Rape news headlines

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.

A 13-year-old boy accused of raping a fellow patient crawled into her room to avoid being spotted by night-shift nurses, court documents claim.

The laws mean the identity of accused rapists and sex offenders can be reported.

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka started crying in front of police while detailing a night on which he allegedly raped a Tinder date at her home in Sydney.

Joshua Vassallo will spend 22 years behind bars for abusing them.

The actor, who has been in custody since May, sat in court wearing a suit and watched the women without visible reaction as they spoke.

The 26-year-old was extradited from Victoria on Thursday to Adelaide where he was arrested and charged with rape.

The former Liberal staffer's statement is the latest development to the ugly fallout from Walter Sofronoff's inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution.

A high-profile man who has been accused of rape is waiting on a request to access phone data from his alleged victim.

For two decades, the teen's family was tormented by thoughts of her killer being free.

"I am a monster," Daniel Rees said in remarks during his sentencing. "What I did is horrendous. The crime I did is horrendous."

The high-profile man, who is on bail and cannot be named for legal reasons, faces two charges of raping a woman in October 2021.

Malka Leifer will soon learn her fate after a marathon ordeal bringing her to justice for child sexual abuse.

Subpoenas have been filed for the pair to provide documents to the Federal Court.

The 32-year-old is facing one count of sexual intercourse without consent.

The prosecutors in the case of a high-profile man accused of rape in Queensland will seek advice on providing him copies of a medical report linked to the alleged victim.

The mocking and taunting of a young woman online, blamed for her own sexual assault, has been rebuked by a judge as amounting to a form of emotional rape.

Katy Gallagher has conceded she knew about allegations made by Brittany Higgins before they became public, but has denied misleading Parliament.

Bruce Lehrmann claims the ABC broadcast a speech by Brittany Higgins about an alleged rape because it intended to "hurt and harm" him.

Police are calling on the public in Victoria to help them find a serial rapist who has been eluding them for several weeks.

Late last year, a jury was unable to reach a verdict in the case against Masterson involving rape allegations by three women, and a Los Angeles judge declared a mistrial.

Frank Hu, 38, was sentenced to 29 years in prison by County Court Judge Trevor Wraight on Friday.

The inquiry into the handling of the trial of Bruce Lehrmann has heard explosive claims about the jury and the potential outcome of the case.

A jury has found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her US$5 million ($7 million.