The Latest Breaking News from sexual assault

British actor Micheal Ward has been charged with rape and sexual assault, according to police

The 27-year-old is accused of offences against one woman in January 2023.

Trial that sparked debate over Canadian hockey’s sexual assault culture ends after judge says allegations not ‘credible’

Five former Canada world junior hockey players have been acquitted of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room in 2018 after Ontario Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia said the Crown failed to prove its case and that the victim’s evidence was neither credible nor reliable.

The verdict is in on the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team — all five have been acquitted.

A summary of the report obtained by the Guardian found no specific issue with how the club handled a report of abuse but improvements could have been made

An Ontario judge is delivering her ruling in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team, saying she did not find the complainant’s testimony to be credible

Police-recorded offences of shoplifting and theft from the person remain at record levels.

The combined measure has been produced to help the government monitor its ambition to halve VAWG in a decade

It is the first time an estimate has been made of the combined prevalence of the crime types.

Alex Salmond has been cleared of a historic sexual assault claim