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Paris Saint-Germain vice-captain Achraf Hakimi is set to stand trial for rape stemming from a 2023 allegation; he denies the charges and prosecutors in Nanterre ordered the proceeding, with Hakimi also serving as Morocco’s captain.
Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi has been ordered to stand trial over a rape accusation dating from 2023 in Paris; he denies the charges, no trial date has been set, and the case is being handled by the Nanterre prosecutor's office.
British comedian and YouTuber Russell Brand appeared at London’s Southwark Crown Court and pleaded not guilty to two new sexual-assault charges, including rape, dating from 2009; this follows his earlier not guilty plea to five other charges. The four-to-five-week trial on the older charges is scheduled to begin June 3, and prosecutors and defense will decide whether the new charges will be added to that proceeding.
Isabel Rose, a 25-year-old Briton who reported being raped in Hong Kong in 2024, is facing blackmail and perverting the course of justice charges after the alleged perpetrator was released; she remains on bail, unable to work or leave Hong Kong, with a March trial date and the potential for years in prison if convicted. The case has drawn NGO and UK official concern about survivors’ access to justice in Hong Kong.
French survivor Gisèle Pelicot learns her husband drugged and raped her for years, and exploited others online; her case sparked reforms in French law and became a global symbol of resilience and accountability.
Marius Borg Hoiby, 29, the eldest son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, went on trial in Oslo on 38 counts, including four counts of rape and six counts of filming people without their consent, along with assault, threats and property damage. He pleaded not guilty to rape and filming, and pleaded guilty to other charges such as transporting more than seven pounds of cannabis and violating a restraining order, with a partial guilty plea on aggravated assault. The six-week proceeding unfolds as the royal family faces renewed scrutiny over the crown princess’s past ties to Jeffrey Epstein; the royal couple did not attend the hearings and some testimony will be heard in private.
The eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, 29-year-old Marius Borg Høiby, is set to stand trial in Oslo on 38 charges including four counts of rape, violence and threats against former partners, and marijuana trafficking, with a potential sentence of up to 10 years if convicted. The indictment outlines alleged rapes between 2018 and 2024, and violence or threats linked to former and subsequent partners. Høiby has no royal title and remains free pending trial; the royal couple say they will not attend or comment on the proceedings, as the case continues to cast a shadow over Norway’s royal family.
The first witness in the federal sex-trafficking trial of brothers Tal, Oren, and Alon Alexander testified in Manhattan that after attending a party at actor Zac Efron’s apartment she was drugged and repeatedly raped by Alon, with Tal present but not intervening. Prosecutors say the brothers exploited wealth and fame to lure victims, while defense argues the conduct was dating and not criminal. The case is expected to include additional accusers as it continues.
Prosecutors in New York opened their case against the Alexander brothers—two real estate agents and a third sibling—alleging a 12-year scheme to lure women with flights, luxury hotels, and parties, then drug and sexually assault or rape them, sometimes at glamorous destinations like the Hamptons. The defendants, who have pleaded not guilty and are held without bail, dispute the charges, arguing the conduct was consensual and that witnesses’ accounts are unreliable. The trial, expected to last about a month, will examine accusations of deception, coercion and criminalization of consensual sex.
A 22-year-old Russian man, Matvei Rumiantsev, denies charges including rape and assault in a London case, telling the court he was not angry about a FaceTime call from Barron Trump and that he was exhausted; prosecutors showed a video of the alleged assault with Trump watching from across the Atlantic.
British actor Russell Brand was granted bail after facing two additional sexual offence charges—one rape and one sexual assault—allegedly committed in London in 2009. He appeared via videolink from the US at Westminster Magistrates' Court for a six-minute hearing and will next appear at Southwark Crown Court on 17 February. The five earlier charges dating from 1999-2005 remain pending, with a trial scheduled to begin later this year. The investigation followed reporting by the Sunday Times, the Times and Channel 4's Dispatches in 2023.
Marius Borg Hoiby, son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been indicted on six counts, adding a serious narcotics offense tied to a 2020 marijuana seizure to the four rape charges he already faces. Prosecutors say two counts involve restraining-order violations and three are traffic offenses. Hoiby admits to the marijuana crime, denies the rape charges, and the main Oslo district court hearing is set for Feb. 3–Mar. 13, with earlier alleged assaults dating from 2018, 2023 and 2024.
A British man, Philip Young, aged 49, has been charged with drugging and raping his wife over a 13-year period from 2010 to 2023, along with five other men who are also accused of sexually assaulting her during that time.
A British man, Philip Young, has been charged with multiple sexual offenses, including drugging and raping his ex-wife over 13 years, along with five other men, with all appearing in court in England. The victim, Joanne Young, has waived her right to anonymity to publicly identify herself.
A British man, Philip Young, has been charged with 56 offenses including drugging and raping his ex-wife over 13 years, with five other men also charged with sexual offenses against her. The victim has waived her right to anonymity and the suspects are set to appear in court.