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Brittany Higgins has highlighted the impact the criminal justice system has on people who come forward with sexual assault complaints.

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Why Weinstein’s team risked vilifying Jennifer Siebel Newsom and other accusers in post-#MeToo trial

To the very end of Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial in Los Angeles, his defense team lawyers didn’t let up on their efforts to malign and “slut shame” Jennifer Siebel Newsom and the other accusers, arguing that these women falsely accused the producer of assault because they were embarrassed they had…

Tribune News Service

Rishi Sunak urged to say what senior Tories knew about MP sexual assault and rape claims

MP facing the allegations has not been suspended by the party

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Car stop on Edge Lane leads police to man who sexually assaulted two teenage girls

Drunk Mohammed Chaudry abused the teenagers in his car

Liverpool Echo

Higgins' story sparks reform conversation

Advocates want reforms to support sexual assault complainants who seek justice after Brittany Higgins' experience showed the personal toll of legal action.

AAP

From FRANCE 24 to Hollywood: Former presenter Angela Yeoh on her role in 'She Said'

Angela Yeoh is on the road to stardom with her role in the #MeToo film "She Said", about the investigation into Harvey Weinstein. The former FRANCE 24 presenter plays Rowena Chiu, the Hollywood producer's former assistant, in the movie directed by Maria Shrader. Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan play the…

France 24

Rishi Sunak backs Tories who reported MP to police over sexual assault and rape claims

But MP still retains Tory whip

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Tory MP reported to police by colleagues over rape and sexual assault allegations

A group of Conservatives made a third party report to the Metropolitan Police

The Independent UK

Senior Tory MP reported to police by colleagues over rape allegations

A SENIOR Tory MP has been reported to the police over allegations of rape and sexual assault.

The National (Scotland)

Documents show other Lehrmann allegations

Other women reported sexual assault and harassment allegations against a man accused of raping Brittany Higgins in 2019, court documents show.

AAP

Lehrmann case dropped over 'unacceptable risk' to Brittany Higgins

The ACT's top prosecutor says medical evidence shows it is no longer in the public interest to pursue a retrial.

Newcastle Herald

Bruce Lehrmann retrial won’t proceed after prosecutors drop charges for alleged rape of Brittany Higgins

Decision announced by director of public prosecutions means retrial of Lehrmann, who pleaded not guilty, will not go ahead

The Guardian - AU

Weinstein lawyer in closing: 'Tears do not make truth'

An attorney for Harvey Weinstein at his Los Angeles sexual assault trial told jurors that the prosecution's case relies entirely on asking them to trust accusers who have proved they were untrustworthy

The Independent UK

Esther House inquiry uncovers allegations of exorcism and sexual assault

Multiple sexual assault allegations, reports of gay conversion therapy, forcible restraint and unqualified pharmaceutical treatment are among the harrowing list of experiences described by former residents of a West Australian rehabilitation centre in the findings of an inquiry revealed today.

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The Guardian - US

Weinstein trial: prosecutor says ‘hotels were his trap’ in closing arguments

Six-week Los Angeles trial wrapping up after graphic testimony from four women accusing ex-producer of rape and sexual assault

Evening Standard

Man charged after three women attacked in Whitechapel

A man has been charged with sexual assault after three women were attacked in Whitechapel.

Los Angeles Times

Nearly 16 years after his death, Atlantic Records CEO Ahmet Ertegun accused of assault

A former music manager has accused Ahmet Ertegun, the late co-founder and longtime chief executive of Atlantic Records, of sexually assaulting her multiple times spanning decades, and she alleges that the record company covered it up.

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DNA technology used to arrest man 30 years after sexual assault of female jogger

South Australian police have used DNA technology to arrest a man more than 30 years after an alleged sexual assault.

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Man allegedly hit woman with meat cleaver in 'horrendous' sexual assault at her Western Sydney home

A woman, 26, has been allegedly sexually assaulted and threatened with a meat cleaver in her Western Sydney home in what police described as a "horrendous" attack.

The Guardian - US

Breaking the silence: movies grapple with the #MeToo movement

This season sees Oscar-tipped dramas She Said, Women Talking and Tár all confront the difficulties of women dealing with the fallout of sexual assault

The Independent UK

Queen’s one-word response to Prince Andrew’s Jeffrey Epstein scandal revealed

Andrew was stripped of his royal title after he was accused of sexual assault by one of Epstein’s trafficking victims

The Independent UK

Trump news – live: Trump under fire for ‘lack of judgment’ after dinner with white supremacist Nick Fuentes

New sexual assault law in New York state has opened another door for former president’s accuser

Newsroom.co.nz

Universities find they can’t silence victims of sexual assault

In the face of silence from their universities, students have used social media to demand better action against sexual harassment and assault, writes Rabi’ah Aminudin

Evening Standard

Two men who lured homeless woman to hotel room before violent sexual assault jailed

Jake Johnson and Matthew Bibb lured vulnerable victim into their hotel room with promise of hot drink before violent sexual assault

The Canberra Times

Police practice 'may be fraught with significant problems', sex assault trial hears

A senior officer says she would consider telling her superiors "we need to reflect on our procedures".

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