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Sexual assault services brace for 'major impact' ahead of years-long fallout from Queensland's DNA testing debacle

Specialist support services anticipate an increase in calls from victim survivors re-traumatised by this week's interim report, which raised major questions about the adequacy of DNA testing.

ABC News

Marilyn Manson sexual assault investigation handed to prosecutors by detectives

Prosecutors say more evidence is needed before criminal charges could be brought against the singer

Evening Standard

Police dismissed woman who says she was raped by Eliza Fletcher’s accused killer as ‘average Black girl’

Alicia Franklin’s sexual assault kit remained untested for almost a year after she was raped

The Independent UK

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‘Everyone knew his past’: how a coach stayed in soccer despite troubling allegations

When Brad Evans resigned from the University of Toledo allegations of sexual assault effectively disappeared, allowing him to continue coaching

The Guardian - US

Women ‘sexually assaulted in queue to see lying in state’, court told

Adio Adeshine was charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of breaching a sexual harm prevention order.

The Independent UK

Lawyers argue for Higgins' phone evidence

Lawyers for Bruce Lehrmann, charged with the sexual assault of former political staffer Brittany Higgins, are fighting for access to evidence.

AAP

Hunter Valley records 'devastating' rise in rate of recorded sexual assault

The Hunter Valley has experienced a "devastating" rise in the number of sexual assaults reported to police over the past five years - recording the second largest jump in the state.

Newcastle Herald

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Uninsured sexual assault survivors billed thousands for medical care, study shows

High health care-related costs can make it more "disincentivizing" for survivors to come forward about their sexual assaults.

Axios

Polanski ordered to stand trial in France for defaming accuser

Filmmaker Roman Polanski has been ordered to stand trial in France for allegedly defaming a British actress who accused him of sexual abuse. The 89-year-old Franco-Polish director has faced a series of sexual assault claims, though he has never been tried in France.

Radio France Internationale

DV, sex crime reports buck NSW decline

Reports of robberies, car thefts and burglaries have dropped significantly in NSW in recent years but domestic violence and sexual assaults are increasing.

AAP

Trevor Bauer argues new video shows accuser 'smirking and uninjured' after encounter

LOS ANGELES — The video lasts nine seconds, with no sound. Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer appears to be asleep in bed, with a mask over his eyes. Next to him in bed, his attorneys say: the woman whose sexual assault allegations against Bauer triggered the investigation that resulted in his…

Los Angeles Times

France rejects Canada Inuit request to extradite priest accused of sex crimes

France has rejected a request from a visiting delegation of Canadian Inuits to extradite a priest accused of sexual assault on young members of the Indigenous minority in the 1960s. The justice ministry said that France does not extradite its nationals.

Radio France Internationale

How a rape survivor’s DNA led to her arrest for a separate crime in San Francisco

A federal lawsuit outlines how police relied on evidence collected from sexual assault kits for unrelated crimes, underscoring chronic challenges facing survivors seeking justice

The Independent UK

A woman whose rape DNA led to her arrest sues the city of San Francisco

During a search of a crime lab database, the woman's DNA was tied to a burglary in late 2021. Her DNA had been collected and stored as part of a 2016 domestic violence and sexual assault case.

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San Francisco faces civil rights lawsuit over woman's arrest based on DNA from her rape kit

A San Francisco woman whose DNA from a sexual assault examination was used by police five years later to arrest her in connection with an unrelated property crime, spurring a backlash and attempts to ban the practice, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city.

AAP

Sex assault claim by 'unhappy customer'

A female customer may have jumped to conclusions and made sexual assault allegations after being upset by a poor massage, a Brisbane court has heard.

The Guardian - US

Woman whose rape kit DNA was used against her in separate crime sues San Francisco

The revelation had sparked widespread outrage and pushed California lawmakers to amend legislation

The Independent UK

Woman whose rape DNA led to her arrest sues San Francisco

A rape victim whose DNA from her sexual assault case was used by San Francisco police to arrest her in an unrelated property crime is suing the city

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Amateur masseur accused of sexual assault

A female customer has accused a mechanic, who visited a massage parlour "whenever he liked" to train and work for free, of sexually assaulting her.

The New Daily

Ricky Martin faces new sexual assault complaint

Another sexual assault complaint has been filed against pop star Ricky Martin, days after suing his nephew over similar allegations.

The Independent UK

Puerto Rico star Ricky Martin faces sexual assault complaint

A sexual assault complaint has been filed against Puerto Rico pop star Ricky Martin, who recently sued his nephew over what he said were false allegations of sexual abuse

The Independent UK

What lies in store for Andrew during reign of King Charles III?

The Duke of York was booted out of the monarchy and forbidden from using his HRH style before paying out millions to end a civil sexual assault case.

Tribune News Service

Unable to pass stricter abortion law, South Carolina Senate tweaks existing 6-week ban

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Unable to get enough votes to support a near-total abortion ban, the South Carolina Senate on Thursday passed legislation that would build on the state’s six-week law but limit the procedure for sexual assault victims up to 12 weeks.

Liverpool Echo

Faces of wanted men Merseyside Police 'will not stop looking for'

They're wanted for a number of offences including sexual assault

Pedestrian.tv

A 22 Y.O. Sydney Woman Was Allegedly Gang Raped After Meeting Up With A Man From A Dating App

Four men have been charged over the alleged assault.

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