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Lawyer picked to prosecute Army sexual assault is fired over an old email doubting victims' claims

The lawyer selected to be the Army’s first top prosecutor of sexual assaults under an overhaul of the military justice system has been fired because of an email he sent 10 years ago appearing to belittle victims’ assault allegations

The Independent UK

Lawyers for woman accusing Dani Alves of sexual assault seek maximum 12-year sentence for player

Lawyers for the woman accusing Dani Alves of sexual assault are asking for the maximum sentence of 12 years in prison for the Brazilian soccer player

The Independent UK

Tucker Carlson producer accused of sexual assault during his time at Fox News

Carlson’s ‘right hand man’ Justin Wells accused of aggressively forcing himself on junior colleague Andrew Delancey before trying to harm his career

The Independent UK

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Rugby union player Api Ratuniyarawa pleads guilty to sexual assaults

Fiji international was charged hours before he was meant to appear for the Barbarians against Wales on 4 November

The Guardian - UK

Rugby player Api Ratuniyarawa facing jail after admitting sexual offences

The Fiji international pleaded guilty to two charges of assault by penetration and one charge of sexual assault at Cardiff Crown Court

The Independent UK

#TheyLied Case Filed by Elected Official Over Allegations of Sexual Assault Can Go Forward

From Anderson v. Senthilnathan (Colo. Ct. App.), decided Sept. 28, in an opinion by Judge Katharine Lum, joined by Judges Jerry Jones and Steve Bernard: At various times in 2021, while Anderson served as an elected Director on the Board of Education for Denver Public Schools (DPS), [Defendants] BLM [Black…

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Children isolated while in custody at Bimberi, even post-COVID: report

The segregation 'couldn't be justified', an Assembly report said.

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Punjab: Court sentences man to 20 years RI for sexual assault on minor

LUDHIANA: A local court has sentenced a person to twenty years rigorous imprisonment for sexual assault on a minor girl.

The Times of India

Haryana Women's Commission faces criticism for inaction in sexual assault case of 142 minor girls in Jind

JIND: Activists have alleged that the Haryana State Women's Commission (SWC) failed to visit Jind district even once to meet the victimized girls, despite the revelation of a shocking incident involving the sexual assault of 142 minor girls over two months ago.

The Times of India

For a male sexual assault survivor, justice won in court does not equal healing

Male survivors of sexual abuse and assault have long felt muzzled, but that might be starting to change as more victims emboldened by the MeToo movement come forward

The Independent UK

ACT will consider sexual assault court to improve justice system

The Attorney-General indicated a dedicated court may not be best.

The Canberra Times

Madeleine McCann suspect to stand trial on five separate sexual assault charges

Christian Brueckner is currently in jail in Germany for raping a 72-year-old woman

The Independent UK

West London rapist finally caught after six years thanks to DNA breakthrough

Alejandros Quiroz Flores, 40, has been jailed for eight years and put on the Sex Offenders' Register for life

Evening Standard

Senior prosecutor to be embedded in police sexual assault team

Inquiry revealed some officers were 'confused' about when to charge.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Steps Down as Revolt Chair Amid Sexual Assault Allegations

Hip-hop mogul founded the African American-targeted TV channel in 2013

International Business Times

Journalist's Personal Battle As Burkina Militants Target Women

Award-winning journalist Mariam Ouedraogo finds it impossible to forget the heartbreaking stories she has covered about sexual assault in Burkina Faso's jihadist war.

The Canberra Times

Lost footage stopped a sexual assault investigation. It won't happen again

The change will boost safety and make investigations easier.

The Independent UK

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs steps down as Revolt chairman amid sexual assault lawsuits

Music-focused television network was co-founded by Combs and Andy Schuon in 2013

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The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel on George Santos: ‘They’re skipping the vote and going straight to the Heimlich’

Late-night hosts discuss the lawmaker’s likely expulsion from Congress and the wave of sexual assault lawsuits in New York

The Independent UK

Three women accused P Diddy of sexual assault in a week - and his team dismissed it all as a money grab

Sean Combs, formerly known as Puff Daddy, P. Diddy and a host of other names, has undergone a myriad of reinventions since the start of his career – but now, with three sex assault lawsuits filed against him in a week, he’s entered a new and unwelcome ‘era.’ Sheila Flynn…

Reason

Court Denies Plaintiff Pseudonymity in #TheyLied Libel Suit Stemming from Alleged Stealthing by 17-Year-Old

From a decision last week by Judge Robert Pitman in DL v. JS (W.D. Tex.): Plaintiff dated ES from September 2021 to January 2022 when they were both in high school. On December 18, 2021, Plaintiff and ES were having intercourse when Plaintiff removed his condom without ES's knowledge. ES,…

The Independent UK

Celebrities, politicians among those named in sex abuse suits filed under NY's Adult Survivors Act

For a year, New York’s Adult Survivors Act gave adults claiming they had been sexually assaulted a chance to file civil lawsuits, no matter how long ago the assaults occurred

The Conversation

‘No one would ever speak up again’: servicewomen feel military culture stops them from reporting sexual assault

An inquiry into the death of a 19-year-old soldier in the British army found that relentless sexual harassment by her line manager was “almost certain” to have been a causal factor in her death.

The Times of India

Jind school sexual assault: Haryana Police expands charges as more victims come forward

JIND: In the ongoing sexual assault case involving 142 girls by the school principal in Haryana's Jind district, the Haryana police have expanded charges by adding Section 3 (1) (W) (i) of the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) Prevention of Atrocities Act.

The Independent UK

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