Two women allege they were raped during filming of Married at First Sight UK

Former contestants allege there was not enough protection for cast during making of Channel 4 show

The Guardian
Deutscher Ärztetag: Medizinstudentinnen berichten von Übergriffen – Deutsches Ärzteblatt

Deutsches Ärzteblatt
The Big Questions About Jeffrey Epstein: What The Times Has Learned

Here is what we know about the sexual predator whose secrets spurred an international reckoning over money, power and complicity. Check back for updates.

The New York Times

I had missed this when it was first published, but it articulates something I've thought for literal decades: sexual abuse is but one form of misconduct; those who are will also steal and cheat in business/public office.

Sexual harassment, sexism, racism, abuse of power: It's all connected.

#SexualAbuse #SexualHarassment #Racism #Sexism

https://qz.com/1043588/the-al-capone-theory-of-sexual-harassment-can-help-silicon-valley-stop-hiring-horrible-people

NSPCC reports sharp rise in children being blackmailed over sexual images in UK

Charity says calls to its Childline service about online sexual abuse and exploitation have risen 36% in a year

The Guardian
US House leaders announce bipartisan effort to combat sexual misconduct in Congress

Announcement of taskforce comes after resignations of two congressmen amid sexual misconduct allegations

The Guardian

When an “old boy” thinks he can "SLAPP” a sexual harassment accusation made on a Facebook group... but then... FAFO bites.

"A B.C. mayor's lawsuit against a resident who claimed the mayor had sexually harassed a local resident has been dismissed by a B.C. Supreme Court judge who found sufficient evidence that the sexual harassment did in fact happen.”

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-mayo-defamation-suit-9.7195913

#BCPoli #Defamation #SexualHarassment

Mayor's defamation lawsuit over critic's Facebook posts dismissed by B.C. Supreme Court | CBC News

A B.C. mayor’s lawsuit against a resident who claimed the mayor had sexually harassed a local resident has been dismissed by a B.C. Supreme Court judge who found sufficient evidence that the sexual harassment did in fact happen.

CBC

He Was Fired for Sexually Harassing Students. California Allowed Him to Keep Teaching Anyway.
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Math teacher Jason Agan was deemed “unfit to teach.” But the finding was never made public. This is how the state allowed him — and dozens of other educators found to have committed sexual harassment or misconduct — to keep their credentials.
https://www.propublica.org/article/california-fired-teacher-sexual-harassment?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #California #SexualHarassment #Students #Teachers #Teaching #Education #Parents #Parenting #Children #SanFrancisco #BayArea #SF

He Was Fired for Sexually Harassing Students. California Allowed Him to Keep Teaching Anyway.

Math teacher Jason Agan was deemed “unfit to teach.” But the finding was never made public. This is how the state allowed him — and dozens of other educators found to have committed sexual harassment or misconduct — to keep their credentials.

ProPublica
Mayor's defamation lawsuit over critic's Facebook posts dismissed by B.C. Supreme Court
A B.C. mayor’s lawsuit against a resident who claimed the mayor had sexually harassed a local resident has been dismissed by a B.C. Supreme Court judge who found sufficient evidence that the sexual harassment did in fact happen.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-mayo-defamation-suit-9.7195913?cmp=rss

Men are ‘ballmaxxing’ their testicles until they’re inflated to the size of grapefruits

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/11/men-ballmaxxing-testicles-inflated-size-grapefruits-28320955/