Sexual Assault Events

1993 Aug 17 Michael Jackson accused of and investigated for sexual abuse
In 1993, Michael Jackson was accused of abuse by Evan Chandler, on behalf of his then-13-year-old child, Jordan Chandler. Jackson and Jordan had become friends in May 1992, to the father'...
1993 Nov 12 Michael Jackson cancels "Dangerous" tour in Mexico City
Jackson began taking painkillers, Valium, Xanax and Ativan to deal with the stress of the allegations made against him. By the fall of 1993, Jackson was addicted to the drugs. His health ...
2008 Sep 3 U.S. District Court Judge Samuel Kent Denies Charges of Sexual Abuse
HOUSTON -- U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent found himself on the other side of the bench Sept. 3 as he pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual abuse of a female employee before another fed...
2009 Feb 23 U.S. District Court Judge Samuel Kent Pleads Guilty as Trial Set to Begin
As a judge, Samuel Kent probably saw many defendants take a last minute plea agreement as jurors filed into the courthouse. This time it was Kent himself that pleaded guilty just as a jur...
2009 Jun 4 Alleged Victims Speak Out in U.S. District Court Judge Samuel Kent Case Hearing
Two women who accused a federal judge of sexually assaulting them detailed the attacks and their fear of him Wednesday before a congressional panel considering impeaching the judge. Ca...
2009 Jun 9 House Judiciary Committee Votes Unanimously to Refer Articles of Impeachment on Judge Samuel Kent
If things keep moving along as they have this week, former federal judge Samuel Kent won't be earning his salary for much longer. On June 9, a panel of the House Judiciary Committee t...
2009 Jun 18 U.S. District Court Judge Samuel Kent Begins Prison Term while House Considers Impeachment
Former federal judge Samuel Kent began an almost three-year prison term on June 15, while the U.S. House of Representatives cleared its calendar to consider Kent's impeachment. Kent, ...
2011 May 14 Dominique Strauss-Kahn Arrested on Allegations of Sexual Assault
The chief of the International Monetary Fund was ordered jailed without bail Monday on charges of trying to rape a maid, and prosecutors said they were investigating at least one other si...
2011 May 20 Dominique Strauss-Kahn Released from Riker's Island on Bail
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was settling into a new, temporary abode on Friday on New York's Broadway but he was a long way from the neon lights and theaters that make the str...
2011 Jul 1 Dominique Strauss-Kahn Released from House Arrest as Accuser's Credibility Questioned
France awoke Friday to the unexpected news that the case against French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn -- accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid in New York -- appeared to be crum...
2011 Dec 7 Ex-Coach Jerry Sandusky Jailed on New Sexual Abuse Charges
Ex-Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was jailed Wednesday after new child sex abuse charges were filed against him based on the claims of new two accusers, including one ...