Assault - The Cut

crime July 1, 2021

Bill Cosby Has Been ReleasedAfter serving just over two years of his prison sentence, his sexual-assault conviction has been overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

By Mia Mercado

crime May 19, 2021

Woman Testifies That Danny Masterson Brutally Raped HerShe said the actor assaulted her as she fell in and out of consciousness and at one point threatened her with a gun.

By Mia Mercado

domestic violence Jan. 28, 2021

An NFL Player Allegedly Strangled His Girlfriend Until She Lost ConsciousnessSeahawks lineman Chad Wheeler has been charged with first-degree domestic violence assault, which is a felony.

By Amanda Arnold

power Nov. 4, 2020

Revenge Porn Perpetrator Officially Elected to Kansas HouseAaron Coleman refused to drop his election bid, even after admitting to multiple allegations of abuse.

By Claire Lampen

crime Aug. 18, 2020

Fashion Mogul’s Sons Say He Orchestrated Their RapesPeter Nygard’s sons say the designer ordered one of his girlfriends to “make a man” out of them when they were 14 and 15 years old.

By Madeleine Aggeler

the epstein case July 2, 2020

Ghislaine Maxwell Has Finally Been ArrestedShe’s accused of trafficking and abusing dozens of underage girls alongside Jeffrey Epstein.

By Bridget Read

crime Apr. 17, 2020

What We Know About the Death of Amie HarwickThe Hollywood sex therapist and former fiancée of Drew Carey was found murdered in February.

By Bridget Read

coronavirus Apr. 1, 2020

France Moves Domestic Abuse Victims Into Hotels Amid Coronavirus LockdownThe government says it will subsidize 20,000 nights of hotel accommodations.

By Claire Lampen

crime Jan. 22, 2020

Furries Band Together to Stop a Domestic AssaultA group of costumed characters saw a man “just walloping a lady” outside FurCon, and leapt into action.

By Claire Lampen

love island Dec. 17, 2019

What’s Going on With This Love Island Arrest?And is our beloved, demented show in jeopardy?

By Bridget Read

jeffrey epstein Aug. 15, 2019

Autopsy Findings Raise Questions About Jeffrey Epstein’s DeathSome of Epstein’s injuries are reportedly more consistent with those of homicide victims.

By Hannah Gold

media June 25, 2019

E. Jean Carroll Is ‘So Glad’ Not to Be Trump’s TypeThe writer who accused the president of rape responds to Trump’s pathetic “she’s not my type” defense.

By Hannah Gold

first person June 21, 2019

Donald Trump Assaulted Me, But He’s Not Alone on My List of Hideous Men“I made a list of hideous men in my life. It includes the president — who assaulted me in the dressing room of Bergdorf Goodman 23 years ago.”

By E. Jean Carroll

sexual assault June 14, 2019

Cuba Gooding Jr. Charged With Forcibly Touching Woman at NYC BarHe pleaded not guilty over the Saturday night incident.

By Lisa Ryan

crime Apr. 12, 2019

Amber Heard Says She Feared Johnny Depp Might Kill HerHeard has detailed more allegations of abuse in a court filing asking a judge to drop her ex-husband’s $50 million defamation suit against her.

By Madeleine Aggeler

sexual assault Apr. 11, 2019

Former Assistant Sues Flaunt Magazine for Sexual Harassment and AssaultJoseph Dalla Betta accused the CEO and editor-in-chief of groping and hitting them while they worked for the magazine.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

crime Mar. 26, 2019

What Does the Latest Jussie Smollett Development Mean?How everyone involved with the case has responded to his charges being dropped.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

power Mar. 12, 2019

Police Officer Accused of Kidnapping Several Women, Coercing Them Into SexEverything we know about the case against Officer Andrew Mitchell so far.

By Kimberly Truong

crime Mar. 8, 2019

The Parents of a Woman Living With R. Kelly Say He Needs to ‘Rot in Jail’Joycelyn Savage’s parents say they never received money from the singer, despite his claims.

By Kimberly Truong

crime Mar. 7, 2019

All the Criminal Charges and Lawsuits Facing R. KellyThe singer has been charged with sexual abuse, and sued for sexual battery and assault.

By Kimberly Truong

crime Mar. 7, 2019

The Women Living With R. Kelly Are Defending HimKelly reportedly snuck into the room where they were being interviewed and watched as they denied being brainwashed.

By Kimberly Truong

crime Mar. 6, 2019

The R. Kelly Interview Was a Frightening MessAt one point, he stood up and began yelling and gesticulating at Gayle King.

By Kimberly Truong

crime Nov. 21, 2018

What We Know About Michael Avenatti’s Arrest for Domestic ViolenceMareli Miniutti was granted a restraining order against the lawyer.

