Sexual harassment/assault

The jury awarded Jaylynn Dean US$8.5 million in compensatory damages but declined to award punitive damages.

Uber ordered to pay US$8.5 million in trial over driver sex assault claims

The company maintains that its drivers are independent contractors rather than employees

A courtroom sketch shows Marius Borg Hoiby (centre) during the first day of the trial in Oslo, Norway, Feb 3, 2026.

Son of Norway’s crown princess goes on trial, charged with rape

The charges have brought unwanted scrutiny to the Norwegian royal family

Ghislaine Maxwell and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor are seen in this image released by the US Department of Justice as part of a trove of documents from its investigation.

Trump administration denies cover-up over redacted Epstein files

US JUSTICE Department officials on Sunday denied redacting the Epstein files to protect President Donald Trump as criticism mounted over the partial and heavily-censored release of documents.

The US Justice Department began releasing the long-awaited records from the investigation into the politically explosive case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump administration begins release of Epstein files

Treasure trove includes celebrity photos, redacted files

Larry Summers (above) and Jeffrey Epstein corresponded for years, more than a decade after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from an underage girl.
THINKING ALOUD

Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein’s deeply troubling ties

New documents demonstrate catastrophic lapses in judgment and raise questions about the impunity of elite networks

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a press conference outside the Senate Chamber of the Capitol Building in Washington, Washington, D.C., Nov 19, 2025.

Trump faces moment of truth on explosive Epstein files

A BILL requiring the release of government records on Jeffrey Epstein headed Wednesday to Donald Trump for his signature, spurring a showdown over whether the US president will allow full disclosure -...

US President Donald Trump has accused Democrats of pushing an “Epstein hoax” after emails emerged in which the disgraced financier suggested Trump “knew about the girls”.

In reversal, Trump supports House vote to release Epstein files

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump said on Sunday he backed lawmakers’ efforts to release more files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, despite his previous opposition to the measure.

Sean "P Diddy" Combs was acquitted by a jury in July of the most serious charges against him - sex trafficking and racketeering - but convicted of two counts of transporting people across state lines for prostitution.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to more than four years in prison

SEAN “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to more than four years in prison on Friday for prostitution-related crimes, at the end of a dramatic court hearing during which the music mogul apologized and begged ...

The whistleblowers allege that Meta deleted or manipulated internal research showing children as young as 10 were exposed to sexual harassment, grooming and violence on its platforms in disclosures to Congress and federal regulators.

Former Meta researchers testify company buried child safety studies

META systematically suppressed internal research highlighting serious child safety risks on its virtual reality platforms, according to allegations from current and former employees who testified to C...