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A 26-year-old British event management professional has been sentenced to six years imprisonment in Hong Kong after being found guilty of blackmailing a compatriot for £100,000 through false rape allegations.
A judicial magistrate in Karachi has recorded the formal statement of an American woman alleging sexual assault at her Defence Housing Authority apartment. A teenage suspect arrested in connection with the July 17 incident remains in custody pending further investigation.
Police in Temerloh have detained a male teacher for questioning regarding allegations of sexual assault involving a 14-year-old student, prompting concern among parents and educators.
A 59-year-old man in Singapore has been sentenced to 12 weeks in jail after pleading guilty to molesting a woman at a supermarket and subsequently exposing himself to a female police officer during a body search at a police station.
A 67-year-old pensioner in Muar has been sentenced to 33 years imprisonment and 14 strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to five counts of rape and sexual assault against his two granddaughters.
A 19-year-old foreign national appeared in Sandakan Sessions Court on charges of raping a 61-year-old woman on March 21. The case highlights vulnerability of elderly residents.
Grammy-nominated rapper Mystikal has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to third-degree rape. The Louisiana-based artist, who achieved mainstream success in the 1990s, assaulted a woman at his Prairieville home in 2022.
Spanish footballer Rafa Mir has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison for sexual assault and assault causing injury. The Valencia court ruling marks another significant case in Spain's intensifying reckoning with misconduct in sports.
Marius Borg Høiby, son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of two rape charges. The high-profile case has drawn international scrutiny given his royal family connection.