Sexual assault
Kuruman teacher (58) gets 4 years behind bars for sexually assaulting pupil
The Kuruman Regional Court has handed 58-year-old Allan Reed six years behind bars of which two years are suspended for five years.
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Zambia football coach Sredojevic appears in court over sexual harassment claims
In statement, the NPA say that a woman was allegedly assaulted on Monday 07 December during the Cosafa Games in Port Elizabeth.
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Ethics charter for French porn scene after abuse claims
The charter will set out how to deal with issues of consent for sex, actors' physical and psychological health, legal protection, human dignity, and distribution rights.
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Cele releases quarterly crime statistics, reported rapes on the rise
Police Minister Bheki Cele released the crime stats for the second quarter of 2020/2021 on 13 November 2020. Here are some of the stats on gender-based violence, stock theft and other crimes.
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NPA believes it has strong case against rape-accused Omotoso
The bail application of Omotoso, and his two co-accused was on Wednesday dismissed. The trio's accused of several offences including rape and human trafficking.
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TARA PENNY: Why I will scream ‘fire’ when I need help
Why is it that when men are harassing them, women are made to feel uncomfortable and expected to just laugh it off, accepting the age-old notion that “boys will be boys”?
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Finland moves to ban sending unwanted penis pics
A study this year by children's rights charity Plan International found that 51% of 14,000 girls and young women surveyed worldwide had experienced sexual harassment online.
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Man slapped with 20 years behind bars for raping woman in Mount Fletcher
The woman was sexually assaulted last May.
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New #MeToo wave challenges Denmark's image as haven of equality
On Wednesday Morten Ostergaard, leader of the Social Liberal party, resigned after it emerged he had placed his hand on the thigh of a female colleague ten years earlier.
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French opera singer Chloe Briot breaks her silence over sex assaults on stage
Rather than cause a scene "and throw the whole production into chaos", Chloe Briot at first said nothing.
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Grahamstown rapist duo receive life sentence for rape, sexual assault
On Friday, the Grahamstown Regional Court in the Eastern Cape sentenced both 46-year-old Lulamile Lepile and 57-year-old Zandisile Sandi.
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Mpumalanga top cop welcomes hefty sentence received by pastor convicted of rape
Nathaniel Kubheka was sentenced by the Witbank Regional Court earlier this week to an effective 30 years imprisonment after being convicted on one count of rape and four counts of sexual assault.
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Hefty sentence for pastor guilty of rape, sexual assault
It's understood the 38-year old would host retreats across Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, where he would befriend his victims and lure them to his home under the pretence of a special prayer.
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Porn star Ron Jeremy faces 20 more sex charges, one involving 15-year-old
Jeremy, 67, one of the biggest names in the adult film industry, was charged in June with raping three women and sexually assaulting a fourth in incidents dating back to 2014.
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Former senior CoCT official accused of child rape to appeal dismissal
Raphael Martin, who worked in the Mitchells Plain area, plans to appeal his dismissal.
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Cele: Murder, sexual offences, taxi-related violence on rise in SA
The Police Ministry presented the data covering the period between April last year to March this year.
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CT man (56) handed 30-year jail term for sexually assaulting granddaughters
The accused, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the two minors, was convicted on two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and two counts of flashing as he walked around naked in front of the 5- and 9-year-old girls.
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R500 bail for Maties student accused of sexual assault
The attack, which occurred on Friday evening at a Tygerberg residence, has sparked an outcry among the university’s student body.
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UCT probes sexual assault allegations against lecturer
UCT had published a post about the staff member in question and a user responded by claiming the person had sexually assaulted her.
