Nearly all Vietnamese minors at Dutch asylum centers were trafficked out, official says
Almost all the Vietnamese children who arrived in Dutch asylum centers in recent years disappeared and were probably trafficked, the Dutch government adviser on human trafficking has said. Eighty unaccompanied minors from Vietnam went missing from government asylum centers in the Netherlands between 2015 and ...
Group therapy curbs sex offenders’ recidivism, Japanese Justice Ministry says
The Justice Ministry said Friday a sex offenders’ group therapy program in prisons has proved to be effective, markedly cutting the recidivism rate for participants compared with the rate for nonparticipants. Seeing a similar trend among those on probation who took part in the program, ...
India hangs four men over infamous fatal New Delhi gang-rape
Four men sentenced to death for the gruesome gang-rape and murder of a woman on a New Delhi bus in 2012 were hanged Friday, concluding a case that exposed the scope of sexual violence in India and prompted horrified Indians to demand swift justice. The ...
Harvey Weinstein moved to maximum-security prison a day before he turns 68
Harvey Weinstein was transferred to a state prison in New York on Wednesday as he begins to serve a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault in his landmark #MeToo case. The disgraced film mogul, who will turn 68 on Thursday, is locked up at ...
Critics of Japan's sexual offense law believe Sweden may hold solution
When Japan revised its criminal law in 2017 to impose stricter penalties on sex offenders, it was the first such amendment in 110 years. Critics of the legislation see Sweden's consent-based sexual offense law as a guide for areas where Japan could go further. The Scandinavian ...
Japan's Flower Demo movement takes aim at sexual violence
On the 11th of every month since April 2019, groups of sexual violence victims and their supporters have gathered throughout Japan in public spaces to protest against unjust acquittals of sexual crimes and seek changes to the law. Holding flowers in a show of solidarity ...
Scrapping acquittal, Nagoya court hands man 10 years for raping daughter
A high court on Thursday sentenced a 50-year-old man to 10 years in prison for raping his 19-year-old daughter in 2017, scrapping a controversial lower court ruling that acquitted him last year. The main focus of the trial had been on whether the daughter was ...
Harvey Weinstein's 23-year sentence a shot heard around the legal world
Harvey Weinstein's 23-year prison sentence was met with gasps in a New York courtroom Wednesday morning. Now, as Weinstein plans his appeal and Los Angeles County begins extradition proceedings for its own prosecution, lawyers and victims' advocates say the harsh punishment signals an important shift ...
Woody Allen memoir canceled after backlash over alleged molestation of daughter
A leading publisher on Friday scrapped plans to release the autobiography of filmmaker Woody Allen, who has long been accused of molesting his daughter, following an outcry and a staff walkout. Hachette's announcement came after Allen's son Ronan Farrow, who is extremely critical of his ...
Trump, accused of sexual misconduct himself, hails Harvey Weinstein guilty verdict
Harvey Weinstein's sex crimes conviction was a "great victory" for women, U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday — without acknowledging the numerous accusations of sexual misconduct he has faced. The disgraced Hollywood movie producer was found guilty on Monday of rape and sexual assault in ...
The British government said Thursday it had changed the policy of flying flags on royal birthdays, with local authorities no longer required to raise the Union Flag for scandal-hit Prince Andrew. Officials earlier said they were considering how the policy applied "in changing circumstances, such ...
