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Woman in SF Chinatown Assaulted By Lurking Robbers in Broad Daylight
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with a statement from SFPD and Officer Robert Rueca who described further details about the robbery. Footage of a robbery and assault on Sunday in San Francisco’s Chinatown has been circulating on social media.
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SF Security Guards Suspended Over Response to Assaulted Elderly Chinese Man
Two security guards who responded to the assault on an elderly Chinese man collecting cans in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood have been suspended and put on administrative leave after a video showing how they handled the scene surfaced online. “I would say that with all due…
· Editorial Staff
Elderly Chinese Man Assaulted in SF IDENTIFIED: 5 Facts You Need to Know
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with more accurate information from the Community Youth Center of San Francisco (CYCSF). San Francisco police have announced that they have identified the elderly Chinese man who was robbed and assaulted on the street while collecting…
· Editorial Staff
Elderly Chinese Man Collecting Cans in SF Assaulted by Group in Heartbreaking Viral Video
This story has been updated to include a statement from the San Francisco Police Department. A video that has been circulating online since Sunday night has angered the San Francisco community and many are demanding answers.
· Carl Samson
Student in LA Assaulted and Sent to Emergency Room Over Coronavirus Fears
A 16-year-old student in Los Angeles ended up in the emergency room after suffering from physical assault brought on by fears of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The male student, who is said to be of an “Asian background,” needed to undergo an MRI due to the event,…
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Evelyn Yang Reveals She Was Sexually Assaulted by Columbia University Doctor While Pregnant
Evelyn Yang, whose husband is Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, has revealed a shattering secret she hasn’t even told her own parents — she is a sexual assault survivor. She’s coming forward now after reading a letter sent to her husband from a woman who decided to…
· Bryan Ke
College Professor Violently Assaults Female Colleague for Not Loving Her Back
A professor and chair of Art Studio at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts is facing attempted murder charges for allegedly beating her colleague of 14 years with a rock, garden shears and fire poker. Rie Hachiyanagi, a 48-year-old art professor from South Hadley, was…
· Carl Samson
Wealthy Tycoon’s Son Named ‘World’s Worst Rapist’ for Assaulting Nearly 200 Men
An Indonesian doctorate student is now being shamed as the “world’s worst rapist” after being convicted of 159 sex-related offenses in the U.K. Reynhard Sinaga, 36, was sentenced to life with a minimum of 30 years for his crimes — which included 136 rapes — against 48 men over a…
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Journalist Wins $30,000 in Sex Assault Case That Sparked Japan’s #MeToo Movement
A journalist in Japan who accused a high-profile television reporter of raping her in 2015 won around 3.3 million yen ($30,000) in damages in a Tokyo court on Wednesday. Judge Akihiro Suzuki said in his ruling that he found 30-year-old Shiori Ito’s account in a civil lawsuit of…
· Bryan Ke
Korean Singer ATONE Saves Woman From Being Sexually Assaulted By U.S. English Teacher
Social media users are praising Im Ji Hyun, better known by his stage name ATONE, for bravely saving a woman from an attempted sexual assault in the hands of an American English teacher. The incident happened on the morning of Nov. 30 when an English teacher, who was later…
· Bryan Ke
Indian American UIC Student in Chicago Sexually Assaulted, Strangled to Death
A man has been charged for the death of a 19-year-old Indian American student who attended the University of Illinois at Chicago. The suspect, identified as 26-year-old Donald Thurman, who is not associated with the university, was arrested on Sunday near the Blue line train…
· Carl Samson
Obsessive Fan Stalks, Assaults Japanese Idol By Zooming in on Her Eyes
A Japanese “sasaeng” fan took stalking to a whole new level after finding the address of his favorite idol by zooming in on the reflection of her surroundings in her eyes. Hibiki Sato, 26, started picking up clues from a train station reflected in J-pop star Ena Matsuoka’s eyes,…
· Carl Samson
Teen Protester Shot by HK Police Charged With Rioting, Assaulting an Officer
A Hong Kong teenager who was fired upon by police at an anti-ELAB (Extradition Law Amendment Bill) protest earlier this week has been charged with rioting and assaulting an officer. Tsang Chi-kin, 18, was reportedly shot point-blank in the chest at a demonstration that escalated…
· Carl Samson
Singapore Man Convicted of Sexual Assault Gets No Jail Because of His Good Grades
An undergraduate student at the National University of Singapore (NUS) — currently Asia’s top university — has reportedly avoided prison for molesting a woman thanks to his stellar academic record. Terence Siow Kai Yuan, 23, was accused of touching a woman twice on her thigh and…
· Carl Samson
Man Accused of Assaulting Woman Outside Bar Said He Was ‘Waiting For This All Night’
A woman in Texas has taken to Twitter to expose a man who allegedly touched her without consent in public after pulling down her outfit as she walked out of a bar with a group of friends last week. User @aimeiji, who lives in Dallas-Fort Worth, says she has never felt so…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Family Brutally Assaulted in Their Home By ‘Delivery Man’ in Broad Daylight
A man who left members of a Chinese family bleeding, unconscious and utterly terrified in a violent daylight robbery in suburban England is now being hunted by local police. The incident, which was caught on surveillance footage, took place at the family’s home in Luton,…
· Ryan General
Woman Assaults Elderly SF Lyft Driver on Camera, Police Let Her Walk Free
A Lyft driver’s daughter in San Francisco shared disturbing images on social media showing her father being assaulted by an intoxicated female passenger on Market and Noe Street last week. On a Facebook post Thursday evening, user Ionny Hwang released photos and dashcam footage…
· Carl Samson
China Praises Students for Alleged Assault on Hong Kong Supporters at Auckland University
China praised a group of mainland students who clashed with Hong Kong students protesting against the city’s controversial extradition bill at the University of Auckland in New Zealand on Monday. The scuffle, which resulted in one Hong Kong student falling to the ground, took…
· Carl Samson
‘Stupid Pig!’: Student Reportedly Assaulted at University of Auckland for Not ‘Respecting China’
A female student from Hong Kong was shoved to the ground while trying to break up a fight between other students who had been arguing over “respecting China” in relation to the city’s now-“dead” extradition bill. The fight, which was caught on video, took place in a food court…
· Ryan General
Asian Australian Couple Assaulted By Racist Teens Shouting ‘Ching Chong’
An Asian couple was minding their own business in Melbourne when they were suddenly attacked by a group of racist teens. On Friday, Facebook user Vital shared the incident he and his girlfriend had to go through one evening as they were looking for something to eat along Chapel…