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3 Jan
Renowned hip-hop couple T.I. and Tiny, whose real names are Clifford Harris and Tameka Harris, find themselves entangled in a new legal battle as a woman, identified as Jane Doe, has come forward with disturbing allegations of sexual assault dating back to 2005. According to documents obtained by TMZ, the woman claims she was assaulted…
31 Dec
Grammy-award-winning artist and US television star Paula Abdul has accused a producer on the singing contest show "American Idol" of sexual assault, according to a California lawsuit.
30 Dec
Jermaine Jackson, the eldest brother of the late Michael Jackson and a founding member of the legendary Jackson 5, faces a sexual assault lawsuit alleging an incident from the late 1980s. Rolling Stone obtained the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles on Wednesday, December 28, 2023. The plaintiff, Rita Barrett, details an encounter with Jackson at…
28 Dec
An Ado-Ekiti magistrate’s court, yesterday, remanded a 35-year-old man, Gboyega Ogunlola, at the correctional centre in the Ekiti State capital for alleged sexual assault charges. Police prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi, had earlier told the court that Ogunlola defiled a 14-year-old girl at Iworoko-Ekiti on December 18. He said the victim was running an errand for…
12 Dec
Three Japanese ex-soldiers were found guilty Tuesday but given only suspended jail sentences for sexually assaulting a female colleague who won praise but also online hate for going public with her accusations. Rina Gonoi, 24, broke the mould by speaking out publicly last year about her ordeal in 2021 in a country where the #MeToo…
11 Dec
Thailand's first Olympic gold medal winner has been accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl, police said Monday, an allegation he denies
8 Dec
An Asaba-based legal practitioner and human rights activist, Favour Enuji, has raised the alarm over the state of a 17-year-old, Chiemere Nneji, allegedly dying at a police cell in Agbor, where he is detained after a court conviction.
24 Nov
Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing a new lawsuit accusing him of sexually assaulting a woman he drugged on a date in 1991. The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, is one of the last brought under New York's Adult Survivors Act, which allows victims of sexual abuse to file claims regardless of when the alleged…
21 Nov
Justice Abiola Soladoye of a Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, yesterday, sentenced 65-year-old Igwe Ambrose to double life imprisonment for inserting his fingers into the private parts of his tenant’s under-aged children.
20 Nov
The Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Lagos has sentenced 65-year-old landlord Igwe Ambrose to double life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his tenant's children. Ambrose faced a four-count charge related to sexual assault by penetration and indecent treatment of a child. The victims, aged 7 and 11, were subjected to the heinous acts…
9 Nov
An internationally known musician, who has previously graced the stage at Carnegie Hall, has filed a lawsuit against former CEO of the Recording Academy, Neil Portnow, alleging sexual assault. The lawsuit claims that the assault took place during a meeting between the two in New York City in 2018, in which the victim states she…
9 Nov
The police in Ogun State have arrested a secondary school teacher, identified as Olaniran Lateef Adewale, over alleged sexual assaults and kidnapping of two young ladies in their 20s.

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