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· William Yuk
Raveena Aurora reveals she was sexually assaulted on tour
Singer-songwriter Raveena Aurora revealed that she was recently sexually assaulted while on tour. In a Twitter post, the R&B artist wrote that the incident occurred “a few days ago” and that it was one of “the most devastating and heartbreaking times I’ve had in a really long…
· Bryan Ke
4 men plead guilty to conspiring to sexually assault sedated wives
Four men pleaded guilty to conspiring with other men to drug their wives with a sedative and have other men rape them afterward on Monday. The perpetrators were only identified as K, 45; L, 53; M, 45; and N, 37, under a court gag order to protect the wives' identities. Their…
· Michelle De Pacina
Group of men in India filmed recording 12-year-old assault victim while ignoring her cries for help
In a viral video, a group of Indian men can be seen surrounding an assaulted 12-year-old girl and filming her with their mobile phones in Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj district in India. The girl was reportedly soaked in blood and had severe injuries on her arms and head. In the…
· Bryan Ke
Constance Wu says her family hasn’t talked about her sexual assault: ‘Asian families avoid the uncomfortable conversations’
Constance Wu, 40, revealed that her family has not yet talked about the alleged rape incident she experienced in her 20s. “They haven't talked about it to me yet because Asian families avoid the uncomfortable conversations!” Wu told human rights activist Loretta J. Ross at the…
· Carl Samson
‘Expel China!’: UK protesters rally against China after assault of Hongkonger in Manchester consulate
Hundreds in the U.K. gathered in separate local protests on Sunday to denounce China and demand freedom for Hong Kong. The protests came a week after a Hong Kong national was assaulted at the Chinese consulate in Manchester, England, during a pro-democracy demonstration.…
· Carl Samson
‘I fear I may be silenced’: Hongkonger assaulted in Chinese consulate in Manchester denies Beijing’s version of events
Bob Chan, the pro-Hong Kong independence protester who was assaulted in the Chinese Consulate in Manchester, has rejected Beijing’s version of how the incident unfolded. “Let me say it again so I am clear: I was dragged into the consulate. I did not attempt to enter the…
· Carl Samson
China’s chief UK diplomat in Manchester involved in assault of Hong Kong protester at consulate
Chinese Consul-General Zheng Xiyuan has confirmed his involvement in the violence that erupted in Beijing’s consulate in Manchester, England, on Sunday. The chaos, which was caught on now-viral security footage, ensued as pro-Hong Kong democracy protesters marching outside the…
· Michelle De Pacina
93-year-old man suffers broken hip from unprovoked assault by stranger in Vancouver Chinatown
A 93-year-old man suffered a broken hip in an unprovoked attack in Vancouver’s Chinatown on Oct. 11. The Vancouver Police Department has released surveillance footage of the incident. Investigators have not yet identified the suspect. Vancouver Police are searching for a suspect…
· Ryan General
S. Korean religious leader who claims to be the messiah arrested on sexual assault charges
Jung Myung-seok, the 77-year-old leader of the controversial religious group Providence, was arrested on Tuesday over rape and molestation allegations. The self-proclaimed messiah, who founded Providence in 1978, is accused of sexually assaulting multiple women and is currently…
· Khier Casino
Chinese billionaire Richard Liu settles sexual assault lawsuit filed by Minnesota student
Chinese billionaire Liu Qiandong has settled a case with Liu Jingyao, a University of Minnesota graduate who accused the man of rape in Minneapolis in 2018. The settlement, which was announced by attorneys for both parties on Saturday, two days before the civil trial was…
· Khier Casino
NYPD asks for help after man follows woman into Chinatown apartment building and sexually assaults her
Surveillance footage showed a man sexually assaulting a woman in her New York City Chinatown apartment building. The attacker followed the 27-year-old woman into her building near Market Street and Madison Street on Sept. 24, the New York Police Department said. In the video,…
· Daniel Anderson
Constance Wu reveals alleged sexual assault in memoir excerpt
Constance Wu shared an excerpt from her new memoir “Making a Scene” with Vanity Fair on Monday in which she recalls an alleged sexual assault she experienced in her 20s. Wu says she was raped during a second date with a man named “Ty” and forgot about the sexual assault for…
· Michelle De Pacina
Viral video of 15-year-old girl walking home naked after alleged sexual assault in India sparks outrage
A 15-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped by five men who took her to a forest in Moradabad, India, on Sept. 1. The girl walked home naked for more than a mile on a busy road, where she was reportedly filmed by passers-by and pelted with stones. Surveillance…
· Michelle De Pacina
UC Berkeley assault being investigated as anti-Asian hate crime
An aggravated assault that allegedly took place near the University of California, Berkeley campus on Monday is being investigated as a possible anti-Asian hate crime by the school’s police department. The incident involved an attempt by an unknown assailant to assault an Asian…
· Carl Samson
VP of Boston bank arrested in connection with series of stabbings, sexual assaults dating back to 2003
Ivan Cheung, 42, of Quincy, Massachusetts, is facing multiple charges related to a series of sexual assaults involving two young girls and two women in Boston between 2003 and 2006. The victims include a 13-year-old girl, a 14-year-old girl, a 23-year-old woman and an…
· Michelle De Pacina
Babysitter sentenced to 20 years in prison in Japan for sexually assaulting 20 children
Hashimoto Akinori, 31, was found guilty of sexually assaulting 20 boys, aged 5 to 11, between August 2015 and December 2019. He was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment by the Tokyo District Court on Aug. 30. One of the ways Akinori, who was qualified as a child care worker,…
· Michelle De Pacina
NYPD search for 3 men accused of 19 assaults in less than 1 month, including off-duty officer whose skull was fractured
New York City Police Department officer Muhammad Chowdhury, 48, was brutally assaulted and robbed while he was off-duty and jogging in the Bronx on Aug. 23. He suffered a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain. He recently woke up from a medically induced coma. The suspects…
· Michelle De Pacina
Filipino veteran, 60, dies after being assaulted, robbed while bringing in groceries to his Baltimore home
Victor Malabayabas, a 60-year-old Filipino veteran, died from his injuries following an unarmed robbery in Baltimore, Maryland, on Aug. 20. Malabayabas moved to the U.S. from the Philippines in 1996, and he served in the U.S. Navy for more than a decade. He is also remembered as…
· Michelle De Pacina
Indian women protest release of Hindu men who sexually assaulted pregnant Muslim woman
Dozens of women protested in New Delhi, India, on Thursday after a court ordered the release of 11 Hindu men who gang-raped a pregnant Muslim woman and killed seven of her family members in 2002. Activists at the protest held signs that read “Protecting rapists and penalizing…
· Bryan Ke
Indian mother chops off boyfriend’s penis after catching him trying to sexually assault her daughter
A 36-year-old mother from Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district in India allegedly chopped off her boyfriend’s penis after she caught him attempting to rape her daughter in their home. The woman, whose name was not revealed, had purportedly just come home from work when she…