Female Babysitter Faces Rape Charges, Allegedly Told Boy to ‘Take it Like a Man’

Female Babysitter Faces Rape Charges, Allegedly Told Boy to ‘Take it Like a Man’

Law enforcement officials are on the hunt for a babysitter in Texas who allegedly raped a 13-year-old boy, while her own son slept nearby. Charlene Kornegay, 41, is accused of sexually assaulting the victim in July 2021 but was only charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child this week. According to an affidavit of... Read More

Blogs

13 year old boy, Babysitter, Charlene Kornegay, rape charges, Sexual assault, Texas

January 20, 2023

Former Barcelona Defender Dani Alves detained for sexually assaulting a woman at a club

The Brazilian defender Dani Alves has been detained on suspicion of sexually assaulting a lady in Spain. The alleged crime occurred on December 31 inside a Barcelona nightclub, according to the Associated Press. Now, Alves will appear before a judge, who will determine the charges. In Spain, the allegation of sexual abuse can encompass everything... Read More

Blogs, The Sports Blog

arrested, Barcelona Defender, brazil, club, Dani Alves, detained, Sexual assault

December 7, 2022

Five women file new lawsuit against Bill Cosby, accusing him of sexual assault

Five women have filed lawsuits against US actor and comedian Bill Cosby, alleging that he drugged and sexually assaulted them when they were beginning their careers in show business. Most of the women connected with ‘The Cosby Show’ have filed a lawsuit against the star, claiming that he was a predator rather than a mentor.... Read More

Blogs

Bill Cosby, New Lawsuit, Sexual assault

September 21, 2021

Hundreds storm Namibia parliament ahead of German genocide deal vote | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Netflix launches free plan in Kenya to entice new subscribers Popular movie streaming platform, Netflix is offering a free mobile plan with about a quarter of its TV shows and movies in Kenya. – Nairametrics reports. Nigeria’s military crackdown puts... Read More

Rankings

Banditry, Belgium, genocide, Germany, Hotel Rwanda, Kenya, namibia, netflix, Sexual assault

August 23, 2021

child molestation, sex education, Sexual assault, Sexual Grooming, sexual violence

How to spot sexual grooming and protect children from sexual predators

The idea of sexual grooming – which is often a lead-up to sexual abuse – can sound a bit complicated in a culture like Nigeria where sex and sexuality are shrouded in so much hush hush mystery and wrapped in shame that Sex Education remains widely rejected by parents and guardians. Yet the consequence of... Read More

Culture

August 17, 2021

The anatomy of self-loathing: Understanding homophobia and internalised homophobia

Ask around about homophobia, “What does it mean and how does it best manifest?” If you chance upon a cis-heterosexual person who isn’t defensive – the way many a Nigerian cis-hetero person is wont to be and for the good reason that they are complicit in the criminalisation of queer humanity, they are likely to... Read More

Blogs, Culture

Homophobia, LGBT+, LGBTQ Nigerians, Sexual assault, violence, Violence against women

July 12, 2021

Borno IDP Camps: Could Governor Zulum be misplacing the difference between ‘prostitution’ and rape?

On Wednesday, July 7 2021, Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, lamented that prostitution is on the rise within the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps of the terror-ravaged North-East state. The statement could ordinarily pass scrutiny in Nigeria’s cultural clime – one that is largely anti-sex work, but for a number of... Read More

Blogs, Non-binary Blog

boko haram, Borno IDPs, IDP Camps, prostitution, sex work, Sexual assault, Zulum

May 6, 2021

We spoke to 3 survivors of sexual assault to unmask a sliver of the trauma of rape

The trauma of sexual violence is an oft-mentioned and well-studied phenomenon that is the reality of millions of women and men globally. In Nigeria where 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 10 boys are reported by UNICEF to have experienced sexual violence, the number of survivors is staggering. Yet, this massive number notwithstanding few... Read More

mental health, rape victims, Sexual assault, trauma, UNICEF

March 26, 2021

#HerStory Series: “I am trapped in a loop of pain” – 34-year-old Samirah shares how she was forced to marry her rapist

Nigeria declared a state of emergency on sexual and gender-based violence last year following the rape and murder of 22-year-old Vera Uwaila Omozuwa. It was an intervention needed for decades that could have helped many survivors of rape escape a similar or worse fate to that of this week’s subject of our Women’s History Month... Read More

abortion, Forced Marriage, islam, Marital rape, nigeria, rape, Rape culture, Sexual assault

