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Tory MP released on bail after arrest over rape and sexual assault allegations

Tory chief whip Chris Heaton-Harris urged the MP to stay away from Parliament but has not suspended the whip, meaning the suspect remains a member of the parliamentary party.

Daily Record

Sexual assault support services struggling to cope with record demand

With record numbers of sexual assault survivors speaking out and seeking help, specialised support services say they are struggling to meet demand.

ABC News

Bill Cosby lawyers cry foul as civil sex assault trial looms

With less than a week to go before a civil trial, Bill Cosby's lawyers are crying foul over a change in the story of a woman who alleges he sexually assaulted her at the Playboy Mansion

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Watson Admits Massage Therapist Cried After Session, per Report

The quarterback faces 22 active civil lawsuits detailing graphic accounts of sexual harassment and sexual assault during massage therapy sessions.

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Tory MP arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault spanning seven years

The unnamed man has been urged not to attend Parliament while under investigation

Manchester Evening News

Report: NFL Officials to Meet With Deshaun Watson This Week

Cleveland’s quarterback could still face discipline for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.

Sports Illustrated

Faces of 12 people jailed in Liverpool this week

An overview of Liverpool court cases and those jailed for crimes linked to Merseyside

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The war has worsened disparities for women in Ukraine

Ukrainian feminists say their country came a long way, legally and culturally, in the past decade. Now advocates are trying to address sexual assault, economic hardship and other effects of the war.

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Watson Situation Didn’t Impact Scheduling, NFL VP Says

The league’s VP of Broadcast Planning Mike North said that the Browns quarterback’s legal situation and potential unavailability did not impact how the league scheduled Cleveland’s games for next season.

Sports Illustrated

Woman who organised rape and sexual abuse of little girl told men involved there were 'no boundaries'

Images of the abuse were found on Vicki Bevan's phone, which she also shared with the two other men involved and posted them onto social media platform Kik Messenger

Manchester Evening News

Canada Supreme Court rules extreme intoxication can be violent crime defense

The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday ruled that defendants accused of violent crimes such as homicide and sexual assault can use self-induced extreme intoxication as a defense, striking down a federal law supported by women's advocacy groups.

Reuters

Four held for sexual assault on minor

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Former darts world champion Ted Hankey jailed for sexual assault

Hankey sexually assaulted a woman in Cheshire in 2021 and was caught on camera

Liverpool Echo

Ted Hankey: ‘Entitled’ former world darts champion jailed for two years for sexual assault

Judge says Hankey would have ‘denied it to the bitter end’ if the attack had not been caught on film

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Selma Blair says she ‘has been raped multiple times’

The actor has detailed her sexual assaults in her new memoir

The Independent UK

Jury clears American in alleged assault of flight attendant

A jury in Texas has cleared American Airlines of responsibility for an alleged sexual assault by a celebrity chef it hired against one of its flight attendants

The Independent UK

Documents say women settle lawsuit against Liberty U.

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit twelve women brought last summer against Liberty University, accusing the Christian institution of mishandling cases of sexual assault and harassment

Chicago Sun-Times

DNA taken 15 years ago leads to arrest of man in rape of woman at hotel, prosecutors say

Frederick Djirackor, 43, faces a count of criminal sexual assault following the attack of a 24-year-old woman last July.

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The Independent UK

Mario Batali acquittal underscores perils of #MeToo cases

Legal experts and victims’ advocates say celebrity chef Mario Batali’s acquittal on sexual assault charges underscores the inherent difficulties of prosecuting such cases nearly five years into the #MeToo era

Tribune News Service

Jury sides with American Airlines on sexual assault claim by flight attendant

DALLAS — A North Texas jury determined Wednesday that American Airlines isn’t responsible for an alleged sexual assault of flight attendant Kimberly Goesling by a British celebrity chef working with the carrier during a company trip in 2018.

Leeds Live

CCTV shows Leeds sexual assault suspect running off through rush hour traffic

The victim was dragged to a grassed area in Holbeck but the suspect fled when a passer-by intervened

The Independent UK

Kevin Spacey to make comeback in new film being sold at Cannes Film Festival

It’ll be actor’s first major role since he was accused of sexual assault

Radio France Internationale

Twenty women accuse French TV journalist of rape, sexual assault

In a programme broadcast this week by French online investigative website Mediapart, twenty women directly accuse the former TF1 TV star Patrick Poivre d'Arvor of rape, sexual assault and harassment.

The Independent UK

Selma Blair says she ‘has been raped multiple times’

The actor has detailed her sexual assaults in her new memoir

The Canberra Times

Advocates urge funding for sexual assault reforms

A group has called for funding for recommendations outlined in a landmark report released late last year.

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