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California could protect sex assault victims facing lawsuits

The California Assembly has voted to advance a bill to protect sexual assault survivors from retaliatory lawsuits

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

Will the brilliance of Netflix's 'Beef' be lost in the shadow of a sexual assault controversy? — Podcast

Beef premiered on Netflix this month to rave reviews and quickly became the top watched series on the platform in the U.S. In Canada, it took the No. 2 spot.

The Conversation · Apr 20, 2023

Ex-New Mexico State Players Accuse Former Teammates of Sexual Assault, Battery

The men’s basketball program was suspended in February after hazing allegations were brought forward.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 20, 2023

Soccer-Brazilian defender Dani Alves claims consensual sex in assault case

Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves said on Monday he had consensual sex with a woman who has accused him of sexual assault, changing his version of what happened in a Barcelona nightclub in late December.

Reuters · Apr 17, 2023

Kent man charged with sexual assaults during physiotherapy treatments

A Kent physiotherapist has been charged with sexually assaulting five women during treatments.

Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2023

Alves tells judge he had consensual sex with alleged victim

Dani Alves has testified in court and told the judge investigating a sexual assault accusation against him that he had consensual sex with the alleged victim

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023

Hunt for hospital sex killer continues as report reveals shocking toll of rapes on wards

New figures show that more than 6,500 rapes and sexual assaults were committed in hospitals in England and Wales between January 2019 and October 2022

Daily Mirror · Apr 17, 2023

On a ship where future mariners train, California State University women say they faced sexual abuse and harassment

MORROW COVE, Calif. — For nearly three decades, the navy-and-gold Training Ship Golden Bear has plied oceans around the globe for California State University’s Maritime Academy, providing a unique classroom for students training to be leaders in the seafaring industry.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 17, 2023

Former NRL player Jarryd Hayne taken into custody ahead of sentencing for sexual assault

The 35-year-old was this month found guilty of two counts of sexual intercourse without consent, stemming from the assault of a woman in Newcastle more than four years ago. He will be sentenced next month.

ABC News · Apr 14, 2023

Brief Opposing Pseudonymity in #TheyLied Libel Case Alleging False Claims of Sexual Assault at College

I thought I'd pass along a long excerpt from this amicus brief, which my students Samantha Frazier, Katelyn Taira, and Jacob Haas and I wrote on behalf of the First Amendment Coalition and myself; for more on the decision below, which indeed rejected pseudonymity, see here. [* * *] Summary…

Reason · Apr 13, 2023