March 18, 2021

#HerStory Series: “I regret nothing”| 47-year-old Sex Worker shares on leaving her parents to start a new life

Art, it is said, imitates life. Sometimes, the opposite is the case, and when this happens, we gasp and ponder how or if we are so inclined, we bury ourselves in conspiracy theories about sinister men engineering the world we live in. I was thinking about this while interviewing this week’s subject of the International... Read More

Church, International Women's Day, International Women's Month, LGBT, Nigeria police, rape, sex work, sex workers, Sexual assault

March 14, 2021

Benevolent patriarchy, sexual assault | Non-binary tweets we saw this week on Nigeria Twitter

As public discourse in Nigeria continues to find its way to topics hitherto considered taboo, we continue to document it. This week, find below some of the tweets we saw from Twitter on a number of non-binary topics – sexuality, faith and spirituality, disability, gender rights and mental emotional health. It should be no surprise... Read More

autonomy, gay, Gender equality, LGBTQ Nigerians, patriarchy, physical abuse, Sexual assault, sexual harassment

January 15, 2021

3 Men share why they chose silence after they got sexually assaulted

Victims of sexual assault have a hard time coming forward, whether they are male, female or non-binary. The reason for their silence will invariably differ from one another’s due to their different lived experiences, but there is always the overarching link of shame underlying these differences. This is especially pronounced in male victims of sexual... Read More

male victims, men, rape, Sexual assault, toxic masculinity

June 26, 2020

Ekiti state is opening its first dedicated GBV referral centre

In a country where many seem undecided about how to treat victims of sexual assault and gender based violence, the Ekiti state government has proven itself revolutionary, leading the charge in supporting victims, providing them justice and ensuring that sexual offenders are not only punished but also publicly named and shamed. This is an initiative... Read More

Ekiti State, Sexual assault, sexual assault referral centre, violence

July 4, 2019

‘I don’t think she is unaware’: A second survivor comes forward with her experience with Biodun Fatoyinbo and the tacit guilt of a pastor’s wife

To understand how much fear Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo inspires in the subject of our next interview; we will tell you how much censoring we had to concede to get the interview we share today. It took significant motivation to even get our interviewee in the right frame of mind to tell her story, sitting quietly... Read More

The YNaija Exclusive Cover – the 28th of June

Follow the link below to read and watch our exclusive story on how Busola Dakolo reveals her heart-wrenching experience about rape accusations involving COZA Pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo. ‘Nobody ignores me’; we break down the Y!TV exclusive with Busola Dakolo on being sexually assaulted by Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo UPDATE: COZA pastors stay quiet on Fatoyinbo rape... Read More

Cover Stories

Busola Dakolo, cover, COZA, pastor Fatoyinbo, Rape allegations, Sexual assault

June 28, 2019

Gambia’s ex-president Yahya Jammeh has been accused of rape by three women

According to a report released by two human rights group on Wednesday, three women levelled allegations of rape and sexual assault against the ex-president of Gambia Yahya Jammeh while he was in office. The identities of these women are anonymous except one – 23-year-old former beauty queen Fatou “Toufah” Jallow, who recently told the BBC... Read More

The News Blog

Gambian goverment, Jallow, rape, Sexual assault, Yahya Jammeh

April 17, 2019

Rape victims should never be blamed for rape, and feminists on Twitter are using SARS brutality to explain this

The conversation on rape and sexual harassment was – and still is – the linchpin of the #MeToo Movement and on Nigerian social media, the campaign has given women a platform to share their experiences on rape while also pivoting towards combating rape culture. But sadly, there is still a cultural push-back that manifests as... Read More

The Media Blog

nigerian feminists, police brutality, rape, SARS brutality, Sexual assault

December 17, 2018

Just In: Sacked O.A.U. Lecturer, Professor Akindele pleads guilty to sex-for-mark allegation

An embattled former lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Prof. Richard Iyiola Akindele, dragged to court over his demand for sex from one of his students, Monica Osagie, has on Monday changed his plea from ‘not guilty’ to ‘guilty.’ As reported by Punch. the prosecutor, Shogunle Adenekan said all parties in the matter have... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

Akindele, oau, Prof. Richard Iyiola Akindele, Sexual assault, sexual harassment, Shogunle Adenekan

