Sexuelle Übergriffe

Es gibt Momente im Leben, in denen Überleben zur einzigen Option wird. Als Kind verliert Julia ihre Mutter. Gewalt, psychische Erkrankungen und das Gefühl, nirgends dazuzugehören, prägen ihre Kindheit und Jugend. Schon früh sucht sie verzweifelt nach Halt - und findet sich stattdessen in Kliniken, Diagnosen und Medikamenten wieder. Als junge Erwachsene führen Traumafolgen, Borderline und ein zerstörter Selbstwert sie weiter in gefährliche Abgründe: Prostitution, sexualisierte Gewalt, Vergewaltigung, Sucht, Selbstverletzung und Suizidgedanken werden Teil ihres Alltags. Immer wieder versucht sie, Kontrolle über ihren Körper und ihr Leben zurückzugewinnen - und zahlt dafür einen hohen Preis. Die Einsamkeit der Marionette ohne Fäden ist eine schonungslose Autobiografie über das Leben zwischen Gewalt und Psychiatrie.

Der Skandal um Marius Borg Høiby, Sohn der norwegischen Kronprinzessin Mette-Marit, erschüttert Land, Leute und die Weltöffentlichkeit: 2026 steht er wegen sexueller Übergriffe und Körperverletzung vor Gericht. Die Reporter von Norwegens größter Boulevard-Zeitschrift Se og Hør enthüllen, wie die Royals durch ein System aus Schweigen, Medienmacht und Privilegien geschützt wurden. Interviews, Leaks und eine Familiengeschichte voller Gewalt - von den Vorfahren bis zum aktuellen Prozess - machen das Buch zum brisanten True-Crime-Report[BR1]  und schonungslosen Blick hinter die royale Fassade Norwegens - hochaktuell, brisant und von größter gesellschaftlicher Relevanz.

'A powerful tribute to female solidarity that you won't be able to stop thinking about' GLAMOUR<BR>'An ode to how women support, protect and uphold each other in a misogynistic world. Read then pass it on' STYLIST<BR>'Took my breath away from the first page and did not let go of me till the very last' NIKITA GILL<BR><BR>'There is no singular experience of womanhood and we create the chain to remind ourselves of this. We stand beside each other in such a way that we may say, Tell me your story as a woman, and yours, and yours, and yours . . .'<BR><BR>One cold January day, Chimene Suleyman walks out of an abortion clinic to find her boyfriend has vanished. Later she watches as her building's CCTV shows him calmly removing his belongings from her home, erasing himself from the life he has destroyed. Then she discovers he has done this before. But this is not his story. Told with breathtaking clarity and tenderness, The Chain is a love letter to the sisterhood that formed despite (and in spite of) a man who deceived dozens of women. Suleyman shows us just how fiercely women shelter and strengthen one another in a society that asks them to sacrifice themselves for men.

'An important and deeply moving book' Telegraph<BR><BR>'This gripping, inflaming book, itself an act of fury, shows how revenge can transmute into politics or be crushed by it' Larissa MacFarquhar<BR><BR><BR>Brittany Smith, a young woman from Stevenson, Alabama, killed a man she said raped her in her own home, but was denied the protection of a self-defense argument.<BR><BR>Angoori Dahariya led a gang in Uttar Pradesh, India, dedicated to avenging victims of domestic abuse.<BR><BR>Cicek Mustafa Zibo fought in a thousands-strong all-female militia that battled ISIS in Syria.<BR><BR>Can women's acts of vengeance help to create lasting change in their communities, or will they ultimately hurt their cause?<BR><BR>In this profoundly moving book, award-winning journalist Elizabeth Flock explores the stories of three women living in deeply patriarchal places with destructive cultures of honour, places in which institutions - government, police, courts - failed to protect women from violence, leaving them no option but to stand up and protect themselves.<BR>

Sie gab ihm alles. Er nahm ihr alles. Ihren Stolz. Ihre Zukunft. Ihren Glauben an die Liebe. Zwölf Jahre trennen Martina und Johannes - ihre Liebe ist von Leidenschaft geprägt. Sie glaubt an ihn, finanziert sein Leben, opfert sich auf und verzichtet auf das, was sie sich am sehnlichsten wünscht: ein eigenes Kind. Doch während sie ihm den Weg ebnet, spürt sie Veränderungen - erst leise, dann immer deutlicher. Der 20. Februar ist ihr gemeinsamer Tag. Der Tag, an dem sie sich das erste Mal liebten. Der Tag, der jedes Jahr Hoffnung versprach. Bis zu jenem 20. Februar, an dem sie begreift, dass es für ihren Schmerz keine Sprache mehr gibt. Nur noch eine Entscheidung. Nach einer wahren Geschichte. Ein psychologisch dichter Tatsachenroman über emotionale Abhängigkeit, toxische Machtstrukturen - und eine Frau, die alles verloren hat. Und sich das Letzte nimmt, was ihr geblieben ist.

