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Police file chargesheet in Aluva sexual assault case

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by District Police Chief (Ernakulam Rural) Vivek Kumar on Monday filed a chargesheet in the case registered in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a minor girl at Edayappuram near Aluva in September. The chargesheet arraigned Christin, 27, of Neyyantinkara as the key…

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Ministers meet to tackle campus sexual assaults

Federal Education Minister Jason Clare will chair an online meeting of state and territory counterparts amid efforts to stamp out university sexual assaults.

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Karnataka High Court terms non-bailable warrant and arrest of Murugha seer in second case as violation of its orders; directs his immediate release from prison

Finding illegalities by way of violation of the court’s orders in the arrest of Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, seer of Murugarajendra Bruhan Mutt, Chitradurga, on Monday afternoon in the second case of sexual assault, the High Court of Karnataka on Monday evening ordered his immediate release from prison.

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₹5 crore released for women survivors of sexual assault, other crimes in Manipur, SC told

In Manipur, ₹5 crore credited to dedicated bank account to disburse comp. to women survivors of sexual assault and other crimes since May 3. 386 religious institutions of both communities damaged, CBI asked to probe 20 cases of molestation, rape and murder of women. IRB personnel & driver killed in…

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The law that launched 2,500 sex abuse suits and felled celebrities is expiring

Law launched over 2,500 cases, including against prominent figures like Donald Trump, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Bill Cosby

The Guardian - US

A law that launched 2,500 sex abuse suits is expiring. It’s left a trail of claims vs. celebs, jails

A year-long suspension of the legal time limit to sue over sexual assaults against adults in New York has led to a tidal wave of claims on behalf of women who were incarcerated

The Independent UK

Three madrasa teachers held for sexual assault on minor children

The case was registered under relevant sections of IPC, POCSO Act and Juvenile Justice Act.

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A French senator is accused of drugging another lawmaker to rape or sexually assault her

The Paris prosecutor's office says a French senator has been handed preliminary charges for drugging another lawmaker with the aim of rape or sexual assault

The Independent UK

Hospitals issued historic rape victim care directive

Queensland's Health Minister Shannon Fentiman has issued an historic directive requiring public hospitals to assist rape victims within 10 minutes.

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Queensland health minister orders hospitals to see sexual assault victims within 10 minutes

Shannon Fentiman’s announcement comes after Guardian Australia revealed an alleged teenage rape victim was left suicidal after her treatment in hospital

The Guardian - AU

Israel investigating ‘several cases’ of sexual assault and rape during Hamas attack

Police say the investigation is particularly complex because gun battles between Israeli forces and Hamas had gone on for days

The Independent UK

For some of Peter Nygard's victims, justice was delayed but not denied

Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard was charged with five counts of sexual assault and one count of forcible confinement occurring in his downtown Toronto office related to incidents between the 1980s and 2005. On Nov. 12, he was found guilty of four counts of sexual assault and acquitted of one…

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Vile upskirter jailed for sexual assault of 12-year-old girl on her way to school

Juan Cervera 'brazenly' approached the 12-year-old girl in her school uniform in front of other train passengers

Evening Standard

Aluva child murder case | Kerala court sentences convict Asafak Alam to death

Convict Asafak Alam was awarded death penalty on Nov 14, 2023 for rape and murder of a 5-yr-old girl in Aluva in Kerala. Judge K. Soman tried the case under POCSO and IPC. Alam was found guilty on 13 counts, including abduction, murder and rape. He was given life imprisonment…

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Evening Standard

Disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard guilty of sexual assaults

Nygard, 82, exploited his 'status' to carry out assaults on women in a bedroom suite at his fashion headquarters in Toronto, prosecutors said

The Independent UK

Canadian jury finds fashion mogul Nygard guilty of 4 sexual assault charges, acquits him on 2 counts

Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been found guilty of four counts of sexual assault in a Canadian court but was acquitted of a fifth count plus a charge of forcible confinement

The Independent UK

Man arrested over sexual assault of former US senator

Martha McSally says she was attacked as she jogged along the Missouri River in Iowa

Chicago Sun-Times

Former top cop’s discipline recommendation in sexual assault case shows he’s fair

Determining that a patrol officer be punished severely, but short of losing his livelihood and career, for an allegation not clearly proven but highly circumstantial, is the kind of judgment indicative of true leadership.

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Men spared jail for 'devastating' sexual assault

Two people who sexually assaulted another man while he slept have walked free from court after a judge accepted they were remorseful.

The Independent UK

Woman sues ex-Grammys CEO for sexual assault and accuses Recording Academy of negligence

A woman has filed a lawsuit against the former CEO of the Grammy Awards accusing him of a 2018 sexual assault

Evening Standard

Former Eton College teacher accused of multiple sexual assaults on teenage boy

Jacob Leland is accused of multiple sexual assaults on teenage boy

The Hindu

Karnataka High Court grants bail to Murugha mutt seer in one of the two cases of sexual assault on minor girls

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday granted bail to Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the seer of Murugarajendra Bruhan Mutt, Chitradurga, in one of the two criminal cases registered against him last year for alleged sexual assaults on two minor girls.

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Registration of FIR against witnesses and complainant in sexual assault cases about conspiracy to tarnish Murugha Mutt’s image is illegal: Karnataka High Court

The High Court of Karnataka has said that the police could not have registered a First Information Report (FIR) based on a counter-complaint lodged by Basavaprabhu Swami, in charge seer of Murugarajendra Bruhan Mutt, Chitradurga, alleging that some persons had conspired to tarnish the image of the Mutt and the…

The Independent UK

Armie Hammer returns to Instagram three years after sexual assault allegations

In May, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office declared Hammer would not face sexual assault charges

The Independent UK

Female Met Police officer denies sexual assault of woman

Sergeant Rachel Bright, 45, is accused of touching a woman without her consent while off duty in Wandsworth.

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