Tag: abuse

Ex USA gymnastics team doctor Nassar awaits sentence for sexual abuse

MICHIGAN: Disgraced former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar faced a sentence of life in prison Wednesday for sexual abuse after a week of...

US gymnastic top directors resign after abuse scandal

MICHIGAN: The executive leadership of USA Gymnastics' board of directors has resigned in the wake of the sexual abuse scandal involving former US team doctor...

15 year-old maid allegedly tortured by employer in Karachi

KARACHI: A 15 year-old girl, working as a domestic helper, was allegedly tortured and beaten up by the employer on Monday, claimed the police...

Human rights abuse on rise, says Moonis Elahi

  LAHORE: The world is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10 but as...

US Marine instructor jailed for abusing Pakistani-American recruits

WASHINGTON: A former US Marine drill instructor was sentenced to 10 years in prison for physically and verbally abusing Muslim recruits, including a 20-year-old...

Harassment claim ‘not reflective of who I am’: Dustin Hoffman

LOS ANGELES: Oscar-winning actor Dustin Hoffman responded on Wednesday to an allegation of sexual harassment by a teenage intern on a film set more...

Pink says she refuses to work with Dr Luke following allegations...

Pink is adamant she will never work with Dr Luke again, according to People.com.  In a New York Times interview published Thursday, the pop star revealed what she really thought about...

Some 50 witnesses called for Vatican finance chief Cardinal Pell’s sex...

Melbourne: Around 50 witnesses could be called to a hearing in March to determine if there is enough evidence for Vatican finance chief Cardinal...

Court hands police official life sentence for raping daughter

    A sessions court in Islamabad charged a police official with raping his daughter, handing him a life sentence and fining him Rs100,000 for the...

Senate passes law to criminalise child sexual abuse

Under the revised legislation, sexual assaults will now be punishable by up to seven years in prison The Senate on Friday passed a bill that...