Ein erschreckender Blick hinter die Fassaden der Nuklearindustrie: Als Gewerkschaftssekretärin bei Areva entdeckt Maureen Kearney geheime Deals zwischen Frankreichs Atomriesen und chinesischen Investoren - ein Pakt, der tausende Arbeitsplätze gefährdet.Ihre mutige Konfrontation mit den Mächtigen aus Politik und Wirtschaft endet brutal. Nach einem gewaltsamen Überfall in ihrem Haus beginnt ein albtraumhafter Kampf gegen ein System, das plötzlich das Opfer zur Täterin macht. Die Ermittlungen drehen sich gegen sie, Freunde wenden sich ab.Caroline Michel-Aguirres investigative Rekonstruktion zeigt schonungslos, wie eine unbequeme Stimme zum Schweigen gebracht werden sollte und welchen Preis Whistleblower\*innen zahlen.Für Leser\*innen, die wissen wollen, wie Macht, Korruption und Geschlechterdiskriminierung zusammenwirken - und was passiert, wenn eine Frau sich weigert, zu schweigen.

Marty Goddard dreamed up a new crime-solving tool—a kit that could help rape survivors fight for justice. This thrilling investigation tells the story of the troubled, heroic woman who kicked off a feminist revolution in forensics, and then vanished into obscurity.<BR><BR>"Astonishing . . . Marty Goddard takes her rightful place as a visionary thanks to Kennedy’s relentless investigation.”—Rachel Louise Snyder, author of No Visible Bruises<BR><BR>"The Secret History of the Rape Kit is stunning: part thriller, part feminist reclamation, part personal journey, fully a page-turner. How did we not know about Marty Goddard?"—Peggy Orenstein author of Girls & Sex and Boys & Sex<BR><BR>In 1972, Martha "Marty" Goddard volunteered at a crisis hotline, counseling girls who had been molested by their fathers, their teachers, their uncles. Soon, Marty was on a mission to answer a question: Why were so many sexual predators getting away with these crimes? By the end of the decade, she had launched a campaign pushing hospitals and police departments to collect evidence of sexual assault and treat survivors with dignity. She designed a new kind of forensics tool—the rape kit—and new practices around evidence collection that spread across the country. Yet even as Marty fought for women's rights, she allowed a man to take credit for her work. <BR><BR>When journalist Pagan Kennedy went looking for this forgotten pioneer, she discovered that even Marty Goddard's closest friends had lost track of her. As Pagan followed a trail of clues to solve the mystery of Marty, she also delved into the problematic history of forensics in America. The Secret History of the Rape Kit chronicles one journalist's mission to understand a crucial innovation in forensics and the woman who championed it. As Pagan Kennedy hunts for answers, she reflects on her own experiences with sexual assault and her own desire for justice.

Ich war noch so klein, als mein Papa das erste Mal etwas tat, was kein Vater je mit seinem Kind tun sollte. Nicos Kindheit ist von unvorstellbarem Leid geprägt. Missbrauch, Gewalt und Verrat - all dies muss er seit frühester Kindheit durchleben. Sein Vater ist ein brutales Monster, das nicht nur die Mutter misshandelt, sondern sich auch jahrelang an dem kleinen Jungen vergreift. Und auch mit seinem Verschwinden soll Nicos Leid nicht enden. Von den traumatischen Erlebnissen seiner Kindheit, die durch die monströsen Taten seines vermeintlichen Vaters geprägt waren, bis hin zu den Herausforderungen in seinen Beziehungen als Erwachsener schildert Nico ehrlich und ungeschönt, wie er sich den Dämonen seiner Vergangenheit stellt. Seine Liebe zu einer jungen Frau gibt ihm schließlich die Kraft, trotz tiefster Wunden zu heilen. Dieses Buch ist nicht nur ein Zeugnis der Überlebenskraft eines geschundenen Kindes, sondern auch ein Appell an alle, die Ähnliches durchmachen. Nico ermutigt uns, die Monster der Vergangenheit nicht gewinnen zu lassen. "Er nannte mich Missgeburt" ist eine wahre, bewegende Geschichte von Leid und Erlösung, Schmerz und Hoffnung.

Discover the shocking truth behind cult suicides in "Cult Suicides: Mass Deaths and the Leaders Who Led Them" by Reverend Addison Clarke. From the infamous Jonestown massacre to the Tokyo subway attack by Aum Shinrikyo, this book explores the origins, beliefs, and devastating consequences of these deadly cults. Through in-depth research and analysis, Clarke provides valuable insights into the psychology and societal factors that contribute to cult suicides. This eye-opening exploration will leave readers questioning the influence of charismatic leaders and the importance of early intervention.

