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Limits on Using Prior Acquittal of Sexual Assault as Evidence of Guilt in a New Sexual Assault Case

"[T]he Government argue[d] that when considering that the charged offenses occurred after the acquittal, the [appellant's] tactics were emboldened and this factor weighs in favor of admissibility."

Reason

Delhi High Court takes cognisance of minor's sexual assault by suspended Delhi Govt officer

Delhi HC takes cognisance of minor's sexual assault case; directs authorities to protect survivor's identity and provide compensation. Court orders report from Delhi Govt, police and Centre, NCPCR to file report.

The Hindu

After Below Deck Crew Was Fired Over Drunken Misconduct, Another Star Has Been Accused Of Sexual Assault

After two Below Deck crew members were fired over drunken misconduct, another star has been accused of sexual assault.

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Rudy Giuliani begs for money to fight legal woes while sexual assault accuser seeks financial sanctions

The former Trump attorney’s requests for money also come after he put his Upper East Side apartment up for sale for $6.5m

The Independent UK

Court Rejects Lawsuit Claiming Police Discriminatorily Refused to Prosecute Rapist

The opinion was decided July 21, but was originally issued sealed; it was just unsealed today, in response to my motion to unseal.

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Testimony of Manipur victims being taped before magistrates

CBI records statements of Manipur sexual assault victims; 27 cases registered; 80 officials, personnel roped in; statements recorded under Section 164 of CrPC; medical reports of victims being collected; Union Home Minister appealed to Meitei, Kuki communities to abjure violence and have dialogue.

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Pro-woman organisations plan to organise Belthangady Chalo on August 28

ABJMS & Pragatipara Sanghatanegala Horata Samiti plan Belthangady Chalo on Aug 28 to demand reinvestigation of 2012 rape & murder of 17-yr-old Soujanya. Demand SIT probe, action against police & doctor tampering evidence, implementation of Justice Verma Committee recommendations & probe into unnatural deaths in Belthangady. Protest at Koralli &…

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Campus sexual assault prevention programs could do more to prevent violence, even after a decade-long federal mandate

Ten years after a federal law required colleges and universities to offer sexual assault prevention programming to students, only about half of them are doing it.

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New Zealand brothers jailed over sexual assault of 18 women in unprecedented case

Danny and Roberto Jaz convicted on total 69 charges in case that has sparked outpouring of anger

The Guardian - AU

Father, son duo convicted, sentenced for assaulting minor girl

A local court in Hyderabad, on August 24, awarded jail terms to a father and son duo holding them guilty of charges of sexual assault on a minor girl in Chaitanyapur police station area of Rachakonda Commissionerate.

The Hindu

Immediate action: 5 footballers who were released by clubs following sexual assault allegations

From Cristiano Ronaldo to Neymar, some of the biggest names in the world of football have had sexual assault allegations levelled against them.

The Times of India

Federal legislation proposed to protect Coast Guard Academy cadets who file sexual assault reports

Bipartisan federal legislation is being introduced that would protect U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets who report a sexual assault from being disciplined for minor collateral misconduct, such as underage drinking

The Independent UK

Sexual assault trial in Sheffield collapses after juror falls asleep

Judge orders retrial owing to ‘important evidence’ being missed by jury, which also included juror with hearing loss caused by tinnitus

The Guardian - UK

Samiti stages protest against Manipur violence

Members of Karnataka Rajya Dalit Sangharash Samiti took to the streets in Kalaburagi condemning the violent sexual assault of two Kuki women at Manipur, and demanded justice for the victims.

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‘It went too far’: how Georgia Bilham wove web of lies about being ‘George’

Bilham was ultimately found guilty of only one charge of sexual assault by kissing in a complex case of gender fraud

The Independent UK

Pentagon review calls for reforms to reverse spike in sexual misconduct at military academies

A new report says the U.S. military academies must improve their leadership, stop toxic practices such as hazing, and shift behavior training into the classrooms in order to address an alarming spike in sexual assaults and misconduct

The Independent UK

Man sentenced to 11 years for sexual assault of girl during remote-learning class

A judge has sentenced a Chicago man to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 7-year-old female relative in an act witnessed in an online forum used for remote teaching

The National (Scotland)

18-year-old woman sexually assaulted in Dundee car park

POLICE are investigating the serious sexual assault of an 18-year-old woman in Dundee.

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The Guardian - UK

Meat review – a frenzied roar of pain

Elle Dillon-Reams’ solo show is a stream of consciousness about sexual assault and womanhood

The Hindu

Kozhikode MCH assault case: survivor plans to meet CM, Health Minister

Survivor of sexual assault in Kozhikode ICU seeks to meet CM Pinarayi Vijayan. DME panel recorded her statement & summoned hospital staff to Thiruvananthapuram.

The Independent UK

‘It was a risk:’ Kevin Spacey’s co-star explains why actor was cast in new film before sex assault acquittal

’We wanted to base it on facts rather than to enter into cancel culture,’ Welsh actor said

Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern University failed to protect women’s lacrosse player from sexual assault, lawsuit alleges

The lawsuit, filed by a student identified as Jane Doe, also alleges the school failed to carry out a thorough investigation after she reported the July 2022 attack.

The Guardian - UK

The Case Against Cosby review – a revelatory story from the woman who brought him down

This powerful film rails against a legal system that so often fails victims of sexual assault. It is a vivid, intimate – and ultimately redemptive – look at trauma

The Conversation

Film camera departments operate on a system of who you know, so what happens when you're not a member of the in-group?

Concerns about power imbalances and toxic working environments in the film and TV industries long pre-date the emergence of #metoo as a global rallying cry against sexual assault and harassment on set.

Salon

Chris Noth says he cheated, not assault

The actor gave his first on the record interview since he was accused of sexual assault in 2021

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