World / Crime & Legal Dec 30, 2021
Ghislaine Maxwell convicted for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teens
by Luc Cohen
The British socialite faces up to 65 years in prison at her yet-to-be-scheduled sentencing proceeding.
World / Crime & Legal Dec 1, 2021
Accuser describes Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein ensnaring and abusing her at 14
by Benjamin Weiser, Rebecca Davis O'Brien and Colin Moynihan
Testifying in the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the accuser identified as "Jane" described how what seemed like a chance encounter led to years of sexual abuse.
Asia Pacific | FOCUS Nov 23, 2021
The former Chinese vice premier at the center of the Peng Shuai scandal
Zhang Gaoli, a Communist Party cadre with a clean record, has not responded to claims of having forced the tennis player to have sex.
Asia Pacific Nov 22, 2021
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai teleconferences with IOC president
Peng told IOC chief Thomas Bach "that she is safe and well, living at her home in Beijing, but would like to have her privacy respected at this time."
Asia Pacific Nov 21, 2021
New videos of China tennis star Peng Shuai surface as global outcry grows
The photographs and video footage of Peng that emerged on Sunday remain "insufficient" and do not address the WTA's concerns, a spokesperson for the group said.
Asia Pacific | FOCUS Nov 20, 2021
China's #MeToo movement has stumbled in the face of swift internet censors, a patriarchal society and a legal system that places a heavy burden on the claimant.
Tennis Nov 20, 2021
Concern and anger build over missing Chinese athlete Peng Shuai’s sexual assault allegations
by Christopher Clarey
The case has prompted the women’s tennis tour to rethink its focus in China, where it has threatened to pull events if it cannot verify her safety and that her allegations are investigated.
National / Crime & Legal Nov 13, 2021
In first for Japan, Osaka fines convicted sex offender for failing to report address
The Osaka Prefectural Government has slapped a fine on a man, 32, who had been imprisoned for sexual offenses against children, for failing to report his current address — the country's first such fine — sources said Friday. The ex-convict was ordered to pay the ...
World Sep 29, 2021
WHO employees involved in Congo sex abuse during Ebola crisis, report says
Many of the male perpetrators refused to use a condom and 29 of the more than 50 women abused became pregnant and some were forced to later abort by their abusers.
National / Crime & Legal Sep 17, 2021
Panel proposes safeguarding personal information of sex crime victims in Japan
According to the amendment outline, abridged copies of documents of indictment with no information about the names or home addresses of sex crime victims would be sent to the accused.
National / Crime & Legal Sep 10, 2021
The possible changes could include a broader definition of what constitutes rape and making it a crime to take videos of rape.
National / Media | MEDIA MIX Aug 28, 2021
Politician’s comments open a can of worms on consent
by Philip Brasor
Reporting on comments by a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan about hypothetical sex with a teenager leads to debate on a very contentious issue.