By Amanda Arnold and Opheli Garcia Lawler

metoo Oct. 25, 2018

Google Paying Off a Sexual Assaulter Isn’t Surprising, That’s How Things WorkGoogle has paid Andy Rubin nearly $90 million dollars since he resigned in 2014 after he coerced a female coworker into performing oral sex.

By Madison Malone-Kircher

assault Oct. 23, 2018

Richard Spencer’s Wife Details Horrific Abuse and Assault in Divorce FilingsNina Kouprianova has accused him of being “physically, emotionally, verbally and financially abusive.” Spencer denies the claims.

By Lisa Ryan

fashion Oct. 21, 2018

Boston Globe Responds to Stylist’s Protests Over Sexual Assault StoryIn response to Karl Templer’s protests, the paper has reportedly sent him a letter defending its bombshell story.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

crime Oct. 17, 2018

Uber Driver Allegedly Kidnapped, Groped Woman — Then She Was Charged $1,047The driver, Harbir Parmar, faces a potential life sentence.

By Madeleine Aggeler

talking to Oct. 5, 2018

5 Women on Being Sexually Assaulted in the Year After #MeTooHas anything changed?

By Anna Silman

assault Oct. 1, 2018

Sarah Palin’s Son Arrested on Third Domestic Violence Charge in Three YearsTrack Palin reportedly attacked a woman in his home, and took away her phone when she tried to call police.

By Madeleine Aggeler

the harvey weinstein case Aug. 2, 2018

Weinstein Will Be Allowed to Use Alleged Victim’s Emails in Rape CaseHis lawyers will argue that romantic emails between Weinstein and an unnamed accuser are grounds for a dismissal of first-degree rape charges.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

power July 25, 2018

Larry Nassar Was Attacked in Prison, Claims His AttorneyHis attorney is also arguing that the judge who presided over Nassar’s case emboldened inmates to attack him.

By Amanda Arnold

crime July 6, 2018

Chris Brown Arrested for Felony AssaultHe was taken into custody the same night he was scheduled to play in Florida.

By Sarah Spellings

the reckoning May 25, 2018

Harvey Weinstein Leaves NYPD Smiling and in HandcuffsHe’s expected to face charges for sexual assault.

By Sarah Spellings

science of us May 8, 2018

A Domestic-Violence Expert on Eric Schneiderman and ‘Coercive Control’Psychological domestic violence is about hurting the other person; coercive control is about dominating them.

By Cari Romm

assault May 8, 2018

Eric Schneiderman and Men Who Excuse Violence As ‘Kink’Schneiderman is not the first powerful man accused of assault to claim he was just being sexually adventurous.

By Madeleine Aggeler

assault May 8, 2018

Manhattan District Attorney Investigating Eric Schneiderman AllegationsA criminal investigation has been launched into physical abuse allegations against the former New York attorney general.

By Lisa Ryan

snapchat slip up Mar. 15, 2018

Rihanna Responds to Snapchat Ad That Asked Users If They Want to ‘Slap Rihanna’“Shame on you. Throw the whole app-oligy away.”

By Carolyn Twersky

usa gymnastics Feb. 3, 2018

It Took the FBI a Year to Investigate the Larry Nassar CaseAnd 27 women and girls allege they were molested during that time.

By Amanda Arnold

crime Jan. 4, 2018

Socialite Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting Man With Glass PurseThis was after she allegedly made anti-Semitic comments to his mother.

By Gabriella Paiella

sexual assault Dec. 26, 2017

A Trump-Supporting Singer Filed an Assault Complaint Against Corey LewandowskiShe claims that Trump’s former campaign manager slapped her butt twice at a holiday party.

By Lisa Ryan

assault Dec. 14, 2017

The Head of the Congressional Ethics Office Is Accused of Assaulting WomenOmar Ashmawy was allegedly verbally abusive to two women, and physically assaulted two others.

By Madeleine Aggeler

sexology Nov. 30, 2017

The Therapists Helping Sexual-Trauma Survivors Relearn to Love Sex“I can say without a doubt, clinically, the first step is self-pleasure.”

By Sofia Barrett-Ibarria

power Nov. 8, 2017

How Bill O’Reilly’s Fox Deal Protected Him From Assault AllegationsHis employment agreement reportedly protected him from unproven accusations of harassment.

By Madeleine Aggeler

abuse Sept. 18, 2017

Report: Ryan Phillippe’s Girlfriend Sues Him After Alleged AssaultTMZ reports that Phillippe’s girlfriend, Elsie Hewitt, claims he threw her down a flight of stairs.

By Madeleine Aggeler

criminal justice Sept. 13, 2017