Sexual harassment/assault

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...

Trump has continued to be pressed about his previous relationship with Epstein, who died in prison in 2019 as he faced sex-trafficking charges.

Epstein files expected to start reaching lawmakers this week

The saga has abated somewhat but will likely will flare up again when lawmakers return to Washington from their summer recess next month

Before taking office in January, US President Donald Trump promised to release more information about Epstein, who right-wing conspiracy theorists allege trafficked young girls for VIPs.

Trump says fell out with Epstein because he was taking Mar-a-Lago spa staff

[ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE] US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he fell out with Jeffrey Epstein because the convicted sex offender had poached staff from his club’s spa, including the woman at ...

US President Donald Trump’s attempts to stop Epstein speculation clash with the fact that his own supporters are the ones who have most pushed conspiracy theories - and believed that Trump would resolve the mysteries.

Trump claims Obama ‘coup’ as Epstein questions mount

[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump sought on Tuesday to distract from the growing furor over his administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal by pushing extraordinary claims that B...

In a courtroom sketch, Sean "Diddy" Combs reacts as the jury foreperson and courtroom deputy read the verdict before US District Judge Arun Subramanian during Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City, New York, July 2, 2025.

Sean Combs acquitted of sex trafficking, convicted on lesser charge

[NEW YORK] Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was found not guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking on Wednesday but convicted of a less serious prostitution charge after a high-profile marathon trial ...

Cassie Ventura's friend Bryana Bongolan (right) leaves the Federal court after testifying during the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking and racketeering trial in Manhattan, New York City, June 4, 2025.

Witness testifies Sean Combs dangled her from balcony

[NEW YORK] A woman told US jurors on Wednesday that hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs dangled her over a 17th-story balcony before throwing her onto furniture in an attack that left her traumatised and...