Two more cases of sexual abuse surface in Kasur
KASUR: Two more cases of sexual abuse of boys surfaced in Pattoki Tehsil of Kasur on Wednesday. According to police, Junaid, a resident of Pattoki Tehsil, filed a case that his brother…
Worse than prison: Abuses in Philippine youth homes
MANILA: Eleven-year-old Jerry’s crime was breaking curfew laws after fleeing violence at home. His punishment? Being sent to a youth detention centre, where he says he endured sexual abuse. Officially called “Houses…
South Korean Olympians in another sexual abuse incident
SEOUL: A South Korean Olympic short-track medallist sexually harassed another male Games podium-finisher, officials said Tuesday — prompting them to suspend the entire team. The offender — who has not been identified…
Minor found unconscious at neighbour’s house dies
KARACHI: A two-year-old girl, who was found dumped in a water tank at a neigbour’s house in the Sharafi Goth, Malir on Saturday evening, has died during treatment. She was identified as…
7-year-old maid brutally tortured in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD: A seven-year-old housemaid was allegedly tortured by her employers in Faisalabad, police said on Sunday. Maria, who used to work as a maid at a house in Nisar colony, was recovered…
Weinstein accusers poised to see first compensation as trial looms
LOS ANGELES: Harvey Weinstein and his former studio partners have reportedly reached a tentative settlement with women who filed civil suits against the disgraced film mogul for sexual harassment, but the multi-million-dollar…
Pope accepts resignation of Brazilian bishop
ROME: Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignation of a Brazilian bishop reportedly suspected of extorting priests and covering up sexual abuse, the Vatican said in a statement. The announcement comes after…
Teenage girl killed after sexual abuse in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD: A teenage girl was allegedly killed after subjected her with sexual abuse here on Thursday, later her body was dumped near her residence. Police said that 15-year-old girl used to work…
‘Concrete measures’ on sex abuse needed, pope tells Vatican summit
ROME: Pope Francis opened Thursday a landmark summit at the Vatican on fighting child sex abuse, saying that the world expected “concrete measures” on tackling paedophilia in the Catholic Church. The pontiff…
Barkha Dutt exposes Twitter’s enabling of sexual abusers
Award-winning Indian journalist Barkha Dutt on Tuesday slammed micro-blogging website Twitter for locking her out of her social media account following her decision to publicly name men who had targeted her with images…
JIT formed to probe GB male teenager’s rape, murder
GILGIT: The Gilgit Baltistan (GB) home department has formed a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe the murder of the 14-year-old, seventh-grade student Didar Hussain in Tashnalut village of Ishkoman. The JIT which has…
Law enforcement reluctant to arrest landlords suspected of sexual abuse
Local law enforcement agencies are showing reluctance in arresting two landlords allegedly booked for sexually assaulting and abducting two young girls, residents of Basti Gulab Khan of Mauza Muhammad Murad Dahir, who were…
Sexual assault charges against Sylvester Stallone dropped
LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office has decided there is not enough evidence to prosecute Rocky actor Sylvester Stallone over allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in 1987 and…
Seven men convicted of sexually abusing girls in northern England
SHEFFIELD: Seven men were convicted on Monday of sexually abusing vulnerable teenagers in a prosecution sparked by revelations of sexual exploitation stretching back years in a northern England town. A 2014 report…
Minor boys’ ‘rapist’ held in Okara
Police on Friday arrested a person who allegedly subjected at least two minor boys to sexual abuse in the Renala Khurd area of Okara, a private media outlet reported. According to reports,…
Saif Ali Khan recalls being harassed, not sexually, 25 years ago
Following the onset of the #MeToo wave in India and Bollywood, Saif Ali Khan says he stands in solidarity with the women sharing their stories of sexual harassment as he understands the…
Sialkot woman reportedly raped for five months
SIALKOT: A woman has allegedly been continuously raped for the last five months in Sialkot’s Daska Tehsil, local media reports have stated. According to a police official, the woman, a resident of…