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Temple Priest Gets 15-Year Jail Term For Sexually Assaulting Boy
A court in New Delhi has sentenced a priest to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a boy in 2016, saying the gravity of the offence was exacerbated because the offender sexually exploited a 15-year-old working as a regular volun
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One In Three Female Surgeons In UK Have Been Sexually Assaulted, Reveals Survey
Female surgeons in the United Kingdom have been sexually assaulted, and in some cases raped by colleagues, in the past five years, a new survey has revealed.
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Actor Kevin Spacey In Court Over 1980s Sex Misconduct Claim
Five years after sexual misconduct allegations ended his Hollywood career, Kevin Spacey appeared in a New York court to face a civil lawsuit brought by actor Anthony Rapp who accuses the disgraced Oscar winner of assaulting him as a teenager in 1986.
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In Canada's Quebec, A New Way To Prosecute Domestic And Sexual Assault
Five years after the #MeToo movement sent shockwaves around the world with tales of unreported sexual harassment and assault, Canada's Quebec province is moving to ensure victims are heard in court.
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Jury Hears US Comedian Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Claims
Bill Cosby faced sexual assault allegations at a new civil trial in California Wednesday, where opening statements began to address an alleged attack on a teenage girl at the Playboy Mansion almost 50 years ago.
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US Ex-Bishop Admits Covering Up 25 Years Of Child Sex Abuse By 11 Priests
A US association for victims of sexual abuse denounced Monday a former bishop in New York state who admitted to having ignored multiple sexual assaults on children committed by 11 priests over 25 years.
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UK Police Officer, Jailed For Murder, Charged With More Sex Crimes
A former London police officer, who was jailed for life last year for a rape and murder that horrified the nation, was charged on Friday with four new counts of indecent assault which took place just weeks earlier.
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Kerala Actor Sex Assault Case: Second Special Public Prosecutor Quits - 2nd In A Year
The new Special Public Prosecutor appointed in the 2017 case of a Kerala actor's kidnapping and sexual assault has quit. This is the second time, in almost a year, that a special public prosecutor has resigned from the high-profile case.
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Judge Who Passed Controversial Sex Assault Orders Gets Reduced New Term
A Bombay High Court judge, who delivered controversial orders on sexual assaults in the recent weeks, got a reduced fresh term as an additional judge. The decision to extend Justice Pushpa Ganediwala's fresh tenure by only one year, instead of two years as recommended by the Supreme Court collegium, was taken by the centre, a notification of which ...
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Harvey Weinstein Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison For Rape
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison by a New York judge on Wednesday, two weeks after he was convicted of rape and sexual assault.
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Assam Cop Sexually Assaulted Teen Daughter Of Another Officer: Police
Superintendent of Police (SP) of a hill district in Assam has been charged under the POCSO Act for allegedly sexually harassing a teenage daughter of another senior police officer at a new year's party.
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Sexual Assault Cases Spike In US Military, Hit New Record: Pentagon
The US Defense Department said on Thursday the estimated number of sexual assaults in the military climbed nearly 38 percent in 2018 compared with a survey two years earlier, data that critics say laid bare broken Pentagon promises of a crackdown.
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Film Producer Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty To Rape: Reports
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of rape and sexual assault in the first cases involving the disgraced producer to be tested in criminal court since scores of accusers emerged last year, New York news media reported.
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"I'm Going To Kill You": Indian Businessman Convicted For Sexual Assault In US
Sanjay Tripathy, an Indian businessman in the US has been convicted of sexual and physical assault of a woman whom he met on a dating website.
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Berlin Sets Up New Year's Eve 'Safe Zone' For Women Amid Sexual Assault Concerns
As thousands celebrate New Year's Eve at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate on Sunday night, a team of medical professionals in a white tent only yards away will be standing by, waiting for possible victims of sexual assault and harassment to seek their help.
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Temple Priest Gets 15-Year Jail Term For Sexually Assaulting Boy
A court in New Delhi has sentenced a priest to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a boy in 2016, saying the gravity of the offence was exacerbated because the offender sexually exploited a 15-year-old working as a regular volun
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One In Three Female Surgeons In UK Have Been Sexually Assaulted, Reveals Survey
Female surgeons in the United Kingdom have been sexually assaulted, and in some cases raped by colleagues, in the past five years, a new survey has revealed.
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Actor Kevin Spacey In Court Over 1980s Sex Misconduct Claim
Five years after sexual misconduct allegations ended his Hollywood career, Kevin Spacey appeared in a New York court to face a civil lawsuit brought by actor Anthony Rapp who accuses the disgraced Oscar winner of assaulting him as a teenager in 1986.
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In Canada's Quebec, A New Way To Prosecute Domestic And Sexual Assault
Five years after the #MeToo movement sent shockwaves around the world with tales of unreported sexual harassment and assault, Canada's Quebec province is moving to ensure victims are heard in court.
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Jury Hears US Comedian Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Claims
Bill Cosby faced sexual assault allegations at a new civil trial in California Wednesday, where opening statements began to address an alleged attack on a teenage girl at the Playboy Mansion almost 50 years ago.
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US Ex-Bishop Admits Covering Up 25 Years Of Child Sex Abuse By 11 Priests
A US association for victims of sexual abuse denounced Monday a former bishop in New York state who admitted to having ignored multiple sexual assaults on children committed by 11 priests over 25 years.
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UK Police Officer, Jailed For Murder, Charged With More Sex Crimes
A former London police officer, who was jailed for life last year for a rape and murder that horrified the nation, was charged on Friday with four new counts of indecent assault which took place just weeks earlier.
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Kerala Actor Sex Assault Case: Second Special Public Prosecutor Quits - 2nd In A Year
The new Special Public Prosecutor appointed in the 2017 case of a Kerala actor's kidnapping and sexual assault has quit. This is the second time, in almost a year, that a special public prosecutor has resigned from the high-profile case.
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Judge Who Passed Controversial Sex Assault Orders Gets Reduced New Term
A Bombay High Court judge, who delivered controversial orders on sexual assaults in the recent weeks, got a reduced fresh term as an additional judge. The decision to extend Justice Pushpa Ganediwala's fresh tenure by only one year, instead of two years as recommended by the Supreme Court collegium, was taken by the centre, a notification of which ...
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Harvey Weinstein Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison For Rape
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison by a New York judge on Wednesday, two weeks after he was convicted of rape and sexual assault.
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Assam Cop Sexually Assaulted Teen Daughter Of Another Officer: Police
Superintendent of Police (SP) of a hill district in Assam has been charged under the POCSO Act for allegedly sexually harassing a teenage daughter of another senior police officer at a new year's party.
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Sexual Assault Cases Spike In US Military, Hit New Record: Pentagon
The US Defense Department said on Thursday the estimated number of sexual assaults in the military climbed nearly 38 percent in 2018 compared with a survey two years earlier, data that critics say laid bare broken Pentagon promises of a crackdown.
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Film Producer Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty To Rape: Reports
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of rape and sexual assault in the first cases involving the disgraced producer to be tested in criminal court since scores of accusers emerged last year, New York news media reported.
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"I'm Going To Kill You": Indian Businessman Convicted For Sexual Assault In US
Sanjay Tripathy, an Indian businessman in the US has been convicted of sexual and physical assault of a woman whom he met on a dating website.
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Berlin Sets Up New Year's Eve 'Safe Zone' For Women Amid Sexual Assault Concerns
As thousands celebrate New Year's Eve at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate on Sunday night, a team of medical professionals in a white tent only yards away will be standing by, waiting for possible victims of sexual assault and harassment to seek their help.
