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Entertainment 6 years ago

Polanski film premieres in Venice defying protests

The 86-year-old, who was convicted for the statutory rape of a 13-year-old in 1978, is not due to appear at the festival.

Entertainment 6 years ago

R. Kelly's accuser wins judgment in suit singer failed to answer

A woman who accused R. Kelly of sexual abuse has won a civil case by default against the singer, after he failed to respond to her lawsuit and was a no-show in court.

World 7 years ago

Disgraced Cardinal Pell sentenced to six years in jail

Chief Justice Peter Kidd told the County Count of Victoria that he had weighed Pell's "appalling offending" as well as his advanced age -- 77 -- and that he had led an "otherwise blameless life" in setting the sentence.

National 7 years ago

BPJS denies protecting commissioner embroiled in sexual assault case

The former member, Syafri Adnan Baharuddin — who resigned earlier this month — was accused by a female colleague of rape and sexual harassment both inside and outside the office.

World 7 years ago

Frenchman at center of Nobel scandal on trial for rape

The man at the center of a sexual assault scandal that prompted the Swedish Academy to postpone this year's Nobel Literature Prize denied two counts of rape at the start of his trial on Wednesday.

World 7 years ago

Catholic Church admits "shameful" legacy of abuse after study leaked

The Catholic Church in Germany acknowledged a "depressing and shameful" legacy of sexual abuse on Wednesday after a leaked study said clerics had abused thousands of children over a 70-year period.

World 7 years ago

CBS CEO Moonves resigns amid new allegations of sexual misconduct

Leslie Moonves, the top executive at CBS Corp since 2006 and a major figure at the broadcast network and media company for more than two decades, resigned on Sunday amid a new wave of allegations against him of sexual assault and harassment.