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Under Indonesia's new criminal code, rights groups fear more women will be forced to marry their rapists to escape prosecution

Three women's rights groups say Indonesia's controversial new criminal code will make it easier and more common for sexual assault victims to be forced into marrying their own rapists. WARNING: Readers may find details in this story distressing.

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Rex Orange County is 'grateful' after sexual assault case dropped days before trial

Prosecutors in the United Kingdom have dropped their sexual assault case against musician Rex Orange County days before it was set to go to trial.

Los Angeles Times

FedEx driver accused of murder of Athena Strand is charged with sexual assault of child nine years ago

Tanner Horner being held on $1.5m bond

The Independent UK

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Vile County Durham pervert jailed for drunkenly groping teenage boy in his own bed

Aaron Thackray, 34, has been put behind bars for more than two years for a sexual assault on a teenage boy

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Man accused in slaying of Texas 7-year-old Athena Strand faces unrelated child sexual assault charges

DALLAS — The man accused in the slaying of 7-year-old Athena Strand last month faces unrelated child sexual assault charges, court records show.

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Female Man City fan gropes man but dodges jail - despite urges to treat her same as male

Jemma Whiteside, 40, groped an Everton fan at a Premiership football clash shortly before kick-off - but she wasn't jailed despite his urges for the court to treat male sexual assault victims the same as women

Daily Mirror

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

The Guardian - US

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'

Liverpool Echo

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.

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Daily Mirror

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'

The Independent UK

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

AAP

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.

Reuters

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.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

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,…

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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,…

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

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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