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Kevin Spacey sex assault trial: Elton John called as defence witness

Kevin Spacey is standing trail at Southwark Crown Court in London accused of various charges of sexual assault.

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Elton John testifies for the defense in Kevin Spacey's sexual assault trial

Elton John has appeared as a defense witness in Kevin Spacey’s sexual assault trial

The Independent UK

The ominous inevitability of Suzie Miller's new play Jailbaby: often, our justice system has nothing to do with justice

Review: Jailbaby, directed by Andrea James, Griffin Theatre Company

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Kevin Spacey says sexual assault accuser is after ‘money, money and then money’

Kevin Spacey has doubled down on denying the assault allegations against him in a London courtroom with his return to the stand Friday, insisting his accuser is after money rather than justice.

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Italians outraged after court clears man of groping teen because contact was under 10 seconds

Italians are using social media to denounce a court verdict clearing a school janitor of a sexual assault charge for groping a 17-year-old student because it only lasted “around five/10 seconds.”

The Independent UK

Kevin Spacey calls sex assault case 'weak'

LONDON: Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey on Friday spent a second day in the witness box at a London court, denying sexual assault charges and claiming the prosecution case against him was weak.

Bangkok Post

Kurtley Beale to face sexual assault trial in January

Kurtley Beale has formally pleaded not guilty to sexual assault and will face trial in January next year.

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‘My world exploded’: Kevin Spacey testifies on sexual assault allegations

Actor says after accusers’ claims, which he denies, ‘I lost everything in a matter of days.’

Chicago Sun-Times

Jimmie Allen countersues 2 women who accused him of sexual assault

Country singer Jimmie Allen has filed lawsuits against two women who said he sexually assaulted them.

Tribune News Service

Army colonel gets $975,000 in sex assault case against former Joint Chiefs vice chairman

A retired Army colonel has reached a court settlement of nearly $1 million in a sexual assault lawsuit against Air Force Gen. John Hyten, who served as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Independent UK

Kevin Spacey details celebrity friendships as he describes sexual assault allegations as ‘madness’

Spacey began giving evidence from the witness box at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday, where he said he was ‘not on a suicide mission’ after being accused of ‘aggressive’ crotch grabs

The Independent UK

Stories Big Media missed: Sexual assault in Manipur and, as always, climate reporting

News of the floods and devastation caused by the incessant rain in north India has predictably pushed Manipur onto the backburner – but it should not remain there. It is incumbent for the media to focus on the violence in the state, as I have argued in an earlier column.

Newslaundry

‘I’m a big flirt’: Kevin Spacey begins defence in sexual assault trial

Kevin Spacey began his defence in his sexual assault trial today by telling a packed Southwark Crown Court in London that touching one accuser was “in my mind romantic”.

The Week

Kevin Spacey sex assault claims ‘madness’ and ‘stab in the back’, jury told

The Hollywood star is accused of sexual assaults between 2001 and 2013.

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‘I was not on a suicide mission’: Kevin Spacey tells jury he was ‘intimate’ with man but denies assault

The Hollywood actor gave evidence from the witness box on Thursday

Evening Standard

Kevin Spacey trial: Tearful star says his ‘world exploded’ after sex assault claims

In dramatic evidence Spacey called one of the sexual assault allegations against him ‘madness’ and told jurors another stemmed from a ‘lovely’ consensual encounter

The Independent UK

Kevin Spacey tells jury he was ‘intimate’ with man but denies ‘violent’ assault

The Hollywood actor gave evidence from the witness box on Thursday

Newcastle Herald

Healing sessions bring new hope for sexual assault survivors

'For all survivors, regardless of their situation.'

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Four women have accused Andrew Tate of abuse. Here they tell Marie Claire UK why they are raising funds to bring him to justice

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Former teen performers accuse an agent of sexual assault. They're hoping it's Japan's Me Too moment

At least a dozen men have come forward this year to say they were sexually assaulted as teenagers by Johnny Kitagawa, a boy band impresario who was one of the most powerful people in Japanese entertainment for decades

Sports Illustrated

Kirby Smart, Georgia AD Deny Claims Program Failed to Respond to Sexual Assault Reports

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported 11 players were allowed to remain on the team despite alleged violent encounters with women during Smart’s tenure.

Evening Standard

Kevin Spacey sexual assault trial: A round-up of the evidence so far

Kevin Spacey is accused of being a “sexual bully” but he insists the claims against him as “madness”. Here’s how the trial has played out so far

The Independent UK

Disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard arrested in Canada on new sex assault charges dating back to 1993

81-year-old fashion executive was already facing sexual assault charges in the US, Toronto and Quebec

The Independent UK

Idaho sued over law making it a crime to help minors get abortions without parental consent

Two advocacy groups and an attorney who works with sexual assault victims are suing Idaho over a new law that makes it a felony to help minors get an abortion without their parents’ consent

Irish Mirror

Jury warned that tapes made by mother and daughter in coercive control case will make for 'difficult listening'

The man pleaded not guilty to a total of 22 separate charges that include coercive control, sexual assault and false imprisonment of his ex-wife.

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