens Gets Probation

Jamel Bradley was sentenced to probation as part of plea deal

(Newser) - "You were someone who was paid to protect, and yet all you did was harm. You deserve a harsher punishment, but that's not up to me." Those are lines from a victim's statement provided to the Washington Post from a former South Carolina high school student...

Cops: Wife Had No Idea She Was Repeatedly Raped by Men for Decade

France's Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging, sexually assaulting wife, inviting others to rape her

(Newser) - More than four dozen men are currently on trial in Avignon, France, for a crime that has "unsettled" and "shocked" the nation. At the center of the case is 71-year-old Dominique Pelicot, accused of drugging and raping his spouse of a half-century, as well as inviting scores of...

Actor's Claims Against Weinstein, Disney Move Forward

Allegations that companies failed to protect Julia Ormond now move closer to trial

(Newser) - Julia Ormond's lawsuit accusing Disney, Miramax, and Creative Artists Agency of failing to protect her from Harvey Weinstein is advancing toward trial. On Monday, a state court justice in Manhattan denied the companies' motions to dismiss the lawsuit filed in October under the Adult Survivors Act. Ormond, a 1990s...

Matt Groening Sued: Allegedly Failed to Stop Sexual Assault

Ex-employee accuses Simpsons creator of doing nothing despite having been informed of co-worker's advances

(Newser) - Simpsons creator Matt Groening is being sued over alleged sexual assault that did not involve him, but that allegedly happened at his home. Giavanna Scotto says that when she worked as house manager at Groening's Santa Monica estate, she was subjected to nonconsensual groping and kissing, as well as...

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