Polanski’s victim wants court to drop charges

Samantha Geimer cites health problems. But will her request help the director's cause?

Lawyer ‘very worried’ about Polanski’s health

Will 'depressed' Polanski ask for release on compassionate grounds?

‘Australian Fritzl’ ‘raped and imprisoned’ daughter

A man dubbed the Australian Fritzl after he fathered four children by his daughter has been charged with rape and incest

‘South African Fritzl’ ‘raped’ long-lost daughter

A German girl who went to see her biological father in South Africa was allegedly held as a sex slave by him for two months

Seth Rogen is testing his American audience’s patience with date rape film

Has the biggest star in Hollywood blown it with his tasteless new comedy?

Why Josef Fritzl thought rape was a ‘lovely idea’

By keeping his daughter in a dungeon cellar, Fritzl was exercising the control denied to him by his mother

Big Brother’s South African rape horror show

The controversial reality show is in deeper water than ever, with accusations of rape in its South African version