Rape

‘I can no longer stay silent’ says actress accusing Depardieu of rape

Charlotte Arnould claims that actor Gérard Depardieu raped her in 2018, and has waived her right to anonymity in a post on social media

Gérard Depardieu lawyer criticises rape case going public

The charges against the French actor relate to an alleged incident in 2018

I was raped from age of 8 but law does not protect the young

Dancer Andréa Bescond dances to ‘repair’ herself. “From the age of eight I was repeatedly raped by a family friend. I was broken and need to repair myself but I don’t need healing, because I wasn’t ill,” she said.

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Macron defends appointment of minister accused of rape

The French President says the accused minister has the right to be presumed innocent until proven otherwise. But women’s rights groups question: Would the same logic apply if he were accused of murder?

Should an age of consent be written into French law?

France does not have a legal age of consent – a point which has been under debate again following a new book in which the author tells of the harm she suffered from a sexual relationship with a man of 50 when she was 14.

Street sex pests facing €90 on-the-spot fines

The first on-the-spot fines for sexual harassment in the street can now be given out as a new law on sexual violence comes into force to target sex pests, upskirting and child rape.