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‘Why didn’t you tell anyone?’: the perceptions about ‘real rape’ that are so hard to shake

Community attitudes and laws have changed when it comes to sexual assault and how victim-survivors behave. Yet rape myths still have power – both in and out of the courtroom

The Guardian - AU

Luis Rubiales to go on trial in Spain over Jenni Hermoso kiss at World Cup

Spanish football federation’s former president is accused of sexual assault and coercion over incident in 2023

The Guardian - UK

Police investigate alleged rape after woman found in east London park

Officers were called to the scene at 4.15am following reports of a serious sexual assault

Evening Standard

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Weinstein Victim’s Lawyer To Represent Swillhouse Sexual Assault Claimants

CONTENT WARNING: This article discusses alleged sexual assault. The Swillhouse hospitality group is facing a significant legal challenge as four former staff members pursue the company for damages over alleged sexual assaults. Now, it has been revealed that Sheryn Omeri, KC, a prominent employment lawyer who has advised victims of Harvey Weinstein and won a landmark case…

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Fox Exec ‘tried to stick his tongue down my throat,’ says former host in lawsuit

A former Fox Sports reporter and anchor has filed a lawsuit against the network and executive vice president for content Charlie Dixon

The Independent UK

Netflix’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman to end after its second series

It comes amid sexual assault allegations about author Gaiman.

Evening Standard

Students get more power over sexual assault complaints

An independent office designed to help university students escalate concerns about sexual misconduct is expected to handle about 15,000 complaints a year.

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Another Nevada S. Ct. Decision as to #TheyLied Sexual Assault Defamation Claim Brought by Nickolas Carter (Backstreet Boys)

From Tuesday's Nevada Supreme Court decision in Schuman Henschel v. Carter (for more on an earlier decision in Ruth v.… The post Another Nevada S. Ct. Decision as to #TheyLied Sexual Assault Defamation Claim Brought by Nickolas Carter (Backstreet Boys) appeared first on Reason.com.

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Julie Stewart-Binks Fox Sports sexual assault allegations: What we know

Another Fox Sports lawsuit.

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Budget to tackle violence against women and girls will be spent, minister vows

It comes after the National Audit Office warned the Home Office had ‘historically underspent’ funding allocated to tackle the issue.

The Independent UK

‘Treated like accused persons’: Chennai Press Club slams police SIT for seizing journalists’ phones

The Special Investigation Team investigating the Anna University sexual assault case has seized the mobile phones of at least four journalists who had downloaded the First Information Report pertaining to the case. Seven other journalists have been called in for questioning, according to reports. The SIT is investigating the ‘leak’…

Newslaundry

Timeline of events around Russell Brand allegations and the BBC review

The BBC said it has apologised to staff who felt ‘unable to raise’ complaints about Brand.

Evening Standard

Sexual assault survivors like me seek justice as a sign of strength. Few of us end up winning

Victims don’t report because the legal system is stacked against them. It protects perpetrators and further traumatises victims

The Guardian - AU

‘Rape is effectively decriminalised’: how did sexual assault become so easy to get away with?

Few alleged offenders are found guilty. Many victims are retraumatised. What is getting in the way of the Australian criminal courts providing justice to sexual assault survivors?

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Bishop of Liverpool resigns after sexual assault and harassment claims

Right Reverend Dr John Perumbalath said he did not want the story to become ‘a distraction’

The Independent UK

Bishop of Liverpool quits after sexual assault and harassment allegations

Rt Rev John Perumbalath denies groping woman and kissing her without consent as well as sexually harassing another woman

The Guardian - UK

Bishop of Liverpool quits amid sexual misconduct allegations

Bishop of Warrington says she made allegation of sexual harassment against John Perumbalath in March 2023

The Guardian - US

Sorry, Baby review – a warm, bitingly funny refocus of the trauma plot

In her feature debut, writer-director Eva Victor depicts the aftermath of sexual assault with striking naturalism and surprising grace

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The Independent UK

Coraline musical axed due to Neil Gaiman sexual assault allegations

The ‘American Gods’ author has denied accusations of ‘non-consensual sexual activity’ from multiple women

Evening Standard

Church leaders call for Bishop of Liverpool to ‘step aside’

The Rt Rev Dr John Perumbalath said he has ‘consistently denied’ the sexual assault and harassment claims.

Latin Times

Quick-Thinking Hotel Housekeepers Save Child From Attempted Kidnapping and Sexual Assault: Police

Heroic hotel housekeepers in Dothan, Alabama, saved a child from an attempted kidnapping and sexual assault, leading to the arrest of suspect Stephen Spencer Ayers, police said.

The Guardian - UK

Bishop of Liverpool accused of sexual assault and harassment

John Perumbalath denies allegations by two women from 2023, saying police investigated and took no further action

The Independent UK

Bishop of Liverpool denies wrongdoing after sexual assault and harassment claims

One woman accused the Rt Rev Dr John Perumbalath of kissing her without consent and groping her and another woman accused him of sexual harassment - allegations he says he has consistently denied

International Business Times

Japan #MeToo Survivor Says Media Are Failing In Wake Of Fuji TV Scandal

Japanese media are still failing to report sexual assault cases properly, a key figure in the country's nascent #MeToo movement told AFP in the wake of the scandal surrounding celebrity Masahiro Nakai and Fuji TV. Former boy band star Nakai was accused in a tabloid last month of sexually assaulting…

The Independent UK

Neil Gaiman, facing multiple allegations of sexual abuse, is dropped by Dark Horse Comics

One of Neil Gaiman’s publishers has dropped him as the British author faces multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment

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