A bodyguard from Lyon faces trial for allegedly sedating and raping his partner, with investigators finding contact with Dominique Pelicot, a convicted sex offender known for drugging and raping his wife. The bodyguard is accused of seeking Pelicot's 'experience'.
A Norwegian appeal court denied Marius Borg Høiby's release from custody, overturning a lower court's decision. Høiby, son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, is awaiting a verdict on 40 charges including rape, and his lawyers argued he needed to be with his seriously ill mother.
Katie Price will testify in the child rape trial of her ex-husband Kieran Hayler, who denies three counts of rape and one of sexual assault against a 13-year-old girl between June and October 2016. The trial is scheduled for October.
Harvey Weinstein's third trial in New York over sexual abuse allegations ended in a mistrial Friday after a jury could not reach a unanimous verdict on a rape charge involving aspiring actress Jessica Mann. Weinstein, 74, has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The civil case was adjourned on Wednesday after police reopened a criminal investigation into Tate.
Russell Brand has admitted to having consensual sex with a 16-year-old when he was 30, describing his past behavior as "exploitative" and himself as "selfish" and an "exploiter of women". The comedian, actor and podcaster, 50, is due to stand trial in October facing three rape charges, three sexual assault allegations and one indecent assault charge from six women, all of which he denies. The alleged offences date from 1999 to 2009.
