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The Latest Breaking News from sexual assault

UK minister admits rules banning armed forces from speaking out are unlawful

Woman told court that gagging orders reinforced culture of closing ranks that tolerated rape and sexual assault

The Guardian - UK

Blackpool teacher charged with sexual assault and murder of baby

Jamie Varley and co-accused John McGowan-Fazakerley were in process of adopting 13-month-old Preston Davey

The Guardian - UK

63 police officers injured in ‘week of shame’ in Northern Ireland

Disorder began in Ballymena on Monday after an alleged sexual assault on a girl at the weekend.

Evening Standard

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Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst: ‘There was a time I wished I’d never made music’

In the last few years, the singer-songwriter has weathered divorce, grief and false allegations of sexual assault. Now, he’s back writing, performing – and rediscovering his political rage

The Guardian - UK

‘He stole a piece of our souls’: Christian music star Michael Tait accused of sexual assault by three men

Tait posted on Instagram days ago that for 20 years he lived a ‘double life’ but is working on ‘repentance and healing’

The Guardian - US

Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty Of Sexual Assault In ‘Chaotic’ Scenes

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty on a sex crimes charge by a Manhattan jury.

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Police officer jailed for raping woman while off duty

Ben Bottomley, 23, was found guilty of rape and sexual assault after a trial at Sheffield Crown Court

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Former gym teacher accused of sexually assaulting elementary student in storage closet in the middle of class

Registered sex offender Michael Pipp, 57, has been charged with first-degree sexual assault of a child and child enticement.

The Independent UK

Disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein again found guilty of an assault - but acquitted on other sex charges

Weinstein, 73, decided not to testify in his defense

The Independent UK

Police injured, houses burned in second night of riots in Northern Ireland

At least 17 police injured and five arrests made in second night of ‘racially motivated’ disorder in Ballymena.

Al Jazeera

PSNI use water cannon in Ballymena after petrol bombs thrown at officers

Riot police were deployed around the Clonavon Terrace area on Tuesday night as hundreds of people gathered in the Co Antrim town.

Evening Standard

Army Ranger accused of raping at least 15 woman he met on dating apps faces trial

Maj. Jonathan Batt faces 43 charges, including six rape counts, seven aggravated assault counts and 10 sexual assault counts. He has pleaded not guilty to all of the counts.

The Independent UK

Ballymena violence after alleged sex attack was ‘racist thuggery’, police say

Fifteen police officers were injured in the disturbances in Ballymena on Monday night.

Evening Standard

15 officers injured after missiles thrown at police during unrest in Northern Ireland

PSNI’s chief superintendent urged everyone ‘to remain calm and to act responsibly’

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The Guardian - AU

Public disorder breaks out in Northern Ireland town Ballymena after alleged sexual assault

Police in Ballymena in Northern Ireland say a number of missiles had been thrown towards officers and damage to properties had been reported

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Blake Lively Speaks Out After Judge Dismisses Justin Baldoni’s $400M Defamation Lawsuit

“I’ve felt the pain of retaliatory lawsuit, including the manufactured shame that tries to break us.”

Evening Standard

Jodie Comer says play Prima Facie makes men ‘look back at their own behaviour’

The one-woman play follows the story of a barrister named Tessa, who specialises in defending men accused of sexual assault.

The Independent UK

Jodie Comer has heard ‘silence’ from men about her award-winning sexual assault play Prima Facie

‘I imagine, for a man, it will force them to look back at their own behaviour’, said the Olivier and Tony award winner

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The Independent UK

Christian rock band Newsboys respond to singer Michael Tait sexual assault allegations

Tait is accused of sexual assault by three men

Roll Call

White House seeks to diminish Office on Violence Against Women - Roll Call

The Trump administration has asked Congress to strip a requirement that the Office on Violence Against Women be a separate office within DOJ.

The Independent UK

Ex-Fox News star Ed Henry hit with restraining order by Jennifer Eckhart ahead of high-profile sexual assault trial

Exclusive: In her petition for an injunction for protection against Ed Henry, Jennifer Eckhart claims that the FBI visited her last year to discuss allegations surrounding the former Fox News star

The Guardian - AU

Brittany Higgins warns of #MeToo backlash and urges Labor to ‘transform’ how Australia handles sexual assault

Higgins decries pushback against ‘the very idea that sexual violence deserves to be taken seriously’ in first speech since returning to public life

We Got This Covered

Veronika Rodriguez, controversially convicted of falsely reporting her sexual assault, sent her accused attacker flirtatious messages, bombshell legal docs reveal

The viral story took an unexpected turn.

The Guardian - US

Closing arguments begin in sexual misconduct trial of Harvey Weinstein

Ex-movie mogul is charged with assaulting three women from 2006 to 2013, and has attended trial in wheelchair

Reason

Federal Court in New York Might Be the Hardest Court to Get Pseudonymity as a Sexual Assault Plaintiff,

which is to say the court that is the most in favor of public access to court records in such cases.

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