"Elizabeth Flock examines how three real-life women have used violence to fight back, and how views of women who defend their lives are often distorted by their depictions in media and pop culture. These three immersive narratives follow Brittany Smith, a young woman from Stevenson, Alabama, who killed a man she said raped her but was denied the protection of the Stand-Your-Ground law; Angoori Dahariya, leader of a gang in Uttar Pradesh, India, dedicated to avenging victims of domestic abuse; and Cicek Mustafa Zibo, a fighter in a thousands-strong all-female militia that battled ISIS in Syria oman chose to use lethal force to gain power, safety, and freedom when the institutions meant to protect them, government, police, courts, utterly failed to do so. Each woman has been criticized for their actions by those who believe that violence is never the answer. The novelistic accounts of these three women provoke questions about how to achieve true gender equality, and offer profound insights in the quest for answers"--

WINNER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDWINNER OF THE DAVITT AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE DOUGLAS STEWART PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST TRUE CRIMELONGLISTED FOR THE WALKLEY BOOK AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE NIB LITERARY AWARD'THE BEST BOOK ON EPSTEIN' OBSERVER'I understand - and sympathise with - the feeling you might have that you already know the Jeffrey Epstein story. But I am not here to tell you a story about Jeffrey Epstein, or even Ghislaine Maxwell. I am here to tell you the stories of ten women, many of whom have never spoken at length before, about the real impact of sexual trauma on their lives'In November 2021, Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of five counts of sex-trafficking of minors, and now faces twenty years in prison for the role she played in Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of four girls. The trial was meticulously covered by journalist and legal reporter Lucia Osborne-Crowley, one of the only reporters allowed into the courtroom every day.The Lasting Harm is her account of that trial, a gripping true crime drama and a blistering critique of a criminal justice system ill-equipped to deliver justice for abuse survivors, no matter the outcome.Giving voice to four women and their testimonies, and supplemented by exclusive interviews, The Lasting Harm brings this incendiary trial to life, questions our age-old appetite for crime and punishment and offers a new blueprint for meaningful reparative justice.

WINNER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDWINNER OF THE DAVITT AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE DOUGLAS STEWART PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST TRUE CRIMELONGLISTED FOR THE WALKLEY BOOK AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE NIB LITERARY AWARD'THE BEST BOOK ON EPSTEIN' OBSERVER'I understand - and sympathise with - the feeling you might have that you already know the Jeffrey Epstein story. But I am not here to tell you a story about Jeffrey Epstein, or even Ghislaine Maxwell. I am here to tell you the stories of ten women, many of whom have never spoken at length before, about the real impact of sexual trauma on their lives'In November 2021, Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of five counts of sex-trafficking of minors, and now faces twenty years in prison for the role she played in Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of four girls. The trial was meticulously covered by journalist and legal reporter Lucia Osborne-Crowley, one of the only reporters allowed into the courtroom every day.The Lasting Harm is her account of that trial, a gripping true crime drama and a blistering critique of a criminal justice system ill-equipped to deliver justice for abuse survivors, no matter the outcome.Giving voice to four women and their testimonies, and supplemented by exclusive interviews, The Lasting Harm brings this incendiary trial to life, questions our age-old appetite for crime and punishment and offers a new blueprint for meaningful reparative justice.

In Sexual Consent: Redefining Boundaries in the #MeToo Era, Linda Parker tackles the complex topic of consent, exploring its definition, legal perspectives, psychological aspects, and its role in various contexts. With thorough research and analysis, Parker delves into the impact of power dynamics, intersectionality, and media on consent, while also providing guidance on communication, healing from trauma, and promoting empowerment. This comprehensive and timely book is an essential resource for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of consent culture and the importance of enthusiastic consent in the #MeToo era.

"Behind the Mask: Ted Bundy" offers a chilling exploration into the life and crimes of one of America's most notorious serial killers. This in-depth book delves into the psyche of Ted Bundy, examining his background, motivations, and the horrifying extent of his crimes. With meticulous research and psychological analysis, it unravels the complex web of deception and manipulation that lay behind Bundy's charismatic facade.

This new and updated second edition of Souls Speak details the astonishing paranormal, true crime investigation into the fate of three boys believed lost in the vast caves beneath historic Hannibal, Missouri-Mark Twain's boyhood home. Their disappearances launched the largest cave search in US history, lasting a month and involving hundreds of America's best cavers, but no evidence of the boys was ever found. Later, the multi-year investigation involved three psychics who independently identified the boys as, perhaps, the earliest victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy, many years before the madman's Chicago murder spree claimed thirty-three young men and boys. This vexing and astonishing mystery reaches its dramatic climax with the recently discovered Gacy deathbed confession, heard by a friend a few hours before the serial killer's execution. This brings Gacy's known kills to thirty-six. It is believed the depraved psychopath killed forty-five boys and young men by his own admission. The Gacy story continues to unfold, but the half-century mystery about the fate of Hannibal's missing boys has been solved.

