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Jury finds former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape

Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of rape and two other sexual assault counts by a Los Angeles jury on Monday, marking the second conviction of the onetime Hollywood kingmaker who became the face of #MeToo sexual abuse allegations five years ago.

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Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape in Los Angeles sexual assault trial

Harvey Weinstein was found guilty Monday of rape at a Los Angeles trial in another #MeToo moment of reckoning, five years after he became a magnet for the movement.

France 24

Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape and sexual assault in Los Angeles trial

The downfall of the former movie magnate played out over a six-week trial that included testimony from Jennifer Siebel Newsom

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Verdict reached at Harvey Weinstein's 2nd rape trial

Jurors have reached a verdict at the Los Angeles rape and sexual assault trial of Harvey Weinstein

The Independent UK

Emmerdale viewers predict sinister ‘sexual assault’ storyline for Marcus Dean

Emmerdale viewers think newcomer Greg is "creepy"

Leeds Live

Kildare man avoids jail for sexual assault of friend when they were teenagers

The judge said she must sentence McCabe as a minor at the time of the offending, and detention should be a last resort

Irish Mirror

Manchester City fan groped Everton supporter during match

Fan at Premier League clash 'subjected to an unprovoked and entirely unexpected sexual assault'

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Police block off Glasgow City Centre lane after a serious sexual assault

Officers were called to Sauchiehall Lane at 4am this morning after a woman was sexually assaulted. Police have blocked both entry ways and are now carrying out an investigation.

Glasgow Live

Drunken Navy chief fined for groping junior female recruit

Lee O'Donnell was found guilty of sexual assault after a trial last month and has now been sentenced to community service of 80 hours of unpaid work and attend 50 days of 'rehabilitation activity'

Daily Mirror

Kevin Spacey attends London sexual assault hearing on video-link from Middle East to face seven new charges

Actor’s ‘travel plans had changed’, says defence lawyer as judge suggests rail strikes would have stopped him getting from airport

The Independent UK

Turning trauma into 'true' victim resource

A new victim-led platform cuts through legal jargon to give sexual assault survivors honest information about what they can expect from the justice system.

AAP

Kevin Spacey appears remotely in UK court over sex offence charges

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey on Friday appeared by videolink in a London court over seven charges relating to a number of alleged sexual assaults against one man between 2001 and 2004.

Reuters

Kevin Spacey: Antihero of Screen and Stage, #MeToo Outcast

Kevin Spacey built a formidable acting career playing dangerous, darkly charismatic antiheroes in hits from "The Usual Suspects" to "House of Cards" -- before disturbing allegations about his personal life brought it crashing down. The two-time Oscar winner with a piercing, hypnotic charm first honed his craft on the stage,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Editorial: Gillibrand’s long march: Persistence has paid off with military justice fairness

Kirsten Gillibrand would not give up. The New York senator labored for a decade to reform how the military justice system works (and doesn’t work). And now she has prevailed. The thousands of annual cases of sexual assault and rape in the ranks will be handled like crimes among civilians,…

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The Independent UK

Zara Aleena: Police cracked case thanks to single bloody fingerprint

Jordan McSweeney was sentenced to life in jail with a minimum term of 38 years for the murder and sexual assault of Ms Aleena

The Texas Tribune

Messianic Jewish leader charged with sexual assault gives opening prayer at Keller school board meeting

The board made news earlier this year for banning a graphic novel portrayal of Anne Frank’s diary.

The Guardian - UK

Zara Aleena murder: Jordan McSweeney jailed for at least 38 years

McSweeney pleaded guilty to murder and sexual assault of law graduate in Ilford, east London

The Independent UK

Jordan McSweeney: Zara Aleena’s killer refuses to face court for sentencing

Jordan McSweeney pleaded guilty to the 35-year-old’s murder and sexual assault and will be sentenced in his absence at the Old Bailey

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The Independent UK

Zara Aleena’s killer refuses to face court for sentencing

Jordan McSweeney pleaded guilty to the 35-year-old’s murder and sexual assault and will be sentenced in his absence at the Old Bailey.

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‘Public interest’: Meta panel upholds move to restore Insta video showing sexual assault on Dalit woman

Meta’s Oversight Board has upheld the social media giant’s decision to restore an Instagram video showing a Dalit woman being sexually assaulted by a group of men, citing larger public interest and the need to raise awareness about discrimination against Dalits and Adivasis in India, especially women. However, the board…

Reason

One of the Criminal Charges Against the Loudoun County Superintendent Is Likely Unconstitutional

AP reports: The former superintendent of a northern Virginia school system [Scott Ziegler] has been indicted on three misdemeanor charges by a special grand jury that investigated the response to two sexual assaults committed by a student last year…. The three misdemeanors against Ziegler include one count of false publication,…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Grand jury finds sexual assault, abuse and cover-ups at Pennsylvania juvenile detention center

PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania grand jury investigating conditions inside Delaware County’s youth detention facility — which was emptied in March 2021 after allegations of rampant abuse were raised — has found systemic problems and a “dangerous absence of oversight” enabled violence, sexual abuse and other maltreatment.

The Independent UK

Vatican cardinal sues for defamation in Quebec assault claim

A Vatican cardinal is suing a Canadian woman for defamation after she accused him of sexual assault while he was archbishop of Quebec

Reuters

Canadian Cardinal Ouellet sues over accusations of sexual assault

Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet on Tuesday said he was suing a woman who accused him of sexual assault more than a decade ago when he was the archbishop of Quebec.

The Guardian - UK

A second woman files sexual assault lawsuit against Atlantic Records executives

Dorothy Carvello has launched a complaint against the label, its parent company Warner Music Group and former execs

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