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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,…

Tribune News Service

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 Independent UK

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.

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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 Guardian - 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

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.

The Independent UK

‘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…

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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,…

Reason

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 Philadelphia Inquirer

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

The Independent UK

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.

Reuters

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

The Guardian - UK

She spent years fighting for accountability. Anna Borkowski hopes Baltimore County has ‘changed for the better’ for sexual assault survivors

BALTIMORE — In the video, Anna Borkowski snuggles with her dog Remi after waking up, their faces touching. The only sound is Remi’s breathing and a sigh as the dog shifts her position.

Tribune News Service

Jack Milner, 19, granted bail over alleged sexual assault outside Newcastle venue

Jack Milner is on bail after a magistrate said it might take at least a year for the matter to go to trial if he fights allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in a Newcastle alleyway.

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Police investigate 'serious sexual assault' in Cardiff

A lane in the Pontcanna area of the city has been cordoned off

Los Angeles Times

Dorothy Carvello is suing Ahmet Ertegun’s estate to shake up the music industry

Dorothy Carvello still remembers the day she was fired from her dream job at Atlantic Records for playing by the rules.

ABC News

No application for bail by man charged over alleged attempted sexual assault of child near Darwin

A 22-year-old man arrested and charged in relation to the alleged attempted sexual assault of a child in the Darwin suburb of Palmerston has faced court.

AAP

More NSW women reporting violence

Domestic violence incidents and reported sexual assaults of women have increased significantly in NSW over the last five years, the latest data reveals.

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Newcastle Herald

Teenager accused of violent sexual assault of woman granted bail

A young man accused of a random and violent alleged sexual assault on a woman near a Newcastle hotel has been granted strict conditional bail.

Reason

Can #TheyLied Lawsuits, Alleging Defamatory Allegations of Sexual Assault, Be Litigated as Doe v. Doe?

That's the question raised by Doe v. Doe, just filed today; you can see the Complaint and the motion to proceed pseudonymously. Here, John Doe accuses Jane Doe (together with Sue Roe, who isn't included as a defendant) of falsely accusing him of sexual assault, and causing John to be…

The Independent UK

Three former University of Vermont students sue school over failed response to sexual assault reports

Three women are suing the University of Vermont, alleging the school failed to properly respond after they reported they had been sexually assaulted at school

Sports Illustrated

Report: Warriors’ Anthony Lamb Accused of Sexual Assault

The 24-year-old was mentioned in a civil lawsuit filed against Vermont, where he played college basketball.

The Guardian - US

Shocking claims against former top officer lift lid on US sexual abuse scandal

Activists urge federal investigation of Kansas City police department after top detective accused of years of assault

ABC News

Man charged over alleged attempted sexual assault of a child in a home near Darwin

Police located the 22-year-old man — who was unknown to the residents of the house — inside a phone box near where the incident occurred two days ago.

Reason

"Sexually Tinged Words" to 10-Year-Old Insufficient to Prove Attempt to Sexually Assault / Entice into Car

An interesting illustration of the evidence required to prove an attempt to commit a crime.

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