October 15, 2018

Andre Blaze Henshaw, EbonyLife, Olutimehin Adegbeye, Sexual assault

Friendly reminder: Long term friendships are no guarantee against sexual assault

This morning, an article surfaced on gossip blog Instablog9ja. On it a lady named The Whiskey Lady put out an extensive statement about how a long time friend of hers, tried to take advantage of her drunkeness and performed acts that clearly fall into sexual assault territory. She goes into sordid, yet familiar detail about... Read More

EbonyLife TV is taking Andre Blaze Henshaw’s sexual assault allegation very seriously

With #MeToo still running its course, I’m beginning to think that sexual assault cases go through four stages. First with the incident of the sexual assault, the reporting on social media by victims as they re-process their trauma, the denial from the accused and investigation from the appropriate bodies, and a resolution which might not... Read More

The Media Blog

April 28, 2018

Akindele, Sexual assault, sexual harassment

Long Read: Who is watching out for all the other Professor Akindeles

Editor’s Note At the request of the article’s author, we have chosen to keep the identity of all parties named in this article anonymous. We can however confirm that the University referenced in the article is a private University in South Western Nigeria. The tale of Professor Akindele from Obafemi Awolowo University was a thread... Read More

Featured

April 10, 2018

Richard Akindele wanted sex for grades, a problem too many Nigerian students face

Its been nearly 15 years since Nigerian rapper Eedris Abdulkareem released his now iconic second single ‘Mr. Lecturer’. The song was controversial for its time, telling for the first time, the stories of young Nigerian female students enduring sexual harassment from lecturers, professors and adhoc university staff. It was even more revolutionary because Eedris instead... Read More

oau, Richard Akindele, Sexual assault

January 30, 2018

[The Sexuality Blog] Just a reminder that even victims of sexual assault can also uphold the attacker

Big Brother Nigeria is the gift that keeps on giving. Last weekend, during the launch of the new season of the Big Brother Nigeria franchise, a viewing party was held in Nigeria that had all the former contestants in attendance (after a whole week of reunion specials). And as expected, the former contestants were asked... Read More

kemen, Sexual assault, tboss, The Jezebel, The Sexuality Blog

January 17, 2018

Entertainment Roundup: Seal ”vehemently denies” forcefully kissing and groping former neighbour | More stories

Here’s everything you may have missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unraveled through the night. SEAL is being investigated for sexual battery British-Nigerian singer, Seal has been accused of and is being investigated for sexual battery. The accuser is actress and Seal’s neighbour, Tracey Birdsall who says the ”Kiss from a Rose’ singer... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Olakunle Churchill, seal, Sexual assault, surrogate, tonto dikeh

December 30, 2017

Sexual assault, sexual harrasment, The Thread, Time Person of the year

The Thread: This is why women shout “men are scum” from the rooftops

This is a conversation we’ve had on Twitter Nigeria (and global) so many times this year, but somehow the point keeps getting lost in translation. Not to mention the defence has always been “not all men”, because these men cannot possibly fathom the idea of their white agbada getting blotted with the black ink of... Read More

Opinion

November 28, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] More Nigerian celebrities need to follow D’Banj’s example

We have been hard on Nigerian celebrities here on the Sexuality Blog and rightly so. While they have not chosen to become public images, being the public eye and courting fame through a career in entertainment puts certain pressures on you, especially the pressure to use the influence that your fame gives you to promote... Read More

Sexual assault, The sexuality blog D'Banj

November 11, 2017

The Thread: What men do to silence victims of sexual assault

Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault saga opened a whole can of worms across continents about sexual assault by celebrities. Kenya Twitter got right into it when one of their own called out a celebrity, Nick Mtuma (actor and model), for sexually assaulting his girlfriend. Waiting for y'all to talk about these rapey Kenyan actors. Preying on... Read More

Opinion

africa, Kenya, Nick Mthuma, rape victims, Sexual assault, The Thread

November 3, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Why is Nicki Minaj staying silent on her brother’s rape case?

There are few people you’d expect certain kinds of behaviour from. Especially if this person has built a career on the liberation of herself from the expectations and ideals of others, the embrace of her sexuality on her own terms and a hunger to best her male contemporaries. Onika Maraj, otherwise known as Nicki Minaj... Read More

Jelani Maraj, Onika Maraj, rape, Rape apologist., Sexual assault

November 2, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] TheCable’s uncovering of an underage prostitution ring reveals Nigeria’s defective system

There are few things as scandal inducing to the average person than learning about a prostitution ring. It is a confluence of sexual assault, the coercion of a person without the aptitude to make certain decisions, promiscuity, sexual activity and slavery. Thanks to modern media, the images we have of forced prostitution are often those... Read More