Cuomo Stands in a Long Line of Politicians Accused of Mistreating Women

Nearly all have faced calls to resign, and only some have heeded them. But few have faced an inquiry as expansive and public as the one into the New York governor’s actions.

Megachurch Co-Founder Is Charged With Concealing Child Sexual Abuse

The Australian police alleged that Brian Houston, senior pastor at Hillsong, had failed to report assault by his father in the 1970s.

Nxivm Member Avoids Prison After Helping to Convict Sex Cult Leader

Lauren Salzman, who detailed the group’s inner workings during four days of testimony at Keith Raniere’s trial, was sentenced to probation.

Former Dance Instructor Accused of Sexual Assault in Lawsuit

Mitchell Taylor Button was accused of abuse, and his wife, Dusty Button, a dancer with a large Instagram following, was accused of participating in some of it but not named as a defendant.

Opinion | Can the Left Regulate Sex?

Cultural progressives need to choose between using their new power for liberation or regulation.

Leader of Nxivm Sex Cult Ordered to Pay $3.4 Million to Victims

The compensation to 21 victims includes payments to remove brandings of Keith Raniere’s initials that were seared into some women’s skin.

Britain Introduces Measures to Curb Street Harassment and Violence Against Women

The proposals come months after Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old marketing executive, was raped and murdered. She disappeared as she walked home from a friend’s house in South London.

Harvey Weinstein Is Transferred to California to Face Sex Crime Charges

The disgraced movie producer will soon stand trial again — this time in the city where he made his name.

‘Nobody Believed Me’: How Rape Cases Get Dropped

While the Me Too movement led to greater awareness about the prevalence of rape, prosecutors in New York City still struggle to prove sexual assault accusations.

Pushing Beyond Sex Assault, Gillibrand Faces Resistance to Military Bill

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York has spent years building support for a measure to remove commanders from decisions about prosecuting sex crimes, but some colleagues now worry it goes too far.

How Jeffrey Epstein Got Away With It

In “Perversion of Justice,” Julie K. Brown expands on her explosive 2018 series for The Miami Herald on the notorious financier to explore how he was able to avoid criminal prosecution for sex crimes for so long.

Biden endorses a major change in how the military handles sexual assault cases.

A growing movement supports independent investigations and prosecutions of sexual assault cases, outside of the military chain of command.

Opinion | There’s One Man to Blame for Bill Cosby’s Release

The roots of the Cosby reversal were years in the making.

‘Overwhelmed and Devastated’: Cosby’s Accusers on Decision to Free Him

Many of the women who accused Bill Cosby of sexual misconduct, and worse, said they were disheartened by the ruling of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Facebook Messages Lead to Sexual Assault Charge in 2013 Case

Shannon Keeler spent years pressing the authorities to file charges in an assault she said had happened when she was a student at Gettysburg College. The break came last year in a series of online messages.

Bill Cosby Freed as Court Overturns His Sex Assault Conviction

The entertainer had been serving a three- to 10-year sentence in a prison outside Philadelphia.

Catholic Church in Poland Discloses Hundreds of Sexual Abuse Accusations

Church authorities said they had received 368 reports of the sexual abuse, and almost half involved children under 15.

Defense Secretary Backs Changes to Military Law on Sexual Assault

A legislative clash looms over whether the military justice system should be overhauled to change the way all serious crimes are handled.

Frenchwoman Who Killed Her Abusive Husband Won’t Serve More Jail Time

Valérie Bacot said her stepfather turned husband raped her as a child and had abused her for years. A court decided on a sentence that left her on parole but free from imprisonment.

Prosecutors Drop Rape Investigation Against French TV News Anchor

Several women had accused Patrick Poivre d’Arvor, a household name in France, of rape, sexual assault and harassment. But prosecutors cited a lack of evidence and an expired statute of limitations.