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Review launched into sexual harassment of health staff

An independent review of sexual assault and harassment policies in Queensland hospitals will be launched amid concerns about workplace culture.

AAP

‘The hardest thing is for a woman to say ‘I was raped’’: Jodie Comer on the Prima Facie effect

As a novel of the hit play is published, and with a new film version in the pipeline, Comer and author Suzie Miller discuss how the drama has changed attitudes towards sexual assault

The Guardian - UK

Mexican National Arrested For Abduction And Sexual Assault

Recent incidents involving illegal immigrants committing violent crimes in the US raise concerns about community safety. Cases in Virginia and Ohio highlig...

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Rare spat over sexual assault trials prompts case audit

A top prosecutor has rejected "preposterous" attacks over sexual assault cases that are supposedly doomed to fail, but has launched a review process.

AAP

London police officer accused of sexual assault at karaoke bar

PC Thomas Hawkes, 22, is accused of repeatedly rubbing his foot up the inside of the woman’s leg at the venue

Evening Standard

Police officer charged with serious sexual offences

A 55-year-old Queensland police officer has been charged with four counts of rape and two counts of sexual assault relating to alleged incidents while off duty.

AAP

Filmmaker Roman Polanski on trial in Paris on defamation charges

Filmmaker Roman Polanski will face a defamation trial on Tuesday in France for questioning the veracity of the sexual assault allegations made by actress Charlotte Lewis.

Radio France Internationale

Man appeals conviction for 'brazen' Valentine's rape

A man who was jailed for the sexual assault of a woman after he was hired to perform a Valentine's Day massage has claimed he should never have stood trial.

AAP

#TheyLied Libel Case, Stemming from Allegations of "Mental and Physical Abuse[]" by Fellow High School Student, Can Go Forward

The culture of public accusation and shaming, in high school (and stemming from a relationship that apparently happened when the accuser and accused were sophomores).

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Teen charged over Melbourne jogger sexual assault

A 13-year-old boy has been bailed to appear in court at a later date after he was charged with stalking, false imprisonment and sexual assault.

The Guardian - UK

Prima Facie by Suzie Miller review – vital story stripped of its stage power

Miller’s adaptation of her celebrated play about sexual assault and the legal system lacks the economy and tautness that made for such compelling theatre

The Hindu

Unfortunate reality that people knock on doors of tantriks for solutions: Bombay High Court on sexual assault case

It is an unfortunate reality of our times that people knock on the doors of tantriks/babas for solutions to their problems, the Bombay High Court has said while upholding the conviction of a man for sexually assaulting six intellectually-challenged girls.

AAP

New way of reporting sex assault leads to man charged

Complaints made through an alternative reporting method have led to an arrest and charges against a man for rape and sexual assault.

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No Pseudonymity for Woman Suing Alleging Rape by Sean "Diddy" Combs

From yesterday's decision by Judge Jessica Clarke (S.D.N.Y.) in Doe v. Combs: Plaintiff alleges that Combs, Pierre and the Third Assailant … gang raped her when she was {17 years old} [and under the influence of drugs and alcohol they supplied] …. The Court recognizes that public disclosure of Doe's…

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Police deny racial profiling over identity bungle

Racial profiling did not contribute to the arrest of a former immigration detainee wrongly charged with sexual assault, Victoria Police say.

The Hindu

Time to put criminals behind bars: Governor Ananda Bose on Shahjahan Sheikh’s arrest

Governor welcomes arrest of TMC leader in sexual assault case, calls for end to violence in Bengal.

AAP

Ex-detainee's sex charges dropped after identity bungle

A man released from an immigration detention centre was wrongly charged with sexual assault in a case of mistaken identity, Victoria Police have revealed.

The Hindu

Trinamool leader Sheikh Shahjahan arrested, sent to 10-day police custody

Sandeshkhali violence: Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan arrested for multiple allegations including land grab and sexual assault in West Bengal.

The Hindu

Actor assault case: Kerala HC declines plea for cancelling bail granted to actor Dileep

Kerala High Court declines to cancel actor Dileep's bail in actor assault case, citing nearing trial completion.

The Canberra Times

Rapist targeted woman in 'sinister' sexual assault, court hears

Victim was so intoxicated she 'could not move or speak': prosecutor.

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