The Latest Breaking News from sexual assault

An independent task force should be established to tackle a woeful culture in sexual assault response at Australian universities, a parliamentary inquiry says.

In today’s newsletter: An investigation by the Sunday Times and Dispatches accused Brand of rape and sexual assault, leaving the entertainer and the companies that employed him facing serious questions

BBC 'urgently' looking into issues raised by allegations of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse against comedian Russell Brand.

The state government will pledge almost $53m over four years to fund dozens of new positions

Corporation says accusations span a number of years, including 2006 to 2008, when comedian worked for Radio 2

Hollywood actors Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are in hot water after their letters of support for their friend and former co-star, Danny Masterson, were made public. Masterson, who played Steven Hyde on That ’70s Show, was convicted in May of drugging and raping two women in the early 2000s.…

Scottish comic Sloss was the ‘only comedian’ willing to go on the record and speak about Brand for report

Foreign secretary makes comments after allegations of rape and sexual assault made against comedian

Media personality has denied accusations from four women of assaults between 2006 and 2013