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‘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.

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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.

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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.

ABC News

Police investigate 'serious sexual assault' in Cardiff

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

Wales Online

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.

Los Angeles Times

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.

ABC News

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.

AAP

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.

Newcastle Herald

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…

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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.

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"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.

The Guardian - US

Nick Carter sued for alleged sexual assault of 17-year-old girl in 2001

A new lawsuit claims the Backstreet Boys member sexually assaulted a minor after a concert

The Independent UK

Julian Knight in row with Tories over whip withdrawal after sexual assault claim

The senior MP accused the party of jeopardising his right to justice after the report to police.

Liverpool Echo

Dad played Bob Marley and said 'this could have been us' as he groped nurse

Royal Liverpool Hospital worker bravely continued providing care to attacker after sexual assault

The Independent UK

Julian Knight had Tory whip suspended after Met receives sexual assault claims

The MP for Solihull said the suspension was ‘wrong and unjustified’ after he hits out at ‘campaign of rumour and innuendo’.

The Guardian - US

Canadian journalist’s memoir accused of depicting sexual assault as consensual

Film-maker Zoe Greenberg says she raised concerns with Penguin Random House Canada over Leah McLaren’s book

WEKU

House passes defense bill that includes proposal to combat sexual assault in military

The defense bill provision could move military one step closer to historic changes that will impact how its sexual assault cases are prosecuted. On Thursday, the House passed the bill, 350-80.

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