World news about “Sex crime” published by euronews.
Wartime sex slaves were necessary, says Japanese politicianThe outspoken Mayor of Osaka and possible future Japanese prime minister has been criticised for controversial comments suggesting that the role of “comfort… 14/05/2013
After Cleveland horror, back to life Three young women who were abducted ten years ago and held captive in Cleveland, USA, are finally free and back with their loved ones, after one of them was… 10/05/2013
India deals with another young sexual abuse victim A six year old girl in a critical condition is in the intensive care unit of a New Delhi hospital after being sexually assaulted when she went to use a public… 28/04/2013
Second Indian man detained over rape of five-year-old girl Indian police have arrested a second man in connection with the rape and torture of a five-year-old girl in New Dehli. Police say the child was abducted on… 22/04/2013
Rape and torture of girl sparks furious New Delhi protests Fury has once again erupted in the Indian capital, New Delhi, as protests over the authorities handling of the rape and torture of a five-year-old girl… 21/04/2013
India: Rape and torture of five-year-old girl sparks protests in New Delhi Hundreds of angry protesters took to the streets of the Indian capital on Saturday after reports that a Five-year-old girl was held captive for 40 hours… 20/04/2013
Indian students invent anti-rape electric shock underwearFollowing a series of high profile gang rapes and an increase in national attention on sex attacks on women, three Indian engineering students have designed… 05/04/2013
Ford forced to apologise after distasteful ‘ads’ are posted onlineAn Indian advertising agency, JWP, used by car manufacturer Ford has apologised for releasing images of women bound and gagged in the boot of a Ford… 25/03/2013
Indian police report confessions in Swiss gang rape investigation Police in India, investigating the gang rape of a Swiss tourist, say five men have confessed to the attack. The woman, aged around 40, was on holiday with… 17/03/2013
India: police say five confess to Swiss tourist rape Reports from Indian police say five men have confessed to the gang rape of a Swiss tourist who was on holiday there with her husband. Investigators say he… 17/03/2013
Swiss tourist ‘gang-raped’ in India A police investigation has been launched into the gang-rape of a Swiss tourist in India. Seven men were said to have been involved in the attack which took… 16/03/2013
The UK’s TV star and paedophile who “groomed a nation”Late British television presenter Jimmy Savile sexually abused hundreds of children over a period of 54 years, according to a report published by UK police… 11/01/2013
Argentina: clashes over acquittal in sex slavery case – nocomment Violent clashes broke out in Buenos Aires on Wednesday between riot police and demonstrators protesting against the acquittal of 13 people accused over the… 13/12/2012
EU, US lead fight against online child sex abuse All 27 EU countries are joining up with the US and 20 other nations to fight against child sex abuse online. The UN estimates the illegal sale of child porn… 05/12/2012
Libya’s rapist ‘guide’ Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi has been dead for a year, but his legacy of abuse and corruption remains. From early on during the revolution against him… 18/10/2012
Crusade against Cambodian sex trade Cambodia has become one of the world’s hubs for human trafficking -a hell on earth where one survivor stands tall. The residents of a foster home in the… 17/10/2012
The invisible war – sexual abuse in the US Army The US Army is raging a relentless war behind closed doors. It is estimated 30 percent of all female and one percent of all male soldiers are victims of… 18/07/2012
Sex trafficking still on the rise Human trafficking is a crime against humanity, yet it is on the rise globally, not least in Europe. The main victims of this appalling crime are young women… 30/05/2012
Caddy a Congolese voice for peace Radio has often been used as a weapon of war in Africa. Caddy Adzuba is a journalist for Radio Okapi in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At all costs, she… 05/05/2012
‘Women a force that can change the world’ Ituri is a region in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Noella risks her life to help women who have endured all sorts of traumas as a… 05/05/2012
Italy: Amanda Knox acquitted of murder – nocomment An Italian appeal court has cleared Amanda Knox of murdering her British roommate Meredith Kercher in Perugia four years ago. 04/10/2011
Kercher murder verdict background The scene of the crime of 1 November 2007 — the house where Meredith Kercher was killed, in Perugia, central Italy — was the focal point of police activity… 03/10/2011
Judge agrees to release Strauss-Kahn – nocomment A New York court has thrown out the criminal sex assault charges against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. 24/08/2011
Child-sex tourism debated in The Network From Thailand to Cuba, Brazil to Morocco, sex-tourism is lucrative. Websites hawk erotic escapes while authorities in impoverished lands are tempted to look… 07/07/2011
