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Rights bodies demand action in case of sexual assault on Kuki women in Manipur

Rights groups demand swift action against perpetrators of sexual assault in Manipur, speedy justice for two Kuki women paraded naked by mob. Condemn incident, call for fair, unbiased investigation. Welcome SC's Suo-motu action, slam Centre for shooting messenger. CSWO president calls for immediate arrest of perpetrators, no bail for such…

The Hindu

Manipur sexual violence video | Supreme Court ‘deeply disturbed’, orders Centre, Manipur government to act

CJI Chandrachud summons AG, SG over Manipur women violence video; expresses deep concern over use of women as instruments of violence. Gives govt time to act or court will step in, listing case suo motu on July 28.

The Hindu

Higgins calls out former boss for 'silencing victims'

Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins has accused ex-minister Linda Reynolds of seeking to silence victims of sexual assault.

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Former Northwestern football players go public with claims of a ‘culture’ of hazing, abuse

“We’re talking about probably hundreds, if not thousands of events of abuse, harassment or sexual assault during his tenure,” attorney Parker Stinar said at a Wednesday morning news conference.

Chicago Sun-Times

Donald Trump denied new trial in E. Jean Carroll defamation and battery case

A federal judge in New York on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump’s request for a new trial in the defamation and battery case brought against him by E. Jean Carroll, who was ultimately awarded $5 million in damages.

Tribune News Service

Kevin Spacey accusers no longer willing to be ‘secret keepers’, star’s sexual assault trial told

The Oscar-winning actor denies the allegations against him

Evening Standard

Michigan Supreme Court orders new trial for man convicted of kidnapping, assault

The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a Detroit man convicted of kidnap and sexual assault after judges ruled that the trial court judge abused his discretion by not allowing lawyers before the start of the trial to question and exclude certain jurors.

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E Jean Carroll tells Trump to pay up her $5m after judge denies motion for mistrial

Former president was found liable for sexual assault and defamation at trial

The Independent UK

No Pseudonymity for #TheyLied Plaintiff Suing for Libel and Invasion of Privacy Over Rape Accusations

From Judge Nina Wang yesterday in Doe v. Roe (D. Colo.); note that I filed an objection to plaintiff's motion for pseudonymity: According to the allegations in the Complaint …, Plaintiff and Defendant dated for nearly a year while enrolled at Tulane University …. After their relationship ended in October…

Reason

Elton John Testified During Kevin Spacey’s Sexual Assault Trial

Elton John is testifying in Kevin Spacey's trial across the pond, seemingly poking holes in the story of one accuser.

Cinemablend

Kevin Spacey flew into charity ball at Elton John’s home on private jet, singer tells trial

Kevin Spacey, accused of various charges of sexual assault, also stored a Mini Cooper in the singer’s garage

The Independent UK

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.

The Independent UK

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.

The Independent UK

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.”

Bangkok Post

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.

AAP

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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Chicago Sun-Times

‘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.’

Tribune News Service

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.

The Independent UK

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

Newslaundry

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.

The Week

‘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 Independent UK

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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