Commentary What brilliant timing. Last month, Senator Lidia Thorpe’s sexual accusations in parliament captivated the media by putting sexual misconduct firmly back on the public agenda, detracting attention from Labor ministers under attack for misleading parliament. The Australian press uniformly took Ms. Thorpe’s allegations seriously, reiterating her claims of  sexual assault even though her own…

A report from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection says 252current or former school personnel committed or were accused of committing offences of a sexual nature against 548 children over a five-year span. It says another 38 personnel were criminally charged for child pornography-related offences during the same time frame of 2017 to 2021. “It…

American actor Kevin Spacey, star of House of Cards and numerous films, has been charged by police in London with four counts of sexual assault against three men. The Metropolitan Police said on Thursday it had been authorised by the Crown Prosecution Service to charge 62-year-old Kevin Spacey Fowler. Spacey has also been charged with causing…

MONTREAL—Former Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair was arrested today for the second time and is facing a new charge of sexual assault. A spokeswoman for the provincial prosecution service, Audrey Roy-Cloutier, confirmed on social media that Boisclair had been questioned by Montreal police. She said a charge of sexual assault was filed against him and…