Sexual Assault

Arrested in September 2024 on federal charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution. Accused of running a decades-long criminal enterprise involving coercion, abuse, and exploitation of victims.

Found guilty in May 2023 of two counts of forcible rape and sentenced to 30 years to life in prison. Three women testified that Masterson raped them at his Hollywood Hills home between 2001 and 2003.

In September 2023, a joint investigation by The Times, Sunday Times, and Channel 4 reported allegations from four women accusing Brand of rape, sexual assault, and emotional abuse between 2006 and 2013. Brand denied all allegations.

In 2022, Weinstein was found guilty of rape and sexual assault in a separate Los Angeles trial, adding 16 years to his sentence.

In 2020, Weinstein was convicted of criminal sexual assault and rape in New York. He was sentenced to 23 years in prison. Over 80 women came forward with allegations spanning decades.

Banned from all major social media platforms in 2022 for misogynistic content promoting violence against women. Arrested in Romania in December 2022 on charges of human trafficking, rape, and forming an organized crime group. Trial ongoing.

Backstreet Boys member accused of sexual assault by multiple women. Subject of the 2024 documentary 'Fallen Idols' which detailed allegations of assault and predatory behavior spanning years.

In 2021, R. Kelly was found guilty on nine counts including racketeering and sex trafficking. He was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.

A woman publicly accused Hammer of rape in March 2021. The LAPD investigated the allegations, though no charges were ultimately filed. Multiple women described patterns of emotional and sexual abuse.

Former EXO and Chinese pop star sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2022 for raping three women. Also convicted of tax evasion. Completely erased from Chinese internet platforms and all endorsements cancelled.

Pleaded guilty in 2019 to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy for her role as a leader in the NXIVM cult, where she recruited women into a secret sub-group where they were branded and coerced into sexual acts. Sentenced to three years in prison.

In 2018, Cosby was convicted of three counts of aggravated indecent assault against Andrea Constand. He was sentenced to 3-10 years in prison. The conviction was later overturned on procedural grounds in 2021.

Over 60 women accused Cosby of sexual assault, drugging, and rape spanning from the 1960s through the 2000s. Many described a pattern of being drugged and assaulted.

In 2017, actor Anthony Rapp accused Spacey of making a sexual advance on him in 1986, when Rapp was 14. Spacey responded by coming out as gay, which was widely criticized as deflection.

In 2017, three women accused Westwick of sexual assault. Actress Kristina Cohen alleged he raped her in 2014. The LA District Attorney declined to prosecute citing insufficient evidence. Westwick denied all allegations.

A college classmate accused Miller of sexually assaulting and punching her during their relationship. Separately, he was arrested in 2018 for calling in a false bomb threat on an Amtrak train. He was dropped from multiple projects.

Convicted in 1992 of raping 18-year-old Desiree Washington in an Indianapolis hotel room. Sentenced to six years in prison, serving three. Tyson has maintained his innocence.