Rape news headlines

A woman who was gang-raped in her own bedroom in southwest Sydney says she is "scared of the world".

Christian Brueckner will remain in prison another year because he is still serving a seven-year sentence for rape in a different case.

Lawyers of Gisèle Pelicot have argued the videos were crucial for a full understanding of the extraordinary trial.

A magistrate had previously deemed that he was an unacceptable risk to the community.

More than 20 female ex-Harrods employees have accused Mohamed Al Fayed, whose son died along with Princess Diana in a high-speed car crash in Paris, of sexual assault.

A Queensland man has been arrested in Thailand and is being deported back to Australia after he allegedly left the country while charged with rape.

The judge said he was only remorseful for his own situation and showed no empathy towards his victims.

Dominique Pélicot's testimony is the most important moment so far in a trial that has shocked and gripped France, and raised new awareness about sexual violence

Whether a man is found to have joined a gang rape of two teens or watched from the sidelines will depend on a judge believing one of the victims saw shadows of her attackers on the body of her naked friend.

It remains to be seen whether the new charges will be included in the retrial, as prosecutors hope, or handled as a separate case by the court.

"It's unbearable," she told the court in the southern French city of Avignon in an hour of testimony. "I have so much to say that I don't always know where to start."

Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne will fight a lawsuit brought by his former rape accuser after he was cleared of criminal allegations over her claims.

A man is on trial accused of repeatedly drugging and raping his wife, as well as encouraging dozens of other men to rape her in their home while she was unconscious, court documents show.

Authorities and his former foster family doubted his death.

The divisive influencer accused of human trafficking and rape complained to reporters as he was ushered into a police van.

Joel Nathan Fitzpatrick Burtt, 22, has pleaded not guilty to a myriad physical and sexual assault charges.

A 40-year-old Russia-born man was charged with "conducting intelligence work on behest of a foreign power" with an aim to "provoke hostilities in France".

Australia's athletes have again been reminded to focus on their safety in the wake of the suspected rape of an Australian tourist in Paris and an attack on TV broadcast staff working at the Olympic Games.

Australia's Olympians have been advised not to wear their uniforms outside the athletes' village.

According to the reports, the woman sought refuge in a kebab shop on Boulevard de Clichy about 5am on Saturday.

Ahmed Al-Sudani was arrested at a medical centre in Arncliffe last week, accused of sexually assaulting women during consults.

Another guilty verdict has been delivered against one of three men who gang-raped three women at their rented property during a buck's weekend.

Three men have been found guilty of luring three women to be gang-raped in an  apartment they were renting for a buck's party weekend.

Anthony John Clowes pleaded not guilty to one count of rape at the start of a Brisbane District Court trial.

Nearly three decades after two young women were found with their throats slashed in Virginia's Shenandoah National Park, federal authorities announced that they have identified a now-deceased serial rapist from Ohio as the person they believe was responsible for the killings.

Lawyers for former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann plan to argue he has no case to answer when rape charges against him return to court.

A Pakenham man was denied bail in court after being charged over the alleged rape of a 19-year-old passenger.

A 43-year-old rideshare driver has been charged following the alleged rape of a woman in Melbourne.

The 27-year-old was arrested and has been refused bail.

The 44-year-old is believed to be driving a grey ute as police urge residents to keep an eye out.

"It has been five years of criminal and civil trials and government inquiries for the truth to finally be heard."

A jury has found a married couple guilty of having sexually assaulted a teenage girl after they gave her cannabis and alcohol at a house party.

Police swoop on more men in shocking case that has shone a new spotlight on the endemic problem of sexual violence against women in India.

The woman and her husband were allegedly ambushed by seven men after setting up an overnight camp in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.

Former footballer Jarryd Hayne will again try to overturn his rape convictions after being jailed in his third trial.

Advances in DNA forensics technology have lead to the arrest of a man who allegedly raped a woman in a Jurien Bay hotel bathroom almost a decade ago.

The documents are expected to include names of convicted paedophile's accusers, prominent businesspeople, politicians and potentially more.

An elusive U.S. fugitive accused of faking his own death and traveling the globe to avoid rape charges has been extradited to Utah from Scotland, the Utah County prosecutor’s office said.

More than two decades after fishermen found the body of a man wrapped in chains in a lake, police may have positively identified the body.

The former Liberal staffer's lawyers are intending to cross-examine witnesses in an attempt to prevent allegations of rape from proceeding to trial.

She felt she couldn't retain her parliamentary job if she reported the alleged assault to police, a court has heard.

The security guard told the court she carried out a welfare check on Brittany Higgins.

The man claims he was tricked into pleading guilty to 62 offences including grievous bodily harm, deprivation of liberty, torture and 18 counts of rape.

The ex-Liberal staffer has again denied sexually assaulting Brittany Higgins as she was unconscious or semi-conscious on a federal minister's couch.

A serial violent sex offender has been brought to justice almost 40 years after raping a woman and rendering her unconscious by bashing her head on a garden bed.

The 67-year-old faces charges of sexual intercourse without consent and sexually touching another person without consent.

The senior police offier has been jailed for nearly five years for rape and sexual assault.

During the defamation proceedings, Wilkinson opted to hire separate legal representation than Ten.

A high-profile man accused of rape has been denied a court order to keep his name suppressed but he still cannot be identified.

Men who "stealth" and take off condoms during sex without the other person's knowledge or consent will be charged with rape if law reforms in Queensland, which also crackdown on what constitutes consent, are passed.