‘Slut march’ to protest against sexual crimes – nocomment Hundreds marched in Mexico City to denounce violence and sexual crimes against women in the so-called ‘Slut March’ which is part of an international movement… 13/06/2011
Hotel workers protest as Dominique Strauss-Kahn leaves court – nocomment New York City union hotel workers protest as former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his wife Anne Sinclair leave Manhattan Criminal Court after… 06/06/2011
Las Palmas court delivers Spain’s harshest penalty for sex abuseA case known as the Karate affair has ended with a Las Palmas court imposing the highest penalty for sexual abuse in Spanish history. Fernando Torres Baena… 15/03/2013
India: First prosecution witnesses called in Delhi rape caseThe companion of a female student gang-raped on a Delhi bus in December is due to testify in court on Tuesday. The 28-year-old man, among the first… 05/02/2013
British TV star and paedophile who “groomed a nation”Late British television presenter Jimmy Savile sexually abused hundreds of children over a period of 54 years, according to a report published by UK police… 11/01/2013
Protests accompany proceedings at Indian gang rape hearingOn the day five men appeared in court charged with the rape and murder of an Indian student, controversial remarks by a spiritual leader have fanned the… 08/01/2013
Indian gang rape suspects appear in courtFive Indian men suspected of the gang-rape and murder of a 23-year old woman have appeared before a magistrate to hear charges against them. The five, along… 07/01/2013
Suspects in India rape case appear in courtFive men accused of the gang rape and murder of an Indian student are appearing in court for the first time. They will be read the charges against them in a… 07/01/2013
Father of Indian gang rape victim demands death penaltyThe father of an Indian gang rape victim, who died of her injuries, is demanding the death penalty for her attackers. He spoke after scattering the ashes of… 04/01/2013
New Delhi gang-rape: Five men chargedIn India, five of the six men alleged to have gang-raped a 23-year old university student have been formally charged with her murder. Police filed papers at… 03/01/2013
Protests mark end of year in India’s “rape capital”The protest is peaceful but the anger is deep. In a square in New Delhi protesters want tougher government action in cases of sexual harassment. They are… 31/12/2012
Protests continue as dead India rape victim is crematedPeople in India have been paying their respects to the victim of gang rape on the day her body arrived back in New Delhi. It was flown home from Singapore… 30/12/2012
Family holds private funeral for Indian gang-rape victimThe body of a young Indian woman who died after being gang-raped on a bus, arrived back in New Delhi early Sunday, shortly before being cremated at a private… 30/12/2012
India ready for more protests after gang rape victim diesA 23-year-old woman, beaten and gang raped on a bus in India two weeks ago, has died of her injuries in Singapore where she had been flown for… 29/12/2012
India government vows to combat gang rape of womenThe scandal over the gang rape of women in India has taken a tragic new turn with the suicide of a 17-year-old girl. As the teenager’s funeral was held in… 28/12/2012
Delhi bus rape victim flown to SingaporeThe so called “Delhi bus rape victim” has been flown to Singapore for further treatment at a hospital specialising in organ donations. Her family is with her… 27/12/2012
Focus on victims in the “rape capital of the world”Mugunga camp houses thousands of displaced people near Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. They have sought refuge here from the ongoing… 27/12/2012
Australia says “sorry” for military abuseAustralia’s government has apologised to hundreds of victims who suffered abuse within the country’s military. The official apology came in a statement to… 26/11/2012
Comic Freddie Starr is arrested in Savile abuse scandalBritish comedian Freddie Starr has been arrested and later bailed in connection with the abuse investigation involving the late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile… 02/11/2012
UK: Savile paedophile inquiry becomes criminalThe mounting claims of child sex-abuse levelled against the late BBC presenter Sir Jimmy Savile have turned into a formal criminal inquiry. The image of… 20/10/2012
Alleged Tunisian rape victim charged with ‘indecency’A 27-year-old Tunisian woman has been charged with “indecency” after accusing two policemen of raping her. Officers beat her up and dragged her into the… 28/09/2012
Former wife of Belgian child killer is freedThe former wife and accomplice of Belgian child killer Marc Dutroux arrived late Tuesday night at a convent near Brussels following her early release from… 29/08/2012
Belgium responds to sexual harrassment filmA film school project by Sofie Peeters in Brussels, “Femme de la rue”, caused a stir at the start of the summer. It revealed the sort of harrassment women… 24/08/2012
Outrage at release plan for child-murder accompliceA Belgian court has ruled that the former wife and accomplice of child-murderer Marc Dutroux can be released from jail and sent to a convent. Michelle… 01/08/2012
