They spoke out about their assaults in spite the stigma that accompanies survivors of sexual violence and the risk of reprisals from the armed men who attacked them. The Journal article documented how international efforts to curb the use of rape as a weapon of war has fizzled out.

During the court hearing, Weinstein pushed for an earlier trial date, citing his health. "I can’t hold on anymore," he said.

Harvey Weinstein appeared disheveled during a court hearing Wednesday. The former film producer requested an earlier trial due to his health conditions, calling Rikers Island a "hellhole."

Jay-Z is seeking attorney sanctions over a "Jane Doe" lawsuit that accuses him and Diddy of raping a 13-year-old girl after the 2000 VMA awards.

A former advisor to the US government who flew to the UK to rape whom he believed to be a nine-year-old child has been convicted and jailed. Rahamim Shy, 47, travelled to Bedford from New York in February 2024 to have sex with the girl following more than a month of planning.

Eduardo Mendez, 51, of Guatemala, was sentenced to serve 15 to 20 years after being convicted of aggravated rape in a cold case.

A lawmaker from India's opposition Congress party was arrested on Thursday on charges of rape and assault, news agency ANI reported.

A Queens man pleaded guilty to rape and attempted murder for a brutal daytime attack on a rooftop in 2023, the local district attorney said. Jerson Vasquez, 25, of Jamaica, Queens, pleaded guilty Friday to attempted murder in the second degree,

Eduardo Mendez, 51, of Guatemala, was arrested two years ago in New York City for the 1994 rape of a 36-year-old woman in Attleboro, Bristol District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III’s office.

A Crown Point man was charged Tuesday with rape after a woman alleged he had sex with her without her consent.

The convicted rapist who horrified France by drugging his wife so other men could rape her is being linked to other cases.

Dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who received pardons from President Trump had past criminal convictions for charges including rape, manslaughter, domestic violence and drug trafficking.