Johnny Depp stages a comeback with a surprise Comic-Con appearance as Ebenezer Scrooge, ahead of his new film, sparking mixed reactions amid past abuse allegations.
Christopher Alan Saunders, 76, a former senior Catholic cleric, is on trial in Perth, Western Australia, accused of sexually abusing young Aboriginal men at "alcohol-fuelled" parties he hosted while Bishop of Broome. He faces 26 charges, including indecent assault.
Comedian Park Na-rae has been referred to the prosecution on charges of verbal abuse and physical assault against her former managers. She also filed a countercomplaint alleging threats and demands for money.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is suing Rwanda at the International Court of Justice, accusing Kigali of decades of massacres, displacement, and atrocities in eastern DRC through its armed forces and proxy groups like M23. This marks DRC's third attempt to seek ICJ action against Rwanda.
An inquiry into Muckamore Abbey hospital in Northern Ireland revealed widespread abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults, including physical harm, over-medication, and systematic bullying. The report made 106 recommendations to prevent recurrence.
An inquiry into Muckamore Abbey hospital in Northern Ireland found that mistreatment of vulnerable adults, including physical abuse, neglect, and over-medication, had become 'normality'. The hospital is under the UK's largest police investigation into vulnerable adult abuse, with 124 referrals for prosecution.
Italy has opened an investigation into Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for alleged torture and kidnapping of Italian activists on an aid flotilla to Gaza. This follows similar probes by France and potential EU sanctions, amid international condemnation of Ben-Gvir's actions.
Pastor Stephen Matthews testifies in Sir Jeffrey Donaldson's sex abuse trial, recounting a 1990s conversation with Complainant B, who alleged sexual abuse by someone rising through the Official Unionist Party, implying it was 'obvious' the abuser was Sir Jeffrey Donaldson.
Aaron Spencer, GOP nominee for sheriff in Lonoke County, Arkansas, had a second-degree murder charge dismissed due to lost evidence (a dash camera memory card) that could have exonerated him. Spencer shot and killed Michael Fosler, accused of sexually abusing Spencer's daughter, claiming self-defense to protect his child.
The Metropolitan Police mistakenly sent personal details of a woman alleging abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed's associate to another victim. The data breach, reported to the ICO, has drawn criticism from the victim and an advocate.
Canada demands independent probe into Israel's 'appalling' treatment of Gaza flotilla activists, citing abuse allegations and Vienna Convention violations, amid longstanding diplomatic ties.
South Korea summoned the Israeli deputy ambassador to demand a thorough investigation into allegations that Israeli forces beat two Korean activists during the interception of a Gaza-bound aid ship. The activists reported being assaulted, with one experiencing hearing loss in their left ear.
Seven UK activists deported from Israel after their Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted claim they were tortured and abused. They arrived in London via Turkey, alleging mistreatment on Israeli vessels and in prison, including sexual assault allegations, which Israel denies.
Italian activists returning from a mission to Gaza describe alleged physical and psychological abuse, including beatings and confinement, after their arrest by Israeli forces. Italy has requested EU sanctions against Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Claudia Wuttke, a 59-year-old German woman, discovered videos of her former partner allegedly drugging and raping her over 16 years. Due to Germany's five-year statute of limitations, only two cases will proceed to trial.
Investigations are underway at a Paris school following new accusations of abuse against two students, one allegedly sexual. This follows a previous conviction of a teacher for assaulting a child at the same institution.
A former Polish justice minister sought in his homeland for alleged abuse of power says he has travelled from Hungary to the US, prompting prosecutors in Poland to say on Monday that they are investigating whether he was assisted in evading liability. Zbigniew Ziobro was a key figure in the government led by the nationalist conservative Law and Justice party that ran Poland between 2015 and 2023. That administration established political control over key judicial institutions by stacking higher...
Sri Lankan authorities arrested a senior Buddhist monk on Saturday for the alleged sexual abuse of an underage girl, police said, marking the highest-profile case involving clergy in the country. Pallegama Hemarathana, 71, was arrested at a private hospital in the capital Colombo where he had sought treatment over the weekend amid an investigation into the alleged abuse of the 11-year-old girl in 2022. The crime is alleged to have taken place at a highly venerated temple in Anuradhapura, around...
Paris’ public prosecutor has opened a judicial investigation into Elon Musk’s X social media platform, a new step in an investigation over alleged abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data, the prosecutor’s office said on Thursday. The latest legal development puts investigating judges in charge of the investigation and follows tech billionaire Musk’s failure to appear at an April 20 summons for questioning. The public prosecutor is requesting that judges place X.AI Holdings Corp, X Corp and...
Evidence from the Epstein files suggests the late financier housed alleged abuse victims in London flats after UK police decided not to investigate trafficking claims. Six women have since accused Epstein of sexual abuse.
Labour Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump’s cabinet, the administration announced on Monday, after a series of alleged abuses of her position’s power, including having an affair with a subordinate and drinking alcohol on the job. Chavez-DeRemer is the third Trump cabinet member to leave her post after Trump fired his embattled homeland security secretary Kristi Noem in March and ousted Pam Bondi as attorney general earlier this month. Unlike other recent cabinet...
