Category: sexual assault

False Statistics Used to Push New Laws, Deceive the Australian Public

Commentary How can Australians have trust in our institutions if governments can be hoodwinked into passing draconian legislation as a result of false, misleading statistics? Last year, debate over controversial sexual consent laws passing through the New South Wales (NSW) parliament was dominated by false statistics on sexual assault that wrongly claimed five times more…


Australian Open Fans Barred From Entry Over ‘Where Is Peng Shuai?’ T-shirts

Tennis Australia’s security has stopped two spectators from entering Melbourne Park for the Australian Open after they refused to remove their shirts featuring a message supporting female Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai. On Friday, Australian human rights activist Drew Pavlou uploaded a video on Twitter in which his friend Max Mok and another tennis fan…


Teen Convicted in Loudoun School Sex Assaults Sentenced, Must Register as Sex Offender

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—The teenage boy responsible for two sexual assault cases in Loudoun County schools on Jan. 12 was sentenced to probation at a residential treatment facility until his 18th birthday in July 2024. Judge Pamela L. Brooks of the Loudoun County Juvenile Court also ordered him to be placed on the sex offender registry,…


Judge Orders Loudoun County Teenager on Sex Offender Registry, Parents of Victim Pleaded Against Jail Time

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—The teenage boy responsible for two sexual assault cases in Loudoun County schools on Jan. 12 was sentenced to probation at a residential treatment facility until his 18th birthday in July 2024. Judge Pamela L. Brooks of the Loudoun County Juvenile Court also ordered him to be placed on the sex offender registry,…


Bail Hearing Continues for Canadian Fashion Designer Peter Nygard

TORONTO—A bail hearing for Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard, who faces charges of sexual assault and forcible confinement, continued for a second day Friday before being adjourned to late next week. Nygard, born in Finland, faces charges in both Canada and the United States in connection with incidents that allegedly occurred between 1987 and 2006. He has denied all wrongdoing. The 80-year-old appeared…


Tennis Star Peng Shuai Denies Sexual Assault in Interview, Raises More Concern

​​Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said on Dec. 19 that she had never accused anyone of sexually assaulting her, and that her post on social media had been misunderstood. In a six-minute interview with Singapore’s pro-Beijing Chinese-language media Lianhe Zaobao, Peng said she was not under house arrest and her posts were misunderstood. On Nov….


Tennis Star Peng Shuai Walks Back Sexual Assault Claim in Interview

​​Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said on Dec. 19 that she had never accused anyone of sexually assaulting her, and that her post on social media had been misunderstood. In a six-minute interview with Singapore’s pro-Beijing Chinese-language media Lianhe Zaobao, Peng said she was not under house arrest and her posts were misunderstood. On Nov….


Bail Hearing for Peter Nygard Scheduled for January

TORONTO—A bail hearing for Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is set to take place next month. The Jan. 6 date was set this morning in a brief hearing in a Toronto court. Nygard, who faces sexual assault charges, did not attend. He has denied all allegations. The former head of a multimillion-dollar clothing company was…


Pedophile Priest Who Sexually Abused Students to Be Jailed in Sydney

A Catholic priest who sexually abused a dozen young boys in the 1980s at a prestigious boy’s college will be jailed in Sydney on Friday. Anthony William Peter Caruana, a former teacher, music conductor, rugby coach and dormitory master, is due to be sentenced in the New South Wales (NSW) District Court for 26 offences…


Military’s Former Head of Human Resources Charged With Sexual Assault, Indecent Acts

OTTAWA—Military police say they have charged the former head of human resources for the Canadian Armed Forces with one count of sexual assault. The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service says Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson has also been charged with one count of indecent acts. The charges come weeks after Defence Minister Anita Anand announced she had…