Convicted Murderer Who Inspired Film ‘Bernie’ Is Released to Director’s Garage

Richard Linklater’s film helped achieve freedom for Bernie Tiede on bond, pending review of a plan that could reduce his sentence for shooting a widow in Texas to time served.

Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Are Expected to Expand

The lawyer whose client says he was drugged and raped in 1999 by Bryan Singer, the “X-Men: Days of Future Past” director, said defendants in the new suits had ties to Hollywood.



Suit Accuses Director of New ‘X-Men’ Film of Sexual Assault

The suit against Bryan Singer involves events said to have taken place 14 years ago.



World Briefing : British TV Host Won’t Be Prosecuted, Police Say

The North Yorkshire police said they would not proceed with a case against Jimmy Tarbuck, who was arrested last year over allegations of sexual abuse dating from the 1970s.

    



Media Decoder: Los Angeles Times Fires Writer of Articles on College

The newspaper said Occidental College had not been required to disclose the accusations of sexual abuse and that a reporter’s relationship with a source was improper.

    



Indian Journalist Accused of Rape Claims ‘Political Vendetta’

Tarun Tejpal, a magazine editor charged with raping a younger journalist in a hotel elevator, said surveillance camera footage would help his case.

    

Indian Journalist Charged With Rape of a Reporter

Tarun J. Tejpal, an investigative journalist and editor of Tehelka magazine, was charged with raping a staff reporter in a hotel elevator late last year.

    



Bill Conlin, Sportswriter Who Quit After Molestation Claims, Dies at 79

Mr. Conlin was honored by Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 2011, the same year a newspaper article detailed several accounts of sexual abuse he was accused of committing.

    



Indian Editor Is Arrested in Assault of Employee

A crusading editor revered in India’s liberal circles, Tarun Tejpal, has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a young employee at his magazine.

    



Police in India Plan to Question Editor Over Sexual Assault Accusation

Police officials from Goa are investigating whether the editor, Tarun Tejpal, an anticorruption crusader, sexually assaulted a colleague.

    

Editor in India, Known for Investigations Into Corruption, Is Accused of Rape

Rape and sexual assault charges have been filed against Tarun Tejpal, the editor of Tehelka, a liberal-minded magazine that has influenced a generation of young Indian journalists.

    



Roman Polanski Lends Voice to Documentary About Him

“Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out,” a 2012 documentary about Mr. Polanski’s effort to avoid extradition to the United States to face a sexual assault charge, will have its debut on Showtime on Sept. 27.

    



India Ink: Photojournalist Raped in Mumbai

Mumbai police arrested one man and identified four others for Thursday evening’s gang rape of a photojournalist in Lower Parel in Mumbai.

    



BBC Faces New Allegations of Sexual Abuse

The BBC said 152 accusations of sexual abuse and harassment by 81 current and former employees had been lodged since the Jimmy Savile case emerged.

    

Media Decoder: PBS Demands, and Gets, More Reporting in a Film

“Outlawed in Pakistan,” already seen at Sundance, will be broadcast on “Frontline” with new information after producers asked the filmmakers to do additional reporting.

    

British Police Deny Protecting Jimmy Savile

A report by the West Yorkshire police covered 68 of hundreds of sexual abuse allegations that have surfaced against the former television presenter Jimmy Savile.

    

British TV Star Jimmy Tarbuck Identified in Child Sex Inquiry

Allegations against Jimmy Tarbuck, 73, date back to the 1970s. He was arrested in April but his name was withheld at the time by the police.

    

Older British Stars Caught Up in Operation Yewtree

An investigation into offenses that may or may not have been committed decades ago has resulted in a flurry of arrests and has many people asking who will be next.

    

British Police Arrest Entertainer in Abuse Inquiry

The British media identified Rolf Harris, a singer and artist, as the newest high-profile arrest after the Jimmy Savile affair.

    

British Report Says Police Failed to Pursue Savile Sex Charges

A report released Tuesday found a catalog of police failures that allowed Jimmy Savile, a television personality, to avoid investigation for a lifetime of sex offenses.