US college football coach Sandusky convicted of sex abuseA US jury has found former Penn State university American football coach Jerry Sandusky guilty of 45 out of 48 sex abuse charges. Jurors believed… 23/06/2012
WikiLeaks’ Assange asks UK’s top court to reopen his appealLawyers for Julian Assange on Tuesday challenged the UK Supreme Court’s decision to extradite the WikiLeaks founder to Sweden to face rape charges. The… 12/06/2012
Assange a step closer to USSince 7 December 2010, Assange has struggled to defend himself and to keep the public informed – the many people supporting him. As Wikileaks publishes… 30/05/2012
UK court rules Wikileaks Assange can be tried in SwedenBritain’s Supreme Court has decided Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden over alleged sex crimes. Lawyers for the Australian… 30/05/2012
Wikileaks’ Assange loses UK extradition appealWikieaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden over alleged sex crimes, says Britain’s Supreme Court. But the whistleblower has been given two… 30/05/2012
UK Supreme Court rejects Assange extradition appealWikileaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden over alleged sex crimes, says Britain’s Supreme Court. By a majority of five to two, it has… 30/05/2012
Israeli ex-president jailedFormer Israeli president Moshe Katsav is starting a 7-year jail sentence for rape. The 66-year old will serve his term at Maasiyahu low-security prison… 07/12/2011
Former Israeli president to be jailedFormer Israeli president Moshe Katsav is due to begin a 7-year jail sentence today after being convicted on two counts of rape. 66-year old Katsav was found… 07/12/2011
Reporters’ claims of sexual assault in CairoTwo female journalists have been describing how they were sexually abused while attempting to cover the protests in Cairo’s Tahrir… 25/11/2011
Knox thanks supporters as she returns to USAmanda Knox says she is looking forward to normal things like seeing her old friends now she is back in the United States. After four years in an Italian… 05/10/2011
Emotional Amanda Knox comes homeAmanda Knox, the American student acquitted of murder by an Italian court, has made an emotional homecoming to Seattle. The 24-year-old said she was… 05/10/2011
Embarrassed Knox prosecutors blast court experts and judgesThe verdict in the Amanda Knox case was a major embarrassment for the prosecutors and police, and observers say it is no surprise they plan to launch another… 04/10/2011
Knox flies home but prosecutors vow to appealThe prosecution is vowing to appeal against her acquittal, but Amanda Knox is already on her way home. The American left Rome for a flight bound for… 04/10/2011
Knox heads home after being freed by appeal courtFreed Amanda Knox left for the United States from Fiumicino International Airport in Rome today. With members of her family she flew to London to catch a… 04/10/2011
Kercher family respects decision to free KnoxAlmost five years since the murder of Meredith Kercher in Perugia, the family of the British student were in Italy to hear an appeal court free American… 04/10/2011
Friends and supporters cheer Knox’s releaseSupporters of Amanda Knox have been reacting to the 24-year-old’s acquittal. In Knox’s hometown of Seattle, friends and family gathered to watch her murder… 04/10/2011
Italian court clears Amanda Knox of murderAn American woman and her former boyfriend have been freed on appeal by a court in Italy, nearly four years after the murder of a British student they always… 04/10/2011
Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito acquitted of murderAn Italian appeal court has cleared Amanda Knox of murdering her British roommate Meredith Kercher in Perugia four years ago. The American was convicted in… 03/10/2011
Strauss-Kahn freed after sex case is droppedA New York court has thrown out the criminal sex assault charges against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. It came after prosecutors said they had… 24/08/2011
French Socialists await DSK returnFrance’s Socialist Party is preparing to welcome back Dominique Strauss-Kahn after the sexual assault case brought against him collapsed. François Hollande… 24/08/2011
Protesters say Strauss-Kahn outcome bad for womenDemonstrators outside the Manhattan court were outraged at the court’s decision to drop sexual assault charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn. “Shame on you”… 24/08/2011
Strauss-Kahn set for return to France after case dismissedA New York court has thrown out the criminal sex assault charges against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss Kahn. It came after prosecutors said they had… 23/08/2011
New York judge throws out Strauss-Kahn sex chargesFormer IMF chief Dominique Strauss Kahn has appeared in court again in court in Manhattan where, as expected, a judge dismissed out the sexual assault case… 23/08/2011
DSK free to return to uncertain French futureWhatever way you look at it Dominique Strauss-Kahn has had an amazing reversal of fortune. The man known in France as “the great seducer” may not have to… 23/08/2011
Strauss-Khan faces further sex allegations closer to homeThe hotel maid who has accused Dominique Strauss-Khan of sexual assault in New York City looks set to launch a fresh complaint against the former IMF chief… 23/08/2011
France reacts to latest twist in DSK caseFrench voters have been reacting to the latest dramatic twist in the case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Many believe he has no chance of making a dramatic… 23/08/2011
NY judge set to dismiss DSK caseA New York judge is expected to dismiss charges of sexual assault against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn later on Tuesday. Prosecutors on Monday… 23/08/2011
New York prosecutors give up on DSK sex caseProsecutors in New York have formally asked for all sex charges against the former head of the IMF Dominique Strauss-Kahn to be dismissed. Hotel chambermaid… 22/08/2011
Two French women found dead in ArgentinaThe bodies of two French women have been found in a ravine in northern Argentina. The women were spotted by hikers in an area popular with tourists west of… 31/07/2011
Rift grows between Vatican and Ireland over child sex abuseAn Irish Senator has called on the entire hierarchy of the country’s Catholic Church to resign, as a rift appears between the state and the Vatican over child… 21/07/2011
Strauss-Kahn accuser to appear in New York court claims newspaperFrench writer and journalist Tristane Banon who has alleged Dominic Strauss-Khan attacked her is set to be called by prosecutors to appear in New… 20/07/2011
Strauss-Kahn French rape inquiry opensThe French prosecutor’s office has opened a preliminary inquiry into attempted rape allegations against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique… 08/07/2011
Strauss-Kahn rape case ‘may be dropped’Arriving back at his New York townhouse, Dominique Strauss-Kahn found on Tuesday he was unable to get inside. His wife’s struggles with the lock gave… 06/07/2011
Strauss-Kahn faces new French sex assault caseLawyers for a French journalist have begun formal legal proceedings in Paris accusing the former head of the IMF Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempting to… 05/07/2011
Major break in DSK caseDominique Strauss Khan had a good day in court on Friday as a New York judge lifted his house arrest. It followed an unscheduled hearing where prosecutors… 01/07/2011
Strauss-Kahn releasedDominique Strauss-Kahn has had his four million euro bail returned and been released on his own recognisance, this was decided by judge in… 01/07/2011
Strauss-Kahn released on bailThe former head of the IMF Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been released from his house arrest and had his electronic tag removed. He will also have a six-million… 01/07/2011
Strauss-Kahn prosecutors said to doubt his accuserReports from New York suggest that the sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been given a new twist by revelations concerning his accuser’s… 01/07/2011
Assange says house arrest crippling WikiLeaksSix months of house arrest is preventing whistleblowing website WikiLeaks from doing its work says Julian Assange. He is fighting extradition to Sweden on… 17/06/2011
Probe into mass rape claims in LibyaEman Al-Obaidi made headlines around the world, forcing her way into a Tripol hotel in March to tell foreign reporters about her rape ordeal at the hands of… 10/06/2011
UK minister under fire for rape commentsThere are calls for Britain’s Justice Minister to be sacked after controversial comments he made on cases of rape. Speaking on BBC radio on Wednesday… 18/05/2011
Vatican issues new guidelines on sex crimesThe Vatican says bishops should hand over priests accused of sexually abusing children to the authorities so they can face legal action. In a letter sent to… 17/05/2011
Assange to be extradited to Swedentest 24/02/2011
Katsav verdict encourages ‘victims of abuse of power’Moshe Katsav is expected to appeal to the Supreme Court against his conviction for rape and other sexual offences. The former president claims he was a… 30/12/2010
Former Israeli president guilty of rapeThe former Israeli president Moshe Katsav has been found guilty of raping a former employee by a court in Tel Aviv. The conviction is of unprecedented… 30/12/2010
Sweden orders arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founderSwedish Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, on suspicion of rape. It follows an investigation into the creator… 18/11/2010
RC abuse victims condemn the churchVictims of child sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests have held a candlelight protest near St. Peter’s Square in Rome. They had come from a dozen… 01/11/2010
Security Council urged to act over DRC rapesThe UN Security Council has been urged to consider sanctions against rebel leaders suspected of organizing mass rapes in the Democratic Republic of… 08/09/2010
Six year sex abuse trial in Portugal set to endIn Portugal a six year trial – one of the largest in the country’s legal history and known as the Casa Pia trial -is set to reach a conclusion. Carlos… 03/09/2010
UN investigates DRC rapesA United Nations special representative has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate a mass rape earlier this month. Some 154 women and… 27/08/2010
