Sexual abuse

Jiu-jitsu coach Melqui Galvão, arrested on April 27 in Manaus, denied on Saturday the charges of vulnerable rape, sexual harassment, threat, and electronic device invasion. His defense expresses confidence in the authorities' clarification of the facts. The case involves alleged victims aged 12 and 17 in São Paulo and Amazonas.

28 апреля 2026 Сообщено ИИ

A federal judge in Puente Grande ordered the Fiscalía General de la República on Monday to reopen investigation file 34/2026 into Nassón Joaquín García, leader of La Luz del Mundo. The ruling revokes the prosecutor's no-action decision from last December. García is serving a sentence in the United States for sexual abuse of minors.

The Supreme Court of Justice of Buenos Aires Province rejected an appeal and upheld the acquittal of doctor Pablo Ghisoni, who spent three years in custody over a false sexual abuse claim by his son Tomás. The young man admitted in 2025 that the accusation was fabricated and that he was influenced by his mother.

19 марта 2026 Сообщено ИИ

Actor Kevin Spacey has reached an out-of-court settlement with three people accusing him of sexual harassment in a London civil court, the BBC confirmed. The case, set for the High Court of England and Wales later this year, is now definitively closed. Spacey was acquitted of nine sexual offenses in the UK in 2023.