Sexual Misconduct

A Catholic priest has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a teenage boy in the early 1980s, but the jury was unable to reach a verdict on two other charges.

WiseTech is not the only publicly-listed company to face allegations of bad behaviour. Big investors are now asking if corporate boards are doing enough to hold executives to account. 

The settlements come as Scotland Yard reveals a further 60 people have come forward to police with allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed.

For the developing country, logging is a catch 22: It is the country's biggest export and a source of income for thousands, but it is causing irreversible environmental damage and a raft of social issues.

Bosses in Nine's broadcast division would belittle, intimidate, gaslight and sexually harass employees, and when complaints were made against management, HR would cover it up.

New sexual consent laws come into effect from Monday, along with the criminalisation of stealthing.

Federal prosecutors allege Sean 'Diddy' Combs used his business empire to abuse, threaten and coerce women.

The veteran director is seeking $US15 million in damages from the publication, claiming he had the "utmost respect" and "deepest gratitude" for the cast and crew during filming of Megalopolis.

Indonesia's public rail operator will blacklist perpetrators of sexual violence after a spate of reported attacks on trains.

Former Launceston mayor and current councillor Danny Gibson has been asked to step down after claims he sexted with a school theatre student, and other unwanted sexual advances towards young men.

The veteran journalist had taken his former employer to the Federal Court after an internal investigation into allegations of "inappropriate behaviour" that led to his sacking in June.

The mayor of Tasmania's second-largest city says there is no legal mechanism available to him to remove an elected representative from council, as councillors respond to allegations raised against colleague Danny Gibson.

An ABC investigation uncovers allegations from young men against an influential Tasmanian theatre production manager that he made unwanted sexual advances, including through physical contact at after-parties and by sexting a school student.

Lawyers for Robert Ovadia have argued that the behaviour, which included sending a photo of a flaccid penis from the internet, was not sexual harassment and that his dismissal was unlawful.

A training provider says it believed the sexual harassment case study it used in a course delivered to Bunbury prison staff was fictional. In fact, it included the name and details of a former employee and current federal court complainant.

App-based rideshare services like Uber have made it easier than ever to travel. However, users have been left unsatisfied by the lack of action after reporting inappropriate incidents. 

Karen Bevan from Full Stop Aus says the survey reveals that sexual violence has been normalised in society.

A new study finds "shocking" levels of perpetrating sexual violence among Australians aged 18 to 45, with men the main offenders.

With three decades' experience under her belt, NSW Police's Detective Superintendent Jayne Doherty is trying to change the way sexual assault victim-survivors can access and receive help.

Australian mini-series Exposure explores the "total rage and desperation" of a sexual assault survivor, inspired by true events.