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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

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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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.

Irish Mirror

Amber Gibson murder trial hears 'stained clothes found in bin outside where accused was living'

Connor Gibson is charged with the sexual assault and murder of 16-year-old Amber Gibson at Cadzow Glen, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, in November 2021.

Daily Record

Spacey accuser: I believe I was drugged

The "House of Cards" actor faces multiple counts of sexual assault by four different men

Salon

Driver charged with Gold Coast sexual assaults

The separate offences allegedly occurred when the man was driving for a rideshare operator in one instance and a taxi company in another.

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David Adjaye steps back from Holocaust memorial after misconduct claims

Acclaimed architect, whose firm is designing London memorial, accused of sexual assault and harassment by three women

The Guardian - UK

Man to fight hotel sex assault charges after release

A man is preparing to go to trial over an alleged sexual assault in a luxury Sydney hotel after being released from jail.

AAP

Yankees pitcher Jimmy Cordero suspended for rest of season under MLB’s domestic violence policy

NEW YORK — Yankees reliever Jimmy Cordero has accepted a suspension for the remainder of the 2023 season for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Local residents attack sub-Saharan African migrants in Tunisia's Sfax

In tonight's edition: Sub-Saharan African migrants are targeted by Tunisians amidst a flare-up of racist tensions exacerbated by the killing of a local man in the port city of Sfax. Also, the UN condemns not just a humanitarian crisis but a crisis of humanity amid reports of widespread sexual assault…

France 24

Yankees pitcher Jimmy Cordero suspended for rest of season for violating MLB's domestic violence policy

NEW YORK — Yankees right-handed reliever Jimmy Cordero has been suspended for the rest of the 2023 season for violating Major League Baseball’s joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced early Wednesday afternoon.

Newsday

Jackson Bone: the Trump-linked US law firm engaged in anti-trans litigation

Former administration staffer Candice Jackson partnering with Lauren Adams Bone, legal director of ‘radical feminist’ group

The Guardian - US

Ransomware criminals are dumping kids' private files online after school hacks

Ransomware gangs have been stealing confidential documents from schools and dumping them online

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Kevin Spacey sexual assault accuser tells court it was well known ‘slippery’ actor was up to no good

The alleged victim said it was like the Hollywood star ‘thought he could groom me’

The Independent UK

Accuser describes Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey as 'slippery, snaky difficult person'

One of Kevin Spacey's accusers described the actor as a “slippery, snaky, difficult person” and says his escalating sexual assaults caused him shame, anxiety and depression

The Hindu

Centre announces scheme for minor rape victims

The government has decided to provide medical, financial and infrastructural support to victims in cases where the sexual assault results in pregnancies

The Independent UK

Watch live: Kevin Spacey arrives at London court as sexual assault trial continues

Kevin Spacey's UK sex assault trial is set to continue this morning (3 July), following a round of damning opening statements on the trial's second day on Friday (30 June).

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Michigan resumes monitoring troubled Wayne County juvenile jail

The Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility is again operating under state supervision less than a month after a public emergency order was lifted following the alleged sexual assault of a child and months of overcrowding and understaffing in the troubled facility.

Tribune News Service

Ex-‘American Idol’ contestant Ron Bultongez takes plea deal on sexual assault charge

A former American Idol contestant from Plano was sentenced to eight years of probation after accepting a plea deal Friday on a sexual assault charge out of Grapevine.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man accused of sexually assaulting, robbing five women he met on Snapchat

Kashaun Massey faces aggravated criminal sexual assault with a weapon, armed robbery and robbery charges in the alleged attacks on five women.

The Independent UK

Kevin Spacey a ‘sexual bully’ who enjoyed making victims feel powerless, court told

Hollywood star denies 12 charges, including sexual assault and indecent assault

The Independent UK

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey a ‘sexual bully’, court told

The Hollywood star denies 12 charges, including sexual assault and indecent assault, and is on trial at Southwark Crown Court.

Reason

Jean Carroll's Libel Lawsuit Against Donald Trump for His 2019 Statements Can Go Forward

From Judge Lewis Kaplan's opinion today in Carroll v. Trump (S.D.N.Y.): This is a defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll against President Donald Trump, as he then was, for statements Mr. Trump made in June 2019 shortly after Ms. Carroll publicly accused him of sexual assault. In those…

The Independent UK

Met Police officer sexually assaulted woman in Brighton sea on his stag-do

Sergeant Laurence Knight found not guilty of rape but convicted of sexual assault

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