Disturbing court documents allege that pedophile Jeffrey Epstein used his friendship with former US president Bill Clinton, to intimidate a 15-year-old girl into a “vicious, prolonged sexual assault.” The documents claim that the victim, who is only identified as Jane Doe 15, met Epstein in early 2004 after being groomed by the sex offender’s secretary. The teen, who grew up in a poor household... 

Australia’s highest-ranking Roman Catholic clergyman, Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell, has been charged by Australian police over sex allegations from “multiple complainants.” The Vatican has released a statement of support for Pell, citing his “honesty.” “Cardinal Pell is facing multiple charges in respect of historic sexual offences,” Victoria state police deputy commissioner... 

The German authorities must do everything to prevent a repeat of the mass sexual assaults committed in Cologne on New Year’s Eve, the country’s justice minister, Heiko Maas, said, promising swift punishment for the perpetrators. “What happened at the Cologne main train station and other locations in Germany is unacceptable, it may not repeat itself and the offenders have to be punished,” Maas... 

The student was jailed after attacking seven women and girls, the youngest aged just 12. A Libyan student who sexually assaulted seven girls and women in Melbourne has been jailed for more than five years. Almahde Ahmad Atagore, 28, had been in Australia only a month and was having trouble adapting to the Australian culture when he committed the attacks, a court heard. Atagore, who is a Muslim, was...