If Only You Knew is a chilling, page turning, true-crime story about an international student who found themselves going from studying abroad, to prison abroad. This book goes into depth about the harsh reality of the American judicial system and what really happens with life behind bars.The stone cold truth will shock you to the core.Terrence, had found himself in a mind-numbing nightmare. He was accused of a crime he did not commit, and was sentenced to prison.It is truly an extreme in making the best out of forced circumstances and this motivational story is so diverse, it speaks to anyone who reads it.

12 True Crime Stories of Murder & MayhemReaders Love This Series - Over 7,000 Five-Star Ratings on Amazon and GoodreadsFifth Book of the True Crime Case Histories Series (2020)Those of you familiar with my previous books in the True Crime Case Histories series know that I always start off with a quick word of warning: real true crime isn't for everyone. Television shows and newspaper articles often gloss over the shocking details because they may be too grisly for the average viewer or reader. When researching these stories, I commonly use actual police reports, court documents, and first-hand descriptions. Some of the details can be disconcerting. I do my best not to leave out any of the details in my books, no matter how depraved they may be. My intent is not to shock but to show precisely how twisted the mind of a killer can be.That being said, if you are overly squeamish, this may not be the book for you. If you're okay with it, then let's proceed.Volume 5 features: longer stories, a bonus chapter, and an online appendix with additional photos, videos, and documents. Volume Five features twelve of the most incomprehensible stories of the last fifty years.A sampling of the stories included:In this book, you'll read about a young, intelligent man that would rather kill his entire family with a crossbow than tell his girlfriend that he had been lying to her. You'll also read of the suburban housewife that endured thirty years of an abusive relationship before smashing her husband's skull with a hammer.There's the story of the Amish man, tormented by the threat of Hell, that killed his wife because he thought she was the devil. There's also the Roman Catholic priest that ritualistically butchered a nun, stabbed an upside-down cross into her chest, and anointed her with her own blood.Three stories in this volume take place in Washington State, one of which is of a young girl that ran away from her Seattle home in the 1970s. For thirty years, her parents believed she was a victim of Ted Bundy until the real killer was finally caught. In another, a sexual sadist fancied himself a werewolf while he stalked and butchered his prey in unspeakable ways.The stories in this volume are shocking and disturbing, but they're also true. These things really do happen in the world. We may never understand why killers do what they do, but at least we can be better informed.Plus many more disturbing stories.The stories in this volume are revolting and disconcerting, but they're true. These things really happen in the world. Though we will never fully understand the criminal mind, at least we can be better informed.

'Adsheads Mitgefühl ist fast so schockierend wie die Straftaten selbst - ein bemerkenswerter und tiefgründiger Einblick.' THE TIMESSeit über dreißig Jahren arbeitet die führende forensische Psychiaterin Dr. Gwen Adshead mit den schlimmsten Verbrecher:innen, Menschen, die von der Boulevardpresse gern als 'Monster' bezeichnet werden. Sie nimmt uns mit in die Therapiesitzung und offenbart, was diese Männer und Frauen denken und erlebt haben. Sie zeigt sie in ihrer ganzen Komplexität, Abgründigkeit und Menschlichkeit. Wie eine Detektivin sucht die Autorin nach den Faktoren, die einen Menschen zum Mörder machen, und entschlüsselt so den Code des Bösen. ¿Warum Menschen Böses tun¿ erzählt spannend und mit radikaler Empathie von Grausamkeit und Verzweiflung, aber auch von Veränderung und Heilung.

True crime icon Ann Rule presents a “must-read” (People) New York Times bestseller—and inspiration behind the Lifetime movie A House on Fire—following a woman whose apparent perfect life hides a harrowing and deadly madness.<BR><BR>Debora Green, a doctor and mother in a picturesque and exclusive Kansas town, seems to have the perfect life with her own medical practice, a handsome physician husband, and three lovely children. It seems like a horribly tragic accident when a raging fire destroys her home and takes two lives. But a trail of clues leads investigators to an unthinkable conclusion.<BR> <BR>In this “tour de force from America’s best true crime writer” (Kirkus Reviews), Ann Rule reveals the disturbing secrets—including infidelity, suicide, revenge, and murder—hiding beneath a façade of paradise in the American heartland.

"Breaking the Silence: Understanding and Overcoming Sexual Violence" is a comprehensive guide that sheds light on the issue of sexual violence and its impact on survivors. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the different forms of sexual violence, the psychological impact of sexual assault, healing from trauma, understanding consent and boundaries, sexual harassment in the workplace, the psychology of sexual predators, navigating the legal system as a survivor, the ripple effect of sexual violence, and strategies for staying safe. The book provides a deep understanding of the issue and offers practical advice for survivors, their loved ones, and anyone who wants to help end sexual violence.