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Report: Texans Provided NDAs, Facilities for Watson’s Massage Sessions

The Browns quarterback is facing 24 active civil lawsuits detailing graphic accounts of sexual assault and sexual harassment.

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Report: Watson Booked Massage Therapy Sessions With 66 Different Women

The quarterback is facing 24 active civil lawsuits filed by massage therapists, each detailing graphic accounts of sexual harassment and sexual assault.

Sports Illustrated

Qld police review 50 sexual assault cases

Police are revisting dozens of sexual assault cases in Queensland following the launch of an inquiry into the John Tonge forensics lab.

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The Supreme Court just made it a lot easier to carry a concealed handgun in New York

Just what this country needs: more hidden guns in the streets.

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Harvey Weinstein sues car manufacturer Chrysler over 2019 crash that left him using walker

Weinstein used a walker during his 2020 sexual assault trial, in which he was convicted and sentenced to 23 years in prison

The Independent UK

Brickbat: We Will Get to Them Eventually

Citing manpower shortages, an internal memo sent to interim Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz revealed the department stopped assigning detectives to new sexual assault cases involving adult victims in April. The department's sexual assault unit is prioritizing cases with child victims and cases where a suspect is already in custody.…

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Hollywood star Kevin Spacey must face lawsuit over 14-year-old boy ‘sexual assault’, US judge rules

Hollywood star Kevin Spacey must face a civil lawsuit alleging that he made an unwanted sexual advance on a 14-year-old boy, a judge has ruled.

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Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard convicted of violent rape

While jury deliberated in Toronto, news broke that the Canadian rock musician had been charged with another sexual assault

The Guardian - US

Tory MP accused of rape can vote in Boris Johnson no-confidence ballot

An unnamed Tory MP, in his 50s, was arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault last month

The Independent UK

Deshaun Watson named as the defendant in a 24th civil lawsuit

Deshaun Watson was formally named as the Defendant in a 24th civil lawsuit alleging sexual assault.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Deshaun Watson Faces Another New Civil Case, Count Up to 24

In a footnote in the lawsuit, the filing states “the incident with Deshaun Watson caused Plaintiff to quit massage therapy altogether.”

Sports Illustrated

Jacob Hoggard: Canadian singer convicted of sexual assault

Hoggard was seen hugging his wife in the courtroom after the jury’s verdict was read

The Independent UK

Commonwealth Games official's sexual assault trial begins on Gold Coast

A female Commonwealth Games athlete allegedly had her buttocks grabbed twice a by a team boss during a photo shoot on the Gold Coast.

ABC News

Queensland launches a commission of inquiry into DNA testing at its state-run forensics laboratory

The inquiry comes after the Queensland Police Service confirmed they were reviewing all previous sexual assault cases dating back to the beginning of 2018.

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The Independent UK

Canadian singer Jacob Hoggard convicted of sexual assault

The frontman for the Canadian band Hedley has been convicted of sexual assault causing bodily harm to an Ottawa woman but acquitted of the same charge involving a teenage fan

Sports Illustrated

Watson’s Lawyer Says Browns QB’s Meetings With NFL Are ‘Over’

Watson, 26, currently faces 23 active civil lawsuits detailing graphic accounts of sexual misconduct after a new plaintiff stepped forward earlier this week.

Los Angeles Times

La Luz del Mundo church leader pleads guilty to sex abuse charges

LOS ANGELES — Days before his long-awaited trial was scheduled to start, La Luz del Mundo church leader Naason Joaquin Garcia pleaded guilty to multiple charges of sexual assault involving minors, the state attorney general’s office announced Friday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Backlog of sexual assault kits eliminated for first time: Pritzker

The governor pointed to the greater use of technology and beefing up staffing levels.

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The Independent UK

'Unacceptable' Seattle police sex assault unit low staffing

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell says the police department’s low staffing of its sexual assault unit that has led to a backlog of dozens of stalled cases is unacceptable

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh police say violent crime up 23 per cent in latest official figures

Police Scotland has released the yearly crime statistics, broken down into individual council areas. In Edinburgh, violent crime and sexual assault have both increased

Sports Illustrated

Kennedy Calls for Hockey Canada to Release Alleged Sexual Assault Report

The NHL is investigating the facts about a now-resolved lawsuit filed against Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League.

Tribune News Service

Harvey Weinstein’s rape and sexual assault conviction upheld by New York appeals court

NEW YORK — Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein’s rape and sexual assault conviction was upheld by a New York appeals court on Thursday.

AAP

Qld physio jailed for sexual assaults

An experienced physiotherapist has received a 12-month jail term after sexually assaulting two patients within hours of each other at his Brisbane clinic.

ABC News

Brisbane physiotherapist Scott Alexander Stuart Mackay jailed for sexually assaulting two patients on the same day

Both women, who came forward at different times, told police Scott Alexander Stuart Mackay touched them inappropriately for "up to a minute" during sessions which were to address pain in completely unrelated areas of their bodies.

Los Angeles Times

Judy Huth’s sexual assault trial against Bill Cosby begins with opening statements

LOS ANGELES — The latest sexual assault trial against Bill Cosby began Wednesday with opening statements in Santa Monica.

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