Sexual assault

Pronouncing the quantum of sentence, the judge said the four main accused — lift operator Ravikumar, 56, plumber Suresh, 32, and security guards Abishek, 28, and Palani, 40, — deserved no leniency. read more

A Telugu actor took to Twitter to talk about how he was raped when he was a child. He said ‘everything hurts’ and told parents to be more aware of their child’s safety. read more

On January 10 night, the girl hailing from coastal Ganjam district had gone out to relieve herself when she was approached by a 19-year-old man who asked her to come with him. Though the girl knew the man, she refused to do go with him. He then called... read more

A bench of justices AM Khanwikar and Dinesh Maheshwari, however, held that Dileep can inspect the video contained in the memory card subject to certain conditions to secure the privacy of the actress who was assaulted. read more

Joel Le Scouarnec, 68, is set to go on trial in March for the rape of a neighbour’s daughter, sexual assault and indecent exposure. read more

The man’s five family members were also booked on charges of beating up the woman, police said, adding that the case is being investigated. read more

The DCW said it has issued a notice to Delhi Police on Thursday seeking details on action taken. The incident occurred on June 29. read more

Another judge asked whether a 12-year-old girl’s loss of virginity constituted serious harm. read more

Police said the sexual assault took place on May 26 but the woman’s family approached them on after one of the accused called them to demand money and threatened to circulate the video of the crime on social media. read more

The fact remains that many of the cases of sexual assault reported to the police dealing with the 16-18 years-old children are consensual in nature and are generally reported at the behest of girl’s parents who disapprove of the teenagers’ conduct read more

The assailants then dragged them out of the car and took them to a vacant spot on the banks of the canal, where they called six to seven more persons and raped the woman. read more

During the trial, the government admitted evidence demonstrating that Ramamoorthy had digitally penetrated the woman sleeping next to him during the overnight flight. read more

A 20-year-old unemployed man, identified as Sunil Kumar, has confessed to raping and killing at least nine girls aged between three and seven in New Delhi, Gurugram, Jhansi and Gwalior over two years, police said. read more

The incident took place late on Monday night when the accused entered the room of the old woman where she was sleeping alone. Hearing her groans, her relatives ran to the room and caught the man red handed. read more

#MeToo: It may be a trending topic right now, but sexual abuse is something parents should be talking about with their children all the time. read more