Sexual assault

PSG's Neymar controls the ball during the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Angers at the Parc des Princes in Paris, France, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
October 07, 2020 - 11:38 pm

Rio judge ends Neymar's cybercrime probe linked to rape case

SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian judge has closed an investigation into possible cybercrimes violations involving soccer star Neymar, a case linked to a woman’s rape allegation that led to no charges against him, The Associated Press learned Wednesday night. A person close to the investigation with...
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FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2018 file photo, Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo, center, is flanked by his girlfriend Georgina, left, and his son Cristiano Jr, as he sits in the stands during a Champions League, group H soccer match between Juventus and Young Boys, at the Allianz stadium in Turin, Italy. Ronaldo's legal fight with a woman who accuses the international soccer star of raping her in his suite at a Las Vegas resort more than 10 years ago is heading toward a court hearing before a federal judge in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
October 06, 2020 - 3:18 pm

US judge points Ronaldo rape case in Las Vegas toward trial

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo’s legal fight with a woman who accuses the international soccer star of raping her in his suite at a Las Vegas resort more than 10 years ago is heading toward a trial before a federal judge in Nevada. No date was immediately set, but U.S. District Judge Jennifer...
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September 16, 2020 - 12:34 pm

Woman sues Univ. of Wisconsin over Cephus' reinstatement

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A woman who accused former Badgers football player Quintez Cephus of sexual assault in 2018 is suing the University of Wisconsin-Madison over its decision to reverse Cephus’ expulsion and allow him back on the football team. While a university investigation concluded Cephus “...
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August 24, 2020 - 1:11 pm

Afghans fail to arrest ex-soccer head on sex abuse charges

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Supporters of the former head of Afghanistan's soccer federation, who is accused of sexually assaulting and harassing several players on the women's national team, prevented Afghan special forces from arresting him, officials said Monday. FIFA imposed a life ban and a fine...
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July 29, 2020 - 8:27 am

Dallas Mavericks Deny Sexual Assault Allegation Made Against Executive

As the NBA season gets set to resume in the Orlando bubble on Friday, the Dallas Mavericks find themselves in the middle of another alleged sexual misconduct incident.
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July 27, 2020 - 11:59 pm

Ex-49er Dana Stubblefield convicted of raping disabled woman

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Former San Francisco 49er Dana Stubblefield was convicted Monday of the rape of a developmentally disabled woman, after prosecutors said he lured the victim to his home with the promise of a babysitting job. A jury found Stubblefield, 49, guilty of rape by force, oral...
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FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2015, file photo, Buffalo Bills strong safety Bacarri Rambo talks to reporters after the team's NFL football game against the New York Jets in East Rutherford, N.J. Rambo, a former NFL player and University of Georgia standout, has been arrested and charged with raping a UGA student, authorities said. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
June 16, 2020 - 7:33 pm

Police: Ex-NFL player charged with raping UGA student

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A former NFL player and University of Georgia football standout has been arrested and charged with raping a UGA student, authorities said. Bacarri Jamon Rambo, 29, was charged Monday with rape, news outlets reported. He was being held at the Athens-Clarke County Jail without bond...
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May 21, 2020 - 3:58 pm

NFL player sues United over incident with another passenger

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An NFL player is suing United Airlines, saying he was harassed and sexually assaulted by an intoxicated female passenger on a red-eye flight in February. The player said in a lawsuit that soon after boarding the cross-country flight, a woman sitting in the same row confronted him...
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Abuse survivor Robert Stone, left, shows his emotion with JP DesCamp as they speak to the media in Ypsilanti on Thursday, March 5, 2020. (Max Ortiz/Detroit News via AP)
March 05, 2020 - 6:10 pm

Abuse allegations, calls for state inquiry build in Michigan

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — More men came forward Thursday with allegations of sexual abuse by a late doctor at the University of Michigan, as the state's attorney general insisted that the school must commit to cooperating with her office before she would move to begin an independent investigation...
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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan shows Dr. Robert E. Anderson. A University of Michigan hotline has received more than 100 “unique complaints” about Dr. Anderson, a late physician accused of sexual abuse by former patients, including athletes who encountered him as a team doctor, the school announced Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. He died in 2008. (Robert Kalmbach/Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan via AP)
March 03, 2020 - 11:50 am

Universities follow similar playbook in sex assault response

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As mass sexual assault scandals, some dating back decades, roil universities across the country, the schools are seemingly drawing from the same playbook in their responses. Whether a large state school like the University of Michigan, or a private one like Baylor University in...
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