All news on the topic: Sexual assault

Online child exploitation is escalating worldwide, with experts warning of a sharp increase in AI-generated sexual abuse material — including deepfakes that digitally insert children’s faces into explicit photos and videos.

A manhunt has been launched after a woman was sexually assaulted in the woods during broad daylight.

A serial rapist who subjected three women to a horrific campaign of sexual abuse has been jailed.

The 65-year-old from County Cork is said to have sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl in west London on two occasions between September 6 and 12 in 1987.

A Sudanese immigrant accused of raping a British student had fled his home country months before the incident, a court has heard.

A former Royal Navy engineer shared her experience of self-protection from sexual harassment in the service, urging the British Army to take action following a report that concluded "active sexual predation is a problem" within the force.

An asylum seeker residing in a hotel who incited nationwide protests after sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl has been sentenced to 12 months in jail.

A teenager is alleged to have gone on a two-hour sexual assault rampage across London’s transport network.

Tories have claimed there is a “real risk” Scotland could fall behind England in dealing with child sexual abuse after MSPs voted down a bid to force research into grooming gangs.

A court in South Korea has acquitted a woman convicted six decades ago for biting off part of a man’s tongue during an alleged sexual assault, after she challenged the ruling, inspired by the country’s #MeToo movement.

A former senior noncommissioned army officer has admitted to sexually assaulting the teenage soldier Jaysley Beck, who later killed herself.

John Alford, star of London’s Burning and Grange HIll, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two girls aged 14 and 15.

An asylum seeker hotel resident has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl days after arriving in the UK on a small boat.

A woman who was subjected to a violent sexual assault in hospital was unlawfully killed, a coroner has ruled.

The French actor Gérard Depardieu has been ordered to stand trial on charges of raping and sexually assaulting the actor Charlotte Arnould at his Paris home in 2018.

A man has appeared in court in connection with an alleged sexual assault of an eight-year-old boy in his tent at Loch Ness Bay Campsite.

Queen Camilla experienced an attempted sexual assault as a teenager and defended herself using the heel of her shoe, as claimed in a new book about the monarchy.

The jury has gone out to consider its verdict in the trial of a Middlesbrough actor accused of raping two women. Rizwan Khan, 40, is alleged to have forced himself on the women in separate incidents a number of years ago.

A serial rapist who drugged victims and placed a hidden camera in an air freshener is facing a "lengthy" jail sentence, as detectives appealed for more victims to come forward.

A volunteer Metropolitan Police officer has been found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting a child.

A man who reportedly impersonated a police officer to track down and sexually assault women has been arrested in Spain.

A former star of London’s Burning engaged in sexual activity with an underage girl in a toilet and sexually assaulted another, a court was told.