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Deshaun Watson to Serve Six-Game Suspension, Per Ruling

More than two dozen women have detailed graphic accounts of sexual harassment and sexual assault that occurred during massage therapy sessions.

Sports Illustrated

Ignoring request to wear condom may constitute sexual assault in Canada, Supreme Court says

Ruling would set precedent for countries against deceptive condom use and consent

The Independent UK

Merseyside police apologise to woman deterred from sexual assault complaint

Local rape and sexual assault support group says ‘nine out of 10’ survivors report similar experiences

The Guardian - UK

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Uttar Pradesh: School head booked for abducting, raping teacher in Shahjahanpur

BAREILLY: A director of a private school in Shahjahanpur has been booked for allegedly abducting and raping a teacher of his school and also making a video of the sexual assault.

The Times of India

Queensland Health to review medical costs for sexual assault victims by end of year

Organisation says fees for treatment of injuries, MRIs and STI testing for people without medicare would be reassessed

The Guardian - AU

The Loop: A huge piece of possible space junk lands on an Aussie farm, sexual assault reports at an all-time high, and a $1.5 billion jackpot

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ABC News

Sexual assault reports in Australia hit all-time high. What's driving the increase?

Sexual assaults reported in Australia rise to an all-time high, following an increase of 13 per cent last year, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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Sexual assault reports in Tasmania skyrocket, ABS data shows

Tasmania sees a more than 50 per cent jump in the number of people reporting sexual assault compared to the year before, the largest percentage increase in the country.

ABC News

Forth Valley sees rise in sex crimes on women in 2021/22

The data was revealed by Police Scotland - with the increases recorded in four categories of crimes against women over the age of 16.

Daily Record

Polls: Schmitt surges, Greitens falls with week to go in Missouri Republican Senate race

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is surging in the Republican Senate primary, according to three recent polls, as support for former Gov. Eric Greitens falls amid relentless attacks over the allegations of physical abuse and sexual assault against him.

Tribune News Service

Important Case About #TheyLied Libel Lawsuits Against Federal Employees

From Hockenberry v. U.S., decided today by the Tenth Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Joel Carson, joined by Judges Nancy Moritz and Paul Kelly: Hockenberry is a Captain in the United States Army and Kalas is an Army Reserve Captain. In 2016, Hockenberry and Kalas were employed as attorneys…

Reason

‘Blaming her for wanting a boyfriend’: assault victim with disability critical of Queensland police response

Inquiry into QPS attitudes to domestic violence also hears police failed to assist in instances of elder abuse

The Guardian - AU

Meaghan thought psychedelic therapy could help her PTSD. Instead it was the start of a nightmare

When Meaghan did psychedelic therapy she was gagged and pinned down by her therapists. With psychedelics touted as a miracle cure, she wants her story known.

ABC News

100,000 happy pictures: a new tool in the cyber ‘arms race’ against child sexual abusers

The volume of child sexual assault material online is on the rise. An Australian project is crowdsourcing images of safe children so it can find those in danger

The Guardian - AU

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Man faces court over child sex assault

A 31-year-old North Melbourne man has appeared in court over the alleged sexual assault of an 11-year-old child.

ABC News

Latrobe University drink spiking research seeks sexual violence prevention

Sexual assault support services say only 10 per cent of women report drink spiking. Now researchers are looking into why it's happening and what can be done about it.

Los Angeles Times

Trevor Bauer's accuser says in court filing her allegations were not 'false'

LOS ANGELES — The woman whose sexual assault allegations against Trevor Bauer triggered an investigation that resulted in a two-year suspension of the Dodgers pitcher denied that any of the allegations were "false, fabricated, or bogus," her attorneys wrote in a court filing this week.

Liverpool Echo

Detectives mistaken for fake police after asking about CCTV

Officers were called to reports of "suspicious activity" after an elderly woman received a call from two unknown visitors

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Liverpool Echo

Woman suffers 'serious sexual assault' near industrial estate

Police are appealing for information, CCTV or dashcam footage following the assault

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Roe’s reversal endangers intellectually disabled people

The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade places the reproductive health of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in grave jeopardy, as this population suffers a high amount of abuse, including sexual assault.

Daily Mirror

Tory MPs vote confidence in Boris Johnson's government - 10 days after ousting him

Conservatives united around the ousted PM after a bitter five-hour debate in which he was accused of presiding over corruption and a tolerance of sexual assault

Reuters

Filmmaker fights for Ukraine, driven by memories of sexual assault

When Alisa Kovalenko signed up to fight for Ukraine, she says she was driven by outrage over Russia's invasion of her home, and memories of the sexual assault she survived during battles with Moscow-backed separatists eight years earlier.

Belfast Live

NI teen highlights sexual assault and domestic violence at international dance competition

"I wanted to create a piece of theatre that would mean something to every single woman in the audience and leave an impact."

Daily Record

CID and forensics officers investigate following serious sexual assault in Scots park

A 44-yer-old woman was sexually assaulted by a man while talking in the Durrockstock Park area of Paisley.

Tribune News Service

WASHINGTON — Four years after angrily denying sexual assault allegations at his Senate confirmation, Justice Brett Kavanaugh remains the U.S. Supreme Court’s lightning rod no matter how many conciliatory opinions he writes.

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