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Cornell’s president is speaking out over an alleged gang rape of a student at a fraternity house in 2024, calling it “deeply disturbing.” Michael Kotlikoff said it would weigh on the university for years to come and pledged greater transparency amid mounting outrage over the school’s handling of the case. He described the past week...

A man who previously worked for the Edmonton Police Service was in court Monday for Day 1 of his retrial. Yasin Cetin, 33, is facing sexual assault and child luring charges. Jasmine King reports from the law courts.

WARNING: This video contains disturbing content. Viewer discretion is advised. Just days after the case of an alleged gang rape of a student at Cornell University in 2024 was reopened, the governor of New York has appointed a special prosecutor to oversee the investigation. Jackson Proskow reports.

Two young Nova Scotia hockey players appeared in Truro Provincial Court today on sexual assault charges stemming from a 2025 assault. While one boy prepares to head to trial, another is admitting his involvment. Ella MacDonald has the latest.

The sexual assault trial of ‘Trailer Park Boys’ star Mike Smith is over before it could even begin. The Crown Thursday told the judge they would be submitting no evidence in the matter, and the defence motioned for the charge to be dismissed, which was granted. Ella MacDonald reports with the latest.

A man convicted of drugging and violently assaulting vulnerable women has been sentenced to 12 years behind bars. Richard Mantha was convicted in the spring after multiple trial delays and on Thursday, he and the women he victimized learned his sentence. Elissa Carpenter reports

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in New York in 2006. A New York jury re-convicted Weinstein last year for forcibly assaulting former TV production assistant Miriam Haley. He was first convicted and sentenced in 2020, but New York’s highest court overturned that...

Nova Scotia RCMP say they’re investigating after a school teacher in Pictou County was arrested this week for a range of alleged assaults. Police say 53-year-old Matthew Donahoe now faces several charges including sexual assault, all stemming from the first week of the school year.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul spoke out Friday about the ongoing investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a female Cornell University student in 2024. “This young woman had already endured something that is utterly unspeakable and that, at every turn, she has failed by people and institutions with an obligation to protect her,” Hochul...

WATCH: A Saskatoon man is facing charges after five victims, aged around 10-years-old, alleged the staff member sexually interfered with them, police said.  

Transcona city councillor Russ Wyatt has confirmed to Global News he will be running for re-election despite facing sexual assault charges.

A 30-year-old Lethbridge man has been charged with multiple sexual offences involving two young girls. Lethbridge police say that between June 2024 and May 2026, a 12-year-old girl and a 10-year-old girl were allegedly assaulted by the same man.

A 63-year-old Pickering art teacher has been arrested in a sexual assault investigation involving two female children in Pickering and Toronto. Faruk Dewan was arrested and charged with 11 counts of sexual assault and 11 counts of sexual interference with a person under 16. Police are concerned there may be more victims.

Toronto police are searching for a man who is accused of sexually assaulting a 6-year-old child. As Victoria Femia reports, the assault happened at a busy Toronto park.

The Peterborough Regional Health Centre has expanded specialized care for people who have experienced sexual assault or domestic violence. The change means more in-person support. Marc Woodhouse explains what this looks like and where other gaps remain.

Russ Wyatt, the Winnipeg city councillor for Transcona, is facing new charges, including sexual assault, police said.

Russ Wyatt, the Winnipeg city councillor facing criminal charges including sexual assault, appeared at a community committee meeting at City Hall Thursday.

Russ Wyatt, the Winnipeg city councillor facing criminal charges including sexual assault, appeared at a community committee meeting at City Hall Thursday. Toni De Guzman has more on the response to his latest charges.

A Nova Scotia teacher is facing charges of assault, sexual assault and administering a noxious substance following an alleged incident at a pre-primary to Grade 8 school in Pictou County. RCMP said their officers have “identified other victims of similar assaults” that happened this school year – which began three weeks ago. They also believe...

Public outcry is growing over allegations of gang rape at a Cornell university fraternity house. On Monday, a US prosecutor reopened the case and now, local sexual assault centres are asking broader questions about the systems in place to protect survivors of sexual assault. Caryn